3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours marron with little to no head. Aromas of malt, caramel, and alcohol. Flavors of dark fruits, alcohol, caramel, and a nice malt finish. Intense BW with alot of flavors throughout.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled 4/6/07. Poured near-clear deeper orange with a short-lived cap of beige head. The aroma picked up sherry and fruity sweetness first with a layer of caramel close behind.. the final impression was a building, greener alcohol. The flavor had deeper honeyed and dark fruity sweetness at the core with fresh alcohol-laced grassy bitterness surrounding.. sticky, warm finish with a solid amount of dry bitterness. Thicker-bodied and syrupy at times on the palate with OK balance.. prickly alcohol and bitterness stood out at times, so it didn’t flow perfectly.. lower carbonation worked well here. This was a good beer.. but just wasn’t cohesive enough to be great.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a bright copper-orange color. Thin to no head. The aroma is mild; faint floral hops, honey, vanilla. Taste is sweet mailt, caramel. There’s a bit of hop bitterness in the finish. Noticeable alcohol warmth and a dry finish. An enjoyable, if mild, barelywine,
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured an almost clear amber copper color. The color of a whiskey. It had a thin light tan head that disappeared rather quicly to a thin film. There was a nice sweet spicy aroma. The initial taste was quite creamy with an alcohol taste that was hidden pretty well by the sweetness from the malt and honey. The hops gave the beer a backgound bitterness that that complimented the sweetness. This was a very good beer full of flavor and a variety of tastes.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle.....pours a semi-transparent amber brown with a very thin off-white head..... typical sweet caramel malt, almost cough syrupy. not something that i enjoy.... flavors are much of the same and it still remains cloyingly sweet..... probably a little too much age on this one.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
nice toffe and carmel aroma. Big malts with a honey from taste. Masks the alcohol very well.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours clear light amber with little head. Aroma of malt, slightly hopped. Pretty straight forward. Not the best barley wine I’ve had but not a bad beer either.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle from Immy and someone else (sorry I forgot). Heavy fruit and caramel on the nose. Very malt forward. Prunes, apricot and a kiss of citrus zest. Lots of rich, warm caramel. Pours a cloudy dark orange/brown with virtually no head and little evidence of carbonation. Toasted caramel and toffee, almond and cashews, alcohol, bready malt and a hint of hops on the tongue. Medium bodied, low carbonation with a kick of alcohol on the finish,
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2006 Vintage (bottling date 040906)
3/04/2008: Dominion Millennium Specialty Ale is golden orange (bright copper) in color and is mostly clear. The pour doesn’t produce any head and the carbonation level is low. The aged hoppiness is showcased in the aroma along with rich caramel malt and dark fruits (prune, date, vague berry). The aroma is pretty good, but the flavor is much less exciting. There is a fair level of maltiness and ripe fruits, but the hops and underlying hop flavors and bitterness seem to dominate. There is also a whisp of alcohol in the backend, but it is pretty well contained considering the content. The lingering flavor on the palate is apricot along with some date sweetness. The body of this beer is medium-full and it is slightly sticky on the lips, but goes down quite smoothly. Overall this is a fairly solid barleywine, but I was hoping for more malty sweetness (like an English-style barley wine).
12 Fluid Ounce bottle (Alcohol by volume 11.4%) from Dilly Deli in Mariemont, Ohio. Rating #273 for this beer...
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
2008 - Dark amber, thin wispy white head. Deep earthy hop nose that warms to softer notes of honeyed flroals and peached sherry. Moderate nutty earth bitterness partially balances over light honey and boozy molasses-like tones. Lacking complexity in my book. Cellar time might help. Lighter side of medium bodied, light carbonation, Sahara dry, bittersweet finish. The best years appear to be behind this one. Guess that’s A-B for you...
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