Dominion Millennium - Oak Aged - Old Dominion Brewing Company

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

4.7/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a wood varnish-hued body with a small, khaki-colored head. Very exciting.

Smell: Grand! A luscious, toothsome aroma full of malty caramel sweetness and plenty of smooth vanilla and bourbon notes.

Taste: Ah, yes! Succulent sweet maltiness upfront with flavors of caramel and vanilla - much like a cream soda! Slight orange peel fruitiness. Lighter notes of bourbon and wood. Even lighter bitterness emerging in the finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Very creamy.

Drinkability: It's delish! For a fan of barleywines, there is little not to like about this beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2006 02:37:00 | More by ChainGangGuy

baybassboy

California

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

05-14-2013 04:25:19 | More by baybassboy

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%

03-31-2013 01:54:08 | More by Gonzoillini

ucsbmullet

Colorado

5/5  rDev +22%

03-23-2013 21:28:35 | More by ucsbmullet

jmarsh123

Indiana

3.88/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours light cloudy brown with a small off white head fading immediately. No lacing or retention.

Lots of vanilla and bourbon on the nose. Booze forward although sweet caramel is present as well.

Sweet caramel up front. Vanilla is strong throughout and a strong bourbon presence is still there even after some aging although it has rounded out into a smoother flavor.

Light to medium mouthfeel with adequate carbonation. Booze contributes a lot to the flavor, but not really a lot of alcohol burn.

Not sure exactly how old this was ('08 maybe), but it's still pretty solid. A notch below some other commonly available versions of the style, but still something I liked.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 13:01:24 | More by jmarsh123

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

02-02-2013 01:47:56 | More by calcnerd

millelacsmark

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -2.4%

01-10-2013 23:21:06 | More by millelacsmark

cliff1066

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

12-24-2012 04:17:22 | More by cliff1066

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.4%

12-17-2012 17:29:10 | More by stereosforgeeks

t0rin0

California

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

12-04-2012 03:18:09 | More by t0rin0

dunix

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

11-13-2012 15:57:44 | More by dunix

Enoch

Virginia

5/5  rDev +22%

08-13-2012 18:29:00 | More by Enoch

AleWatcher

Illinois

3.85/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle courtesy of 2dogbrew. Thanks Russ! You're the best!
Served in my Founders snifter.

Lightly murky plum-colored body. Thin tan head. Rather weak retention and very little lacing.
Smells pretty boozy... Loads of sweet malts; caramel primarily, and tons of vanilla. The flavor is quite boozy-- rather a bit too much so. The beer goes from overly sweet to high booziness with a big warmth filling my throat and chest. Feels rather syrupy. The booziness seemed to decrease as the beer warmed up-- which I found odd, but welcome.

Overall-- this isn't unpleasant at all, but perhaps I've had too many world class barrel aged barleywines... It feels like I would just take this one for granted.
Good beer, totally worth a try! I could see lots of people making this a regular purchase.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2012 03:10:28 | More by AleWatcher

briandaube

Delaware

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

06-02-2012 20:57:42 | More by briandaube

raveskdr

District of Columbia

4.1/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dominion found several palates of this in their warehouse and decided to sell it late last year. Wish I had bought more than a case. 2009 vintage poured into my Bruery sniflip.

A - Light murky brown with great carbonation after all this time. Not only that, but these stupid things are screw tops. What stupidity. But it kept its carbonation fantastically.

S - First smell is a really amazing bourbon vanilla. From there you get some of the sweetness from the malt and slight nuttiness.

T - Nice carmelly malts right off the bat. The smooth vanilla from the barrel rounds out the back end of the beer. There is a slight sour twang on the back end as well, but has never been in any of the other 8 or so bottles I have had.

M - For an 11%+ beer, there is such little alcohol. The mouth is slightly light for a monster barrel aged barleywine, but it makes it very drinkable.

O - This is a really great beer. This was the last batch before AB came in and completely dicked Dominion up. They still haven't recovered. Not even close. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to get some of the original stuff at an amazing price, aged perfectly in the Dominion warehouse. Glad they decided to release it to the public. Kudos. I had a bottle of this from 2005 and it had fallen off, so I do need to make sure that I get through mine in the next 18 months.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 19:23:22 | More by raveskdr

bmur112

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -20.7%

03-28-2012 11:14:50 | More by bmur112

djdonaldson

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

03-26-2012 19:58:14 | More by djdonaldson

shcufj

Vermont

4.1/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from '05 12oz bottle into snifter.

