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Doing a little celebrating, having finished a long online course, and now that I am done with that, gonna have myself a new beer. Specifically, Dominion Oak Barrel Stout, from Old Dominion Brewing in Dover, Delaware. This is one of the craft beers I got for free from my friend who was cleaning out her fridge of all the beers her boyfriend didn't want. According to the label, this is an oak aged stout fermented with vanilla beans. I think they had me at hello.
Ah, one of my favorite things to see....when it pours, it looks just about like motor oil, though not as viscous as some beers with that same characteristic. The color is black. And I get a lot of black beers, but this is so black that when I took it out on my balcony to look at it in the sun, not a drop of sunlight could penetrate it, whereas most dark beers allow some small amount of light in. Nice light creamy tan head.
The nose is a subtle yet rich maltiness, with hints of vanilla (of course) and perhaps coffee or mocha.
Wow. This is DEEEElicious! Malty, dark, tasty, rich, wonderfully dark. Dark chocolate fans who like beer would like this, because it has a similar flavor profile of some bitterness balanced appropriately with sweetness, if that makes sense. There is definitely a coffee element to it, which might turn some people off, but despite my hatred of actual coffee, I don't mind that flavor in my beer. Especially in this sense, where it is a very subtle nod towards a coffee note, rather than the feeling that you're downing a whole pot of Colombian roast. This is a dark beer fan's dark beer, with my only real complaint being that the body seems a bit light.
I have to score this a solid 8 out of 10. Major winner here. I will look for this brewery again, that's for sure.
EDITED TO ADD: Just found online that this beer is 6.1% ABV. And that ratebeer.com gave this beer a score of 96, out of 100 possible. High praise indeed. And just noticed on the bottle that they include their bottling date, which is cool. And this beer was, much to my surprise, bottled just a few weeks ago, on March 21. So barely a month old. Now that's FRESH!
Ah, one of my favorite things to see....when it pours, it looks just about like motor oil, though not as viscous as some beers with that same characteristic. The color is black. And I get a lot of black beers, but this is so black that when I took it out on my balcony to look at it in the sun, not a drop of sunlight could penetrate it, whereas most dark beers allow some small amount of light in. Nice light creamy tan head.
The nose is a subtle yet rich maltiness, with hints of vanilla (of course) and perhaps coffee or mocha.
Wow. This is DEEEElicious! Malty, dark, tasty, rich, wonderfully dark. Dark chocolate fans who like beer would like this, because it has a similar flavor profile of some bitterness balanced appropriately with sweetness, if that makes sense. There is definitely a coffee element to it, which might turn some people off, but despite my hatred of actual coffee, I don't mind that flavor in my beer. Especially in this sense, where it is a very subtle nod towards a coffee note, rather than the feeling that you're downing a whole pot of Colombian roast. This is a dark beer fan's dark beer, with my only real complaint being that the body seems a bit light.
I have to score this a solid 8 out of 10. Major winner here. I will look for this brewery again, that's for sure.
EDITED TO ADD: Just found online that this beer is 6.1% ABV. And that ratebeer.com gave this beer a score of 96, out of 100 possible. High praise indeed. And just noticed on the bottle that they include their bottling date, which is cool. And this beer was, much to my surprise, bottled just a few weeks ago, on March 21. So barely a month old. Now that's FRESH!
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