Samuel Adams Millennium

Formerly brewed at Boston Beer Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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massive thank you to Brad for sharing this with the late night rbwg crew, wyndham lobby .. . pours a deep tan mahogany .. still .. . caramel, cognac, melted brown sugar, booze, and toffee .. . very warming stuff, the 20% is there but as an after thought .. . smooth and velvety, an amazingly unique beer in every sense. a masterpiece! .. . . bacon up that sausage, boy!

Bottle (#085) by Brad at RBWGJX 2013, hotel lobby
Appearance: Dirty brown, small beige head
Maple, brown sugar and caramel, sweet
Very nice, held up good for the age

Thanks Brad for sharing this at the RBWG. This is a very sweet beer. Lots of caramel in the malt.

UPDATED: FEB 24, 2013 Bottke to taster at RBWG; BIG thanks to Brad for sharing this monster whale, and to lithy (Justin) for sharing his pour with me (as I was absent when it got popped) Looks good; a cloudy caramel that’s basically a liquor, so the stillness is fine. Smells and tastes good too; sweet and boozy like nice dark candy with maple notes. Good on the palate too. Delectable.

Big ups to brad. Dead pour but a beautiful toffee with alcohol sweet baked goods and a nice roundness of age. Way smoother that other 20 percent beers. Not cheap cognac like Utopias. Really nice alcohol sweet flavor. Strong but not cheap. Good sweetness and burnt brownie. Nice alcohol aftertaste. Bold yet nice.

UPDATED: FEB 24, 2013 Bottle in the hotel lobby. Big thanks to Brad. Pours murky amber with a slight, tan cream head. Big toffee in the nose, lightly oxidised malts, ripe fruits. Huge sweet flavor, big alcohol, toffee, apple, caramel, dates. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Hot finish, rich toffee, lightly tangy fruits, big alcohol. Really big and sweet beer, lots of toffee. Sweet and heavy.

Bottle at RBWG! Brad you are the man! Hell yea. Very boozy, maple, oak, and incredibly full of alcohol. Very sweet, brown sugar, a bit of maple, smooth for 20% booze. Absolutely delicious, but I feel like it is missing something after 13 years.

(bottle - corked 750 ml - bottle #389 - Night of the Titans 2013) Had this one lying down since 2005; a bit of a mistake in hindsight. The cork didn’t come out all the way so we had to filter out some of the chunks of it. But I digress. Murky copper pour with no head and no carbonation. Drunk room temperature. Sweet and boozy aroma with loads of maple syrup. Flavor is deep and rich. Very sweet with lots of alcohol notes, definitely more reminiscent of a port or a brandy than a beer, but smooth and sweet nonetheless. Finishes with a gorgeous warm note and maple aftertaste.

Bottle, 75cl, shared by 3fourths, thanks a lot Mike. It’s murky brown and rather flat. No wonder, as it had been carried around for a day or two. It’s vinous on the nose, with caramel, a suiting oxidation, some meaty umami hints and lots of chocolate. The flavor is equally vinous, with chocolate, cocoa and caramel. Meaty too, and with some bitterness. Full body, warming. Sweet, warming and bitter finish with a good dash of chocolate. A lovely one indeed, certainly keeping well. A bit on the alcoholic side maybe, but it’s far from too warming. Again, thanks Mike. 120511

"Intermission" beer at the DC Lambic & Sour Tasting on April 14, 2012, courtesy of ygtbsm94. Thanks a lot, Brad! The beer is light brown with only a mild haze and no head whatsoever, which is to be expected. The aroma is fabulous, offering maple syrup, booze, toffee, vanilla, oak. The flavor? Oh my...hold on, I need a moment (tears). If I was a lonely rich guy, I would drink this straight from the bottle immediately after getting out of bed around noon. Incredibly balanced and rich, with all of the characteristics mentioned in the aroma transferring beautifully into the flavor. Silky, velvety smooth. The beer melts into the palate and delicately warms the cheeks. Heavenly. If loving this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.