Poetry Reading

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Join us at the brewery for an evening of poetry readings and book signings by Janet McDaniel, music by Christian Floyd, hors d’oeurves, and beer sampling. Admission is $5 and includes food and sampling. Get to know one of the areas most talented poets! Visit this site to purchase a copy of the book or e-book ahead of time, or purchase a copy on sale at the event!

Know Your Office Manager- LuAnne

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Meet LuAnne! Our Office Manager has been here since day one! Starting in 2003, LuAnne was part of a four-person team known then only as Fordham Brewing Company.  She recalls hard days working the bottling line, giving impromptu tours and rounding up additional help with the promise of free beer and pizza! She still does a little of everything- “Anything but brewing” she says.

LuAnne enjoys jammin’ to Country and Pop music- “Newer country. No twang. No Oldies.”  She also enjoys NASCAR racing (which comes to Dover Downs twice a year), reading Murder-Mystery books and spending time with her Grandson Austen. 

If you’ve called us here at Fordham and Dominion chances are LuAnne’s greeted you with a “Good Morning.”  Answering the increasingly-busy phone lines, handling shipping and inventory to name a few, LuAnne is a true multi-tasker. Cheers LuAnne for all your hard work!

The “Roots” of Our Root Beer

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Root Beer. It’s an American institution. It’s like cola but it has that extra sweetness that’s hard to resist. It’s cold. It’s refreshing. That slight carbonation dances on your tongue. Are you drooling yet? We are pretty well known for our lagers and ales…but our root beer is our unsung hero. So I dedicate this blog to you, Dominion Root Beer!

Oh, Dominion Root Beer…how I do love thee. But a lot of people don’t know where you came from and how you got to be as delicious as you are. I feel that is my duty. To find your origin, I had to go all the way back to 1876. That’s when a Philadelphia pharmacist named Charles Hires. Initially, he was trying to replicate a recipe for some herbal tea he had discovered while on his honeymoon. Somewhere along the way, it evolved into what we now call root beer. When Hires introduced his creation to the public, it was an instant hit! This new beverage style spread like wildfire and other root beer companies began to pop up.

The world’s most famous root beer brand, A&W, founded in 1919, was the first to take root beer global. They were also the first to put it in cans which made it even easier to spread root beer joy to the masses.

Dominion Root Beer was first introduced in 1994. We looked back at our American predecessors for inspiration and concocted our own delicious recipe based on old recipes we found at the Library of Congress.

Our root beer quickly became a regional favorite! Nowadays, you can find it at many area locations on draught and in bottles. So next time you make that Dominion Root Beer float, remember the long journey it took for it to get there!

So there you are, Dominion Root Beer. Unsung hero no more!

Dominion 2010: A Cyberspace Odyssey

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Remember the first days of the internet? There was no flash animation, no blogs, no RSS feeds…just straight up information laid out uncreatively; brought to you at a glacial pace via a dial-up connection. A few relics of this dark time still litter the 21st Century interwebs…and, until this day, OldDominion.com was one of those relics. But not anymore! Welcome to the brand new OldDominion.com!

Getting to this point was a long journey…but we have emerged victorious, basking in the monitor’s glow, beaming at our latest accomplishment in cyberspace. We assure you, this will be more than a just a website. It’s your portal to the unique world of Old Dominion craft beers. We’ll have merchandise, food pairings, contests and event updates that will keep you coming back for more.

Exciting things lie ahead for us here at Old Dominion. We hope you continue to take the ride with us and keep yourself updated by signing up for our newsletter. Be sure to become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter too! Thanks to all our loyal fans…we can’t wait to hear from you. Keep logging on and keep Livin’ the Dream!