Food & Drink

Old Dominion Turns Blue, Loses Brewery

Posted by Tim Carman on Nov. 6, 2008, at 11:56 am

It's been a historic time for Virginia. On Tuesday, the state turned blue, voting for a Democratic presidential nominee for the first time in decades. In March, the state will lose its signature brewery, according to Greg Kitsock, the suds guru for the Washington Post. The Old Dominion Brewing Co. plans to shutter its facility in Ashburn and increase production at its other plant in---wait for it, wait for it--Delaware. (Hey, doesn't Delaware already have a famous microbrew?)

Local beer geeks are deciding whether they will remain loyal to the area's oldest microbrew once it abandons Virginia. What do you think? Will you continue to buy Old Dominion? Or will you tell it to kiss off, much like Old Dominion has done to the state after which the company took its name?

In the meantime, I suggest Old Dominion change its name to Small Wonder.

Tags: Beer, Delaware, Old Dominion Brewing Co., Virginia

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Comments

1. Andrew Beaujon November 6th, 2008
   12:10 pm
   #1

   More important: How is this gonna affect Dominion's root beer? I don't want sucky Delaware honey in my soda.

2. KCinDC November 6th, 2008
   4:00 pm
   #2

   First Foggy Bottom, and now Old Dominion? Where's the local beer now -- Clipper City?

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