Dominion Millennium

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

[1998 bottle] A hazy dark amber beer with a disappearing off-white head. The aroma is of alcohol and yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol and oranges.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of nicolascage. Hazy, amber golden with an off-white head that leaves some lacework. Extremely dry whiskey aroma. Medium in body with a strangely limited malt base and again these very distinct notes of whiskey. Somehow the body isn’t huge enough to contain all the alcohol hence the beer appears somewhat inharmonious. But not unpleasant in any way. 201107

Reddish brown. Somewhat sweetish, but, thick, powerful and well hopped. A good barley wine.

Bottle. Quite malty flavour with some pepperiness from the alcohold. Aftertaste has a little hops.

Bottled. Clear orange coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles. Flavour of malts, hops, pine needles and caramel.

Date: February 06, 1998
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 1998
Appearance: opaque amber, whispy head, touch of lace
Aroma: rich malt aroma with nice hop accents
Flavor: rich aged malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, lots of bitterness
Overall: a cross between crusty and bigfoot

Date: January 31, 2003
Vintage: 1998
Appearance: slightly hazy dark amber, whispy tan head
Aroma: strong hops on a light malty aroma
Flavor: rich fruity malt flavor with well balanced hops, hints of alcohol erased by a bitter finish

Date: February 16, 2005
Vintage: 1998
Aroma: nice rich sweet fruity malt aroma
Flavor: rich creamy malt flavor, lots of rich ripe fruit character, just enough hops to balance without having any hpppy character

Date: February 01, 2007
Vintage: 1998
starting to pick up some oxidation in the malt, fruity character is becoming subdued, over the hill

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Score: ***4

Date: March 29, 2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2002
Appearance: hazy amber, big frothy head that settles down
Aroma: fresh hop aroma on a slightly sweet rich malt base
Flavor: big hop flavor, slightly green, lots of carmel sweetness, slight alocholic burn

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4

Date: March 22, 2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2003
Appearance: cl

Hazy golden-bronze; monstrous malt nose with toast, some peachiness and crackerlike influences; chewy, malty palate - caramelly, earthy tones, hint of phenols.

2008-09-06, draught at Old Dominion Brewhouse, Washington, 6-3-7-4-14=34
It’s served in a completely wrong glass; hazy amber color. It has some malt aroma. Good body, good caramel flavor, with correct sweetness, good bitterness level, some alcohol feeling.
Powerful but not exciting, it doesn’t keep up with the bottled version.

2007-09-11, vintage 2005, 8-5-9-4-17=43
Beautiful red-amber color. Buttery malt aroma. Strong mouthfeel, rich malt flavor, very sweet, with sweet caramel, fudge, cookies, sweet chocolate; warming, with a touch of aged rum; a good hopping provides the necessary balance. The flavor is a bit more on the sweet side; the palate a bit more bitter, with strong toffee character. Excellent.

Comparison to the oak aged version. This one has a stronger character and is more warming, both the aroma and flavor are maltier, resulting in a stronger body too, and the final is more bitter; in other words, it’s more complex. This beer can stand a longer cellaring. A solid beer to be fully enjoyed, whenever there is a chance.