Shenandoah Millenium Ale

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Interesting, looks like Foamdome beat us to this...pours bourbon color wih a thin tan head and low low carbonation. Aroma is of scotch, mouthfeel is smooth smooth smooth. I like it, and in particular was impressed with my first visit to Shenandoah brewery.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Sampled from bottle, traded with FoamDome. Pours a hazy chestnut with a thin tan head and remarkable lacing. Aroma is tart & vinous with raisins and spice. Flavor is both sweet and tart with caramel malts, berries and prunes. The prune flavor dominates the finish. Viscous and moderately carbonated. This one leaves your lips sticky. I'm glad to have experienced this unique style of beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours an amberish-brown with minimal head and bubbles. Smells a lot like apple cider, but a bit more sour. Also some spices are present in the aroma, not sure what juniper smells like, maybe that's it. The taste is rich and malty. Some fruit flavor and again, distinctly spicy, though I cannot describe the spice. Have to agree with Cottrell that this one's unique and pretty, darn good. I prefer it to most of the barleywines I have sampled.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Excellent stuff. This is really different from anything I've had before. It's similar to a barleywine, but has some accompanying spices to go with it. Pours a dark reddish brown with almost no carbonation. Aroma is very sweet, with rye and caramel highlighting, and alcohol and juniper notes. Flavors are well rounded and very complex. Starts with caramel and dark fruits, figs and plums. Rye flavors come through as it warms, especially in the finish. Other fruits jump into the mix around mid palate, pears and cherries highlight. Finishes with some piney flavors, not sure if it's juniper or hops, but it tastes damn fine to me. Juniper comes and goes, but isn't as prominent as I expected. Well worth a try, wish I had another bottle. Thanks to FoamDome for the sample.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a brown-reddish color, the head quickly fades to nothing. The aroma is alcoholic, fruity with some spiciness. Flavor consists of a strong dark fruit character, tangy and tart with a definite alcoholic presence with some caramel and maltiness. Very unique and definitely a sipper. Thanks FoamDoam for the sample.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

I had two questions: what does a $4 bottle of beer taste like? and, is sahti, the oldest continuously brewed fermented malt beverage, worth that price? It was a nice experience, but there are many beers I would choose first at half the price. After a straight pour from a brown 12 oz bottle, a sea foam green head instantly fizzes up and then dissipates in a second. Color is bay red or ruby amber, and clear. Using a kitchen thermometer, I made notes at three temperatures. At 48 deg F, aroma is malty raisin and faint rye bread, and aftertaste is like madiera. At 58 deg F, peppery alcohol aroma emerges, the first hint of juniper berry is detected, and the body is more mouthcoating and lingering. At 68 deg F, the body is thicker, even syrupy, nothing balances the malty sweetness, and there is definitely more of an alcohol burn in the aftertaste. Serve at about 60 deg F in a brandy snifter, late at night, and enjoy.