Location:A few pints on tap at the restaurant in Centerville, VA...Aug '08 Overall Impression: Only note I have in that it had a decent amount of flavor

Sampled at the Cetreville location. Pours a light copper with a large head. Average head retention and good lacing. Aroma of caramel malts and citrus hops. Taste is fruity hops, citrus and apricot, Caramel malts as well. Medium bodied. This one is fairly nice.

On tap at Sweetwater Tavern - Sterling. Clear light copper body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet caramel and floral hop aroma. Sweet floral hop flavor with a caramel background. Medium body, moderate carbonation.

A nut brown beer with a thin dense off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, while the flavor is sweet with notes of toffee and a nice hoppyness that both gives it notes of citrus, but also makes it very crisp. The end is very dry and crisp.

Bottle. Good local brew, was supprised to see it bottled. Enjoyed it greatly, a wonderful find.

I believe this is the beer I should be rating. I had this beer a few years ago in a case purchased from Costco for very cheap, and I found it again in single bottles at Norm's in Vienna, Virginia. The colour was darkish orange with a nice pale head. A mild hoppy smell mixed with acidic fruits such as grapefruit. The taste was fairly mild, but definately reasonable for a pale ale. My only complaint for this beer was that it was a tad watery. Nothing like any of the Saranac beers, but still noticable. A very worthy pale ale, just like most of the beers that come from Dominion! Give this a try, then try some of the other Dominion beers: Tupper's Hop Pocket, New River Pale Ale, the list goes on and on!