Millennium Oak Aged
Old Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
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We have just solved a brewery mystery (and it is delicious). We wondered what would happen if we put 2004 Dominion Millennium in oak barrels that had bourbon in them for five years. Three months later we had Oak Barrel Millennium. Something special, we think. Ruby-red color with a wide range of complex flavors. Malt and sherry predominate.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Brown with a reddish tint. Nice little creamy beige head. Aroma is sweet and seductive, faint oak and a lively maltiness. Tastes of light barrel aged notes, bits of vanilla, and a welcome amount of fruitiness. Not being well acquainted with sherry, but I think that is playing a role too. Easy to sip, seems to age well as I received this in trade from someone last year... Thanks for sending this to Boise!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2008
at 11:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. [ Courtesy of kmweaver]. Light unclear medium amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy berry - plum, raisin, wood, some caramel, fruity - tropic, notes of vanilla. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - smooth, carbonation is soft. (260408)
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2008
at 15:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from kp, bottled November 4th, 2005. Pours cloudy reddish brown with minimal head. Spicy aroma with dark fruit and whisky. Taste is oak, vanilla, whisky, dark fruits. Dry finish. Spicy texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2008
at 20:14
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 11.4%. Vinous, fat vanilla aroma. Hazy brown/red colour. Very small tan head. Distinct vanilla flavour and medium bitterness in good balance. The vanilla somehow reminds me of vitamin pills, but it is quite good. Very late alcohol flavour, but not that noticeable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2008
at 15:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2004 Vintage:
Finally cracking into my first bottle of this - and I have to say, I’m impressed. Deep rich amber coloured body with a ruby highlight and a thinnish tan head. Aroma of toffee, figs, pit fruits, plums, nuts and malt. Medium-bodied; Strong fruity flavour with sugars coming out of every direction and a malt kick along with the taste. Aftertaste shows some malty flavours, coupled with toffee and tobacco - a bit of nuts noticeable as well. Overall, a more ’jaded’ barleywine showing some tobacco notes (hey, it is Virginia), toffee and even some fresh fruit flavours. Overall, a good barley wine that really doesn’t show much oak nor vanilla! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from the Dominion Brew Pub in Ashburn, Virginia, dated: 22-July-2004, sampled on 24-December-2007!
Finally cracking into my first bottle of this - and I have to say, I’m impressed. Deep rich amber coloured body with a ruby highlight and a thinnish tan head. Aroma of toffee, figs, pit fruits, plums, nuts and malt. Medium-bodied; Strong fruity flavour with sugars coming out of every direction and a malt kick along with the taste. Aftertaste shows some malty flavours, coupled with toffee and tobacco - a bit of nuts noticeable as well. Overall, a more ’jaded’ barleywine showing some tobacco notes (hey, it is Virginia), toffee and even some fresh fruit flavours. Overall, a good barley wine that really doesn’t show much oak nor vanilla! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from the Dominion Brew Pub in Ashburn, Virginia, dated: 22-July-2004, sampled on 24-December-2007!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2007
at 21:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to boboski for opening this brew. Pours orange to clear copper with off white head. The aroma is light with hints of sweetness and oakiness. The taste seems to start off neutral and then becomes smooth and sweet followed by some hints of alcohol and mild tartness. This isn’t as chewy or rich as similar barleywines.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2007
at 11:23
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Vintage 2006
Beautiful red-amber color. The aroma has an elegant vanilla presence and Bourbon whisky touch. Full mouthfeel, sweet, malty, with a vanilla touch and rum flavor. Well balanced by a strong bitterness.
Comparison to the non oak aged version. This one has less malt aroma, less complex flavor, less alcohol feeling, less bitterness, a thinner body. It’s softer. A different beer, to drink once in a while.
Beautiful red-amber color. The aroma has an elegant vanilla presence and Bourbon whisky touch. Full mouthfeel, sweet, malty, with a vanilla touch and rum flavor. Well balanced by a strong bitterness.
Comparison to the non oak aged version. This one has less malt aroma, less complex flavor, less alcohol feeling, less bitterness, a thinner body. It’s softer. A different beer, to drink once in a while.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2007
at 07:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden with a lacing light orange head. Sweet peach fruity and malt sweet aroma. Flavour is sweet at first. Reveals a slight woody note and a mild alcohol note. Has a nice vanilla smoothness. Ends mild and with a soft alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2007
at 10:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From nflmvp. Aroma is cherry/sherry alcohol, cheap fruit punch, some vegetable. Overall a nasty sweetness. Taste is light orange and lots of barleywine alcohol. A light body and overall not impressive beer. Very astringent artificial sweetness all over this beer. Will put another bottle away for a while, maybe some age will improve this mess. 12oz bottle, bottled 11/20/06, Hobgoblin tulip glass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 11:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours a hazy amber golden with a small, white head. Distinct aroma of oak and bourbon. Medium body - surprisingly considering its strength - extremely dry with a distinctly alcoholic whisky note. Really, really dry as a bone - I would’ve liked a little more sweetness here. 230807
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2007
at 07:10