Mