Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Dover, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2007

Closed in 2023

Contact
1284 McD Dr, Dover, DE, 19901, United States
Subsidiaries
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
Description
In 1995, the roof of the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland was removed and a brewhouse lowered in, handcrafting fine ales and lagers under the name of Fordham Brewing. As Fordham’s reputation spread throughout the Chesapeake region, the brewery made the decision to relocate to Dover, Delaware in 2003, where we had room to expand.

1989 stands out as a landmark moment when the Old Dominion Brewing Co. established a brewpub operation in Ashburn, Virginia. The small brewpub quickly became a production brewery that was named one of the Top 50 breweries in the U.S.

Based on our shared values and a common philosophy of quality brewing, Fordham and Dominion joined forces in 2007 and consolidated operations in 2009.

Admin Note: In 2018, Fordham and Dominion Brewing Company ended it's relationship with AB-InBev and is back to being fully independent.

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7.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle: Black with a dark tan head. Coffee, chocolate aroma. Flavour is bitter black coffee malt, dark chocolate. A pleasant charred bitterness. Felt the body to be a bit thin, but pretty satisfying, overall.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2019 at 23:31

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
355ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours black with a small but lasting beige head. Aroma is light sweet, oak, roasted malts, vanilla. Taste is vanilla, wood, dark chocolate, roasted bitter finish. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2018 at 15:48

7/10
Dark brown bod med foam off wht head. Bready toffee toasty arma. Bready toasty toffee flav. Med full bod mod low carb. 7/4/7/3/14 3.5
Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2018 at 21:01

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Black coffee, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Black with large brown head. Mildly sweet coffee, chocolate malt, and moderately strong bitter/astringent fresh hay flavor. Good body. Nice - pretty hoppy.
Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 00:30

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Apricot, candi sugar, caramel malt, hay, and alcohol aroma. Amber with moderate off white head and moderate effervescence. Mildly sweet/acidic apricot/orange, caramel malt, and moderately bitter/astringent hay and alcohol flavor. Good body. Pretty good - a bit boozy.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2018 at 02:24

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
$2.25 bottle, Beer Run. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is cherry, skunk, black tea: all very sweet, somewhat artificial, but pleasant nonetheless. Flavor is artificially sweet cherry, black tea, flowers, grain... kinda tastes medicinal, like a cherry-flavored cough drop.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2018 at 19:13

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
12 oz. bottle thanks to Willrunforbeer on the share. Date of 4/12/2012!! Ha ha ha ha ha, cellar dive! I guess it is not totally awful for the age. Mild cardboard and paper, roasted malt and dirty chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2018 at 00:39

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Poured from bottle thanks Brian dated April 2012 cola brown tan head. Aroma is cardboard light grains. Taste follows with a thin mouth feel.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2018 at 00:06

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Thirsty Bear, Reading. An unusual peachy-bronze colour with a thin white head and a light fizz. Maybe a tad thin. Obvious green grapes in the smell. Flavour is a fruity medium-dry white wine with a light sourness and tartness in the background. Interesting stuff; I quite like it actually.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2018 at 22:03

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2018 at 20:20