Old Dominion Brewing Company

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Beers: Ales and Lagers

Regulars

Dominion Lager draught bottled
A lager in the Dortmunder style.
Dominion Ale draught bottled
A nice, amber colored, British-style Pale Ale.
Dominion Oak Barrel Stout draught bottled
A British-style sweet stout. The original, available at the brewery pub, is aged in Virginia Gentleman whiskey barrels. The bottled version contains flavorings that replicate this fairly well.
Dominion Root Beer draught bottled
A non-alcoholic soft drink made with Virginia honey.

Seasonals

Millennium (Winter) draught bottled
Dominion's barley wine was originally brewed as a specialty to celebrate their 1000th batch of beer. It was so popular that they have decided to produce a batch every year. Millennium contains Virginia honey and is highly hopped. It now appears around Feb each year.
Dominator (Winter) draught bottled
A wonderful, true-to-style Doppelbock.
Spring Bock (Spring) draught bottled
A strong, malty Helles Bock.
Summer Wheat (Summer) draught bottled
An unfiltered, traditional German Hefe-Weizen.
Octoberfest (Fall) draught bottled
A malty German Marzen.

Other

Dominion Real Ale cask
A wonderful cask-conditioned real ale. It can be found served on beer engines at [brewpubs.html#bg Blue N Gold] and at [pubs.html#va-hero Hero's American Restaurant]. Hero's sells it under the name Rickenbacker Real Ale.
Dominion Helles draught
A German lager in the Helles style. Recently reformulated and now made using a decoction mash to enhance the maltiness.
Victory Amber Lager draught
An unfiltered amber lager originally designed for [pubs.html#va-hero Hero's American Restaurant] as a "stepping-stone" beer.
Tuppers' Hop Pocket Ale draught bottled
Brewed for local beer celebs Bob and Ellie Tupper, this outrageously hopped IPA is one of the finest available. It is dry-hopped with both whole leaf Mt. Hood and Cascade hops for an incredible fruity/grassy aroma. It is kraeusened and allowed to condition in the bottle or keg. A percentage of the Tuppers' profits go to charities that help the homeless. Last batch made at OD Dec '07. Tuppers' now seeks a new home.
Tuppers' Hop Pocket Pils draught bottled
Like its stablemate, unfiltered and firmly hoppy, to say the least. And like its stablemate, seeking a new brewery to produce it as of the end of 2007.

Size

Capacity: ??? bbl/year
Expected 1995 Production: 14,000 bbl

Availability

Because of their size, Dominion's products are available at more area locations than any other local brewer's products. However, many of their products are sold under house names.

Comments

Dominion is the largest of the local breweries, and many say the best. Their seasonals are all outstanding examples of their styles and well worth searching out. The regulars are all very good basic beers. Perhaps the products most worth trying are Tuppers' Hop Pocket Ale, Tuppers' Pils, Millennium, and Dominion Root Beer. Old Dominion was purchased in spring 2007 by Coastal Brewing, a joint venture of Anheuser-Busch and Fordham Brewing Co. The Ashburn brewery will be closed in 2009, with all production moving to Delaware.
They have recently purchased some hand-pumps for their bar and are considering brewing a cask-conditioned ale.

Tours

Tours are given every Saturday at Noon and again at 3:00 pm.

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