Dominion Millennium

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

This a deeply red and frothy. Malty and clearly high in alcohol. It's a 'warm cozy' beer and very full. I'm not a big fan of the style, but the beer is well made.

2004-2005 Batch - Brewdate: 11-Feb-05
Clear strong ruby tinted amber/copper coloured body with a medium-sized off-white head. Looks nice - about right for a fresh barley wine. Aroma is VERY nice, malt, caster sugar, sweet caramel, cherries, pit fruits, coriander seed, curacao, peanuts and even some anise. Full-bodied; Strong alcohol kick (tastes like sherry) with a good malt presence, a nice hop bitterness followed with plenty of alcohol & some pit fruits. Aftertaste still burns from the alcohol, yet still shows some spiceyness and some sweet burnt sugar flavours. Overall, a bit too harsh just right now, but given a year or more and this one will mellow out VERY nicely. I sampled this just 18 days after brewing, so give it another few hundred and i’ll try another bottle. I sampled this from a six pack purchased at Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 01-March-2005. Rating for this vintage: 9,4,8,2,15

Bottled on 2-19-04.Another high quality brew from Old Dominion.Aroma of heady hops,caramel/toffee/chocolate malts/a little bit of nuttiness(yeast)(octane?).This beer is very well rounded.Smooth as silky sin can be.Nice amount of hops that leave a perfect balance of bitter and sweet.Man this is better than I thought it would be.Very much like Duclaw's Devil's milk(I'm sure Milennium was made first)Better palate than Victory Old Horizontal.This is up there with the best of em'.Honey orange amber/quick head/thick looking even/nice lace.I threw the yeast in for this sample(plenty of sediment that mostly sank to the bottom of the snifter.A must try.

1.16.07 Split bottle with AdamSkillin. Jan 03 vintage. At 4 years old this barleywine is everything a bw should be: rich in taste with a enough alcohol for relaxation. Get this, it’s fantastic.

Found this at State Line in Elkton, MD. Pours a great deep copper shade with medium off-white head. Aroma of big caramel malt, dark fruit, spices, hops. Tastes very fruity, with firm malt, hops, and some cognac at the finish. Smooth, firm mouthfeel, with a great balance and complexity. Definitely in the upper tier of barleywines.

Poured from a 12oz bottle reddish amber with a small beige head that disappears quickly and leaves behind some good lacing. Aroma was full of caramel, malts, yeast, honey and spices. Body was medium kinda syurpy. Flavor was just wonderful, lots of caramel and spices with a great alcohol warming finish. Hats off to Dominion for this one.

I love this beer - brewed just 1 mile from my house. bottles keep for many years

Redish color. Smell of fruit, hops and hints of spice. Tastes very sweet with grapes, grapefruit, caramel, apples, spice, nuts, wood and a nice bitterness. Not too bad of alcohol taste either. This beer definitley warms your body up. One of my favorites to date.