Mélange No. 3
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.87
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Barrel-Aged Blended Ale - Dark & Delicious
Our Mélange series is at the core of our experimentation with flavors that cannot be achieved outside of the art of the blend or by any one beer. This is one of our original mélanges… at its very finest. Mélange #3 is a blend of three ales with stories stretching back to the earliest days in our bourbon barrel-aged program: Black Tuesday, our Anniversary Series old ale and our wheatwine-style ale. The combination reaches through the bourbon veneer with complex notes of dark chocolate, coconut, dark fruits, oaky undertones, rich caramel character and warm vanilla.
Our Mélange series is at the core of our experimentation with flavors that cannot be achieved outside of the art of the blend or by any one beer. This is one of our original mélanges… at its very finest. Mélange #3 is a blend of three ales with stories stretching back to the earliest days in our bourbon barrel-aged program: Black Tuesday, our Anniversary Series old ale and our wheatwine-style ale. The combination reaches through the bourbon veneer with complex notes of dark chocolate, coconut, dark fruits, oaky undertones, rich caramel character and warm vanilla.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Unclear deep brown body with a small tan head. Strong and nice aroma with plenty of dark malt, dry fruit mixed with some caramel, hint of vanilla and some fine, warming alcohol in the direction of Bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet, dark malt, dry fruit, mild caramel, nice balanced bitterness and very good balanced alcohol with the same Bourbon/vanilla flavor. Surprisingly little boozy for the high alcohol and not too much perfumed type of Bourbon either, just pure joy in a bottle. Full bodied and long lasting aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2025
at 07:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Op tap bij Borefts '24. Donkerbruine kleur, beige kraag. Vooral heel veel bourbon, vanille, alcohol, gebrande smaken, zoet. Volle body.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2024
at 16:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Borefts 2024. A clear very dark brown beer, no head. Aroma of wood, whisky, strong dark malt. Taste of heavy wood, bourbon whisky, very strong dark malt, boozy finish.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2024
at 11:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured a dark cola color. Aroma was a ton of dark fruits, figs. Bourbon, oak, light spices. Sweet malts, roast. Caramel malts, dried fruits. Super boozy, vanilla, oak and wood. Huge alcohol.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2024
at 05:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (Alex, Ville, Mats tasting). Black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is nutty, coffee, some alcohol, mild sweetness along with ripe fruits, liquorice and some mild figs and raisins. Flavour is raisins, some floral, mild alcohol, figs and plum along with some nutty, coffeeish and liquorice tones. A bit boozy in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2023
at 17:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(Bottle) Cloudy brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, vinous nose with notes of dried fruit, prunes, raisins, figs, oak wood, bourbon, vanilla, caramel and dark bread. Malty taste with caramel, dried fruit, rum-raisins, prunes, figs, dark chocolate, vanilla, oak wood, bourbon, dark bread and a warming, slightly boozy finish with a balanced roasty bitterness in the finish. Full body, sweet. Powerful and warming, still far more balanced than the alcohol level would suggest. Really tasty. Great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2023
at 21:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the last minute CBJ Tasting (big thanks Marcin for hosting), thanks to Kenny for this one, 13/07/23. Extremely dark mahogany brown verging on light black and topped with a thin tan head that escapes to a swirl. Nose is chocolate, toffee, dried fruits, molasses, brown sugar melt. Taste comprises fruit cake mix, caramel, dates, figs, cocoa powder, bourbon nip, dark malts. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close laced with warming alcohol. Fun time old skool leaning USA strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2023
at 11:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Kenneth. Pours deep brown with a foamy, light tan head. Medium to big sweet flavour with moderate oxidation, semi-dark fruits, toast, berries, booze. Full bodied, chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2023
at 20:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at craft beer junction bermondsey. Thanks to Kenny. A hazed dirty brown coloured pour with a a fine light head. Aroma is hot alcohol, some dusty malts, apple, liquor, light spicy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody roast, robust, roast, lihjt tang, woody tannin. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, orange rind, Warming alcohol. Really rich. Held up well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2023
at 17:42
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2023
at 17:40