Mélange No. 3
(has 6 batches)

O wooow, ale migdaly, ale figi kandyzowane, ale wszystko co fajne. Teamslodyczka. B zlozone - duzo rzeczy... dziekuje Pan Karol

0.75L bottle; 16.3% ABV; brown colour, minimal beige head; aroma of caramel, vanilla, bourbon notes, herbal liqueur, dried fruits like plum, figs and raisins, as well as walnut, slight soy sauce and intensive spicy alcohol; taste is basically the same with syrupy sweetness; excellent ’beer’

750 ml bottle. 16.3%. Pours a deep brown with light head. Aromas of candi sugar, toffee, dark fruit led by raisins, green oak, and sweet malts. Rich flavors of same with additional woody chocolate and coconut Hot. Beer liqueur. Expensive but worth it.

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 1/26/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of huge caramel, toffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, vanilla, maple, molasses, bourbon, toasted oak, coconut, brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of raisin, plum, fig, cherry, date, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Lightly increasing booze in the aromas as it warms, but never overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, bourbon barrels, and light-moderate fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge caramel, toffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, vanilla, maple, molasses, bourbon, toasted oak, coconut, brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of raisin, plum, fig, cherry, date, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, toffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, vanilla, maple, molasses, bourbon, toasted oak, coconut, brown bread, nuttiness, dark fruit, cherry, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, bourbon barrels, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; and with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Slight dryness from roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and slightly slick/sticky/chalky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Mildly warming alcohol from 16.3%, with minimal barrel booziness. Overall this is an amazing barrel aged blended strong ale! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, bourbon barrels, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV. More of an old ale on style, but still has nice levels of chocolaty roast presence. Perfect balance of barrels; adding plenty of complexity to the base blend, without being boozy or overly tannic. An insanely enjoyable offering.

Bottle, shared @ Potjepalooza. 2012 edition (15%), from an IP trade with richiesd. Dark brown color with a red hue. Head is immediately receding. Aroma’s of dried fruit, a bit dusty, sweet, fruity, alcohol. Retronasal it’s alcoholic, sweet, fruity, sourish. Flavor is sweet, sweet fruit, alcoholic. Pretty strong alcohol feel, burning. Full bodied. Long finish, alcoholic, caramellish, fruity.

Bottle shared at Potjepalooza. Clear mahogany with small off white head. Lots of bourbon, alcohol, marzipan, candy, lots of cola, light chocolate, quite some peach, candies lemon, chocolate, dates and raisins. Very sweet with lots of alcoholic bitterness. Almost feel bodied. Nice stuff but too alcoholic.