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Dominion Millennium

Dominion Millennium - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Coastal Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Annapolis, Maryland USA

bottled
common

on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3363.74/5.03.73/5.0Winter11.4%81Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Dominion Millennium is a very strong ale brewed in the English Barley Wine style. Often called the "sherry of the beer world", barley wine is best sipped at warmer temperatures, and should be enjoyed in moderation, as it contains twice the alcohol of regular beers.
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 Pailhead (2572), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 19, 2005  
Bottle: Courtesy of The Beer God via trade. Aroma is nice with some banana bread, caramel, a hint of citrus, and a pretty big alcohol presence as well. Pours a mostly transparent reddish-orange with a moderate off-white head that lasts a minute or so. Apple, banana bread, and light caramel up front with a lightly citrus hopped finish with some alcohol, but not as strong I expected based on the aroma. Smells like it’s 11.4%, but doesn’t taste like it.


 goldtwins (4078), Nesconset, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 10, 2005  
Poured a mostly clear amber/orange color with minimal off-white head. Aroma is thick and sweet. Caramel, fruity, pine, and alcohol fumes. Flavor matches aroma very closely with the addition of hop bitterness from middle to the dry finish. Full bodied.


 Aubrey (2773), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 29, 2005  
Clear and rusty orange. Rich, intense sweetness from the first whiff to the last swallow (not necessarily a "dessert" sweetness, though). Super-smooth and rich texture. Complex sweetness (aged caramel, if there were such a thing), with notes of candy sugar and Astropops. Flowery bitterness. Nice balance, surprisingly. Dryish finish, curiously. Hidden alcohol, but warming. Really good stuff.


 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 28, 2005  
- Reddish orange color, with a small head. Well aged, melded malt aroma, sherry hints, caramel and toffee, with nice aroma hops, but the malt shines through in the nose. Very sweet and sugary, with honey laden malts, sherry and a well aged malt flavor.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/517/20
Aug 10, 2005  
From secret Santa. The nose of this malty mother hits immediately. A hazy burnt orange body had a tan had. Nose was thick, with sweet malts. Wow, this had a lot of wood characteristics, earthy, sweet, and roasted. Very syrupy, but dry to the finish, and the % gives a wicked warming.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 18, 2005  
bottled, clear amber w/ almost no head. malty aroma, chewy and alcoholic, the flavor is caramel and fruit.


 Sully (1367), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Jul 18, 2005    Updated: Jan 9, 2006
Another offering from Phil (Haddon90) on his trip downunder. I poured this into a snifter and was immedately taken by the beautiful rich coppery colour and clean head. The nose is agreeably oloroso like and so the comment about sherry notes are very valid. There is a definite promise of the Alcohol to come as the depth of nose coming from the resinous oak aged character suggests something strong. The flavour doesn’t let you down at all. A rich and warming hit of syrupy caramel, cinnamon and bready notes comes through. This is one of the archetypal winter sippers, in your slippers, what a ripper. Onya Phil.


 heemer77 (4294), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 11, 2005  
Thanks for sharing a bottle, hwy kevin. The barrel aging dominates this brew. Poured a dark amber witha yellowish head. The aroma is boozy vanilla and oak from the barrel aging. There are also some apples and a little cinnamon, but it is light. The taste is vanilla and oak. There is also a hint of cinnamon and some some chocolate. There is a little spice here. Fairly good, but one dimensional.



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