A:Thin, white bubbly head that disipated quickly. Cloudy, golden brown color.

S: Strong, malty, liquory aroma with a hint of oak barrels

T: Light, sweet, malty taste, that finishes with a slight hot liquor burn. Some barrel tastes towards the end of the sip.

M: Medium to full bodied feel. Well-carbonated despite the age and alcohol content.

O: A very good barrel-aged barley wine. I would have preferred to have it when it was a bit younger, but received this one as an extra in a trade.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 03:26:19 | More by shcufj

woolybully67

Virginia

5/5  rDev +22%

02-18-2012 00:53:51 | More by woolybully67

mikeyv35

New York

3.35/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Date: 01/31/2012
Type: 12oz. Bottle
Vintage: 2009
Glass: Half Acre Tulip

Pours a light brown mahoghany in color w/ a skim coat white head that leaves minimal lacing. Aromas of oak, caramel/toffee, dark fruits, and a touch of bourbon. The taste starts off w/ massive oak up front, leading into caramel/toffeed, and finished w/ mild bourbon and an off putting flavor. I never thought I would say this, but the basement mustiness mixed with the bourbon and thinness of this brew, mixes to make a finish that is offensive to me. Medium bodied and lush. I was struggling to finish half a glass.

Overall, I was very disappointed by this brew that I was looking forward to sampling. Just has an odd finish on the palate! Will not be revisiting this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2012 06:17:44 | More by mikeyv35

ygtbsm94

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.4%

01-29-2012 18:41:38 | More by ygtbsm94

whartontallboy

New York

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

01-14-2012 15:08:08 | More by whartontallboy

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle poured into snifter. bottled on what looks like 040207 (April 2, 2007) even though i was told this was an '08...anywho on to the review:

A: pretty hazy/murky body that makes for an opaque brew. color is mahogany hued. head consists of a frothy rim of slightly off-white foam.

S: such a smooth vanilla. so smoooth. oak, toffee. brown sugar reduction. definitely getting some woody notes, but not really any booze (not sure if these were straight up virgin oak barrels or had something in them). raisins. great barleywine aromas complemented with the oak. well done.

T: not the upfront blast of sweetness i was expecting from this big barleywine. certainly sweet, but i was expecting more of a tangy sweet-plosion. im sure the time had something to do with mellowing that out. the middle gets a little scotchy. like an unsettling, unpleasant alcohol flavor that reminds me of the cheap shit. this is my only real complaint about the flavor.

M: carbonation is super mild as it should be. full body fo sho.

D: i feel like i got a fantastic bargin on this brew ($2.69/single bottle) considering the age as well as the flavor! most barleywines are around the price, throw oak in and tack a few more dollars on, throw oak and age tack on even more dollars. besides the deal i got, this is certainly a solid sipping brew that could probably sit around longer without spoilage. however, i dont see how the flavors could truly evolve that much more.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 22:32:20 | More by Jimmys

mdfb79

New York

4.1/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

2008 vintage. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into my Cigar City snifter.

a - Pours a hazy mahogany brown color with two inches of tan head and moderate carbonation evident. Head lasts for about a minute and leaves no lacing on the glass.

s - Smells of caramel malts, dark fruits, toffee, bready malts, molasses, oak, brown sugar, toasted malts, and light nuts. Lots of caramel and toffee and a little sweet, which is very nice.

t - Tastes of caramel malts, toffee, alcohol, sweet dark fruits, molasses, sugar, fruity malts, toasted malts, and bready malts. A little bit sweeter than the nose and some alcohol comes through here, but not bad for the ABV.

m - Medium to full body and low to moderate carbonation. Thick and smooth, and pretty creamy, with a touch of alcohol. Very, very nice for a barleywine.

o - Overall I thought this was a very good barleywine that has held up well over the last 3 years. Lots of caramel and toffee, and sweet but nothing too much. Also doesn't have too much alcohol in the taste which is nice. Would like to have again.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 02:14:19 | More by mdfb79

jamiemottram

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -2.4%

12-29-2011 19:43:58 | More by jamiemottram