Wilderness Gothic
Dominion City Brewing Co.
- From:
- Dominion City Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 5.17%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 26, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft: Poured a pale amber color ale with a large foamy head with OK retention and some light lacing. Aroma of nice spicy malt notes with light juicy grapes notes and nice faint funky ester. Taste is a nice mix of funky ester with some nice juicy grape notes and light rye malt notes. Body is about average with a greasy feel and good carbonation. Enjoyable saison with a nice mix of drinkability and complexity.
Jan 03, 2023
Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.72/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From notes from a recent trip to Ottawa
Appearance: Very low carbonation with no head, but I'm going to give it some leeway, as all the beers here seemed a bit low on the carbonation side. Seems like a fairly clear bright amber.
Smell: White wine and a mixed of caramel malt and barley grain with good potency that didn't need warming to come out.
Taste: Very much like drinking white wine, specifically Riesling cut with Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay but very bright taste as those hints of grain come out as it progresses with a touch of earth at the end.
Mouthfeel: Very clean, but a bit boozy which is kind of what this beer is going for with it's mild white wine aftertaste. Carbonation is a bit low, but again I'm going to give some leeway as this is the third beer in a row from the same location that suffered this issue.
Drinkability: Medium body with a low carbonation makes it easy to drink and the higher ABV makes it so you are basically drinking light wine. That said, you certainly are getting more then a wine glass worth of wine with this one so that's a bonus.
Final Thoughts: I explicitly noted on this one "Good, but why not just drink white wine? Grain maybe?" of which that and the earth notes are the only beer contributions to this offering. I guess if you wanted to extend your glass and get about as tipsy I suppose. That said, I find that a theme with a lot of "Wine barrel aged" offerings. This was still a great beer, but it needs to step out of the shadow of its aging a bit more.
Oct 06, 2021Appearance: Very low carbonation with no head, but I'm going to give it some leeway, as all the beers here seemed a bit low on the carbonation side. Seems like a fairly clear bright amber.
Smell: White wine and a mixed of caramel malt and barley grain with good potency that didn't need warming to come out.
Taste: Very much like drinking white wine, specifically Riesling cut with Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay but very bright taste as those hints of grain come out as it progresses with a touch of earth at the end.
Mouthfeel: Very clean, but a bit boozy which is kind of what this beer is going for with it's mild white wine aftertaste. Carbonation is a bit low, but again I'm going to give some leeway as this is the third beer in a row from the same location that suffered this issue.
Drinkability: Medium body with a low carbonation makes it easy to drink and the higher ABV makes it so you are basically drinking light wine. That said, you certainly are getting more then a wine glass worth of wine with this one so that's a bonus.
Final Thoughts: I explicitly noted on this one "Good, but why not just drink white wine? Grain maybe?" of which that and the earth notes are the only beer contributions to this offering. I guess if you wanted to extend your glass and get about as tipsy I suppose. That said, I find that a theme with a lot of "Wine barrel aged" offerings. This was still a great beer, but it needs to step out of the shadow of its aging a bit more.
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