Gales Millennium Brew

Formerly brewed at Gales
Style: English Strong Ale
Horndean, England

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Strong aromas of molasses, toffee and alcohol. Cloudy brown color with no head or carbonation. Fruity, raisiny tastw with hints of toffee and nuts. Clean wood-like finish. Thick and syrupy. This is a heavy, complex beer that gets lots of individual character points, but overall isn’t as successful I expected.

Coffe, chocolate, alcohol and dates nose. Dirty brown body with hints of red, no head. Pure bitter coffee taste. Syrupy. The alcohol comes to much through.

Pours to a flat cloudy amber. Aroma of oranges and raisins, with a slight waft of alcohol. Looks thick feels thin. Flavors are actually quite watery, with dry oak and light sherry. Lacks backbone/soul & spirit.

Muddy, dull appearance with no head at all; aromas of port and apple cider detectable, but not strong. Flavor fairly alcoholic, very acidic, vinous; not much like beer at all. I liked it enough that I wouldn’t turn it down, but there are a lot better brews out there at $5 or more a bottle. Oh, and the sourness IS reminiscent of a lambic to me also (thanks for the review, austinpowers).

Zero head and carbonation. Sour aroma and apple/grape taste with some wood notes. I didn’t care for this at all.

’Brewed for the Year 2000’, the label says - so I wasn’t expecting it to be fresh, but then I learned it’s supposed to age for 18 months. This beer pours and tastes much like a barleywine. Rather sour, like a lambic (seriously).

Brown coloured. Raisin sweet. Remarkably thin (for being 10.0%) with big alcoholic punch. Only lightly hopped.

Similar to the POA in its rich fruitiness, smooth malt palate, silky finish and undeniable complexity.