Dominion Millennium

Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Company (Coastal Brewing Co.)
Style: Barley Wine
Dover, Delaware USA

Serve in Snifter

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.

Sampled at Badgerben’s Cellar Reduction Night. Uff Dah! Is this beer potent! Pours a clear light amber brew with a thin off-white head that slowly dissolves to a fine film and ring. Aroma of strong alcohol, caramel malt, some children’s cough medicine, citrus hops and a touch of pecan. Taste is medium to full bodied, lightly carbonated, smooth, creamy with a tart fruit and caramel flavor. Finish is strong alcohol, some acidic texture with a dry fruity aftertaste.

12/02/06 Walk the Line Barleywine Festival, Dunedin, FL. 2005 vintage. Hazy orange color with a white head. The aroma was mostly citrus hops. The flavor seems dominated by orange citrus hops, some pine hoppiness and a bit of sweet caramel. Very tasty.

12/02/06 Walk the Line Barleywine Festival, Dunedin, FL. 2001 vintage. This one seemed a bit more tart. I think there may have been a problem with this particular bottle. .

12/02/06 Walk the Line Barleywine Festival, Dunedin, FL. 2000 vintage. This one also poured somewhat hazy orange to light amber with little head. The aroma was very light. The hop bitterness and flavor were much softer than the ’05. The ABV was unnoticed. Really nice beer.

bottle, dark amber with short white foam, aroma is fruity with some beefy plastic, flavors of baseball glove, liniment, cardboard, metallic nail polish

Bottle. Amber beer with a light tan head. Rich malt, honey, and nut aroma with toffee and dried fruit. Rich malt flavor with honey and light dried fruit and a bit of summer fruit. Alcohol noticeable. Medium-plus bodied. Malt and light nutty malts linger with light toffee, light fruitiness, and light honey. Nice sipping beer.

In short: A pleasantly hoppy (flowery) barley wine
How: Bottle 12oz. Consumed when probably around 6 to 12 months of age
The look: Cloudy dark amber body topped by a very small beige head
In long: Nose has surprising strong floral hops component (almost perfumy) over a load of sweet and dried fruits. Taste starts with a solid malt backbone, nice fruity toffee, a bit too much alcohol, a shot of rum, plenty of raisins, a mix bag of dried fruits, flowery hops that reminds me of lilacs. Bitterness is quite assertive for an 11% barley wine and provides a perfect balance. I thought this big bold beer was dangerously easy to drink. I’m rating this fine American beer today July 4th. Happy birthday to Canada’s fat butt.

Bottle. Gold color, not much head or lacing. Pretty much a straightforward caramel color and flavor barleywine.

1998... Poured a reddish copper color with a thin off white head, and also left nice lacing on the glass. Musty aroma of citrus, tropical fruits, and sweet caramel malts. More sweet malts in the taste, some watermelon, alcohol pepperiness, and this was surprisingly and pleasantly hoppy for its age. Thanks jeffc666!