Dominion Millennium

Brewed by Coastal Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Annapolis, Maryland USA

I hope this is the right beer... Different label and alcohol percentage... Any way... Bottle (2008) Poured into a snifter, glowing red, nice head that faded quickly. Sweet malt with a touch of honey aroma... Taste is a nice smooth, malty beer. Light fruit characteristics..A little citurs and cinamon.. Even though its has light body its far from weak or watery. I like it alot..

Bottle. This beer smells like pizza. Savory, slightly herbal. Pours light brown with almost no head. Light well-balanced palate, but it tastes astringent, bitter and a bit alcoholic.

Pours copper with a thin tan head. Smells of resiny hops, spicy, earthy. Tastes of dark fruit, earthy, some molasses. Boozy finish. 2002 vintage.

12oz bottle via secret santa. Pours a clear copper with an average size chunky beige head. Nose is alocholic and spicy. Tastes like it smells with a bit of earthiness, figs, and a wee bit of scotch in the aftertaste. Body is medium, carbonation is just right. A pretty good barleywine that likely would age well. Alc is well hidden.

12oz bottle from Rodman’s. Pours a transparent orange with a thin, fast fading white head. Low carbonation level. Aroma is sticky hops, sticky fruits, sticky caramel sugars. Flavor has more sticky fruits, apples, oranges, pears, grass, booze, rum. Medium mouthfeel, 11.4% hides well. Doubt this needs much aging, it’s ready to drink now.

11 ounce goblet - $4.25 at Taco Mac in Buford, Georgia. Appearance: Arrived at Table Fifty-Three a clear, dark amber body with a thin, fine, egg shell-colored head. Smell: Sweet-smelling, fruit-scented nose of malts (brown sugar, then dark caramel, then Grade B maple syrup) and fresh-made chutney with an overall earthiness to it and marked by whiffs of alcohol. Taste: Sweet tastes brown sugar and dark caramel with just a touch of chewy breadiness to the overall maltiness. Fruity mixture of ripe cherry, apple, and discarded plumskins which, along with the booze contained within, gives these tastes a slight liqueur feel to them. Sure, I’m willing to cheerfully accept a certain amount of alcohol, but the level of heat its imparting is rather unbecoming. Hint of cinnamon with a wry, knowing wink and the "shhh" finger. Earthy, woody hop character with maybe a light vague touch of citrus. Moderate hop bitterness. Then, it’s back to the fruits swirled in brown sugar and maple syrup. Finishes fruity, bittersweet, and with more than a noticeable hint of alcoholic heat. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: At this stage, it’s still a bit coarse and unrefined, but it’s basically good. Though it does make me more than wistful for a bottle of J.W. Lee’s Harvest Ale or, hell, one of my older bottles of Oak Barrel-Aged Millennium. I’m just sayin’!

Appearance: Pours a cloudy orange with a modest 1/4 inch white head. Aroma: Resinous hops, grapefruit, and some caramel malts. Taste: Bitterness, some caramel, some citrus, and some warm booze. Mouthfeel: Thick. Overall: Not offensive, not impressive, just average for a barleywine.

Bottle brewed in February 2009. Hands down my absolute favourite beer from Dominion Brewing Company! Strong hoppy citrusy aroma, with a flavour reminiscent of orange, dried apricot, golden raisins, and honey. The finish is excellent with lovely hints of cinnamon, ginger, and white pepper. Cheers!