Dominion Millennium Oak Aged

Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine
Dover, Delaware USA

A hazy dark amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet with lots of overripe fruits, as well as light notes of alcohol, caramel, and lemon. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of alcohol and overripe fruits, leading to an end with notes of citrus combined with a bitternes, and a alcohol burn lingering on the tongue.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours a hazy amber golden with a small, white head. Distinct aroma of oak and bourbon. Medium body - surprisingly considering its strength - extremely dry with a distinctly alcoholic whisky note. Really, really dry as a bone - I would’ve liked a little more sweetness here. 230807

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden with a lacing light orange head. Sweet peach fruity and malt sweet aroma. Flavour is sweet at first. Reveals a slight woody note and a mild alcohol note. Has a nice vanilla smoothness. Ends mild and with a soft alcohol warmth.

Bottle. [<a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=3 target=_new> Courtesy of kmweaver]. Light unclear medium amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy berry - plum, raisin, wood, some caramel, fruity - tropic, notes of vanilla. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - smooth, carbonation is soft. (260408)

Bottle, 11.4%. Vinous, fat vanilla aroma. Hazy brown/red colour. Very small tan head. Distinct vanilla flavour and medium bitterness in good balance. The vanilla somehow reminds me of vitamin pills, but it is quite good. Very late alcohol flavour, but not that noticeable.

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of dried fruits, vanilla, wood and caramel. Flavour of dried fruits, wood, vanilla and hops. Hoppy finish.

Date: 05/10/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
Vintage: 2004 vintage

opaque orange, thin beige head, sweet winey aroma with light earthy hops and lots of vanilla, very creamy oaky body, nice fruity malt flavor with light vanilla character, good sweetness, the oak and the vanilla and the creamy body just keeps getting better and better as it warms, wonderfull
-------- /> Date: 11/19/2005
Vintage: 2005 vintage

clear amber, creamy body, sweet vanilla aroma, rich sweet oaky vanilla bourbon flavor, no bitterness, no sign of the original millennium
-------- /> Date: 12/02/2006
Source: tasting

still lots of sweet vanilla and oak, picking up a bit of the bitterness in the finish
-------- /> Date: 02/01/2007
Source: aa

unchanged with the sweet vanilla on the oak,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4

Vintage 2006
Beautiful red-amber color. The aroma has an elegant vanilla presence and Bourbon whisky touch. Full mouthfeel, sweet, malty, with a vanilla touch and rum flavor. Well balanced by a strong bitterness.

Comparison to the non oak aged version. This one has less malt aroma, less complex flavor, less alcohol feeling, less bitterness, a thinner body. It’s softer. A different beer, to drink once in a while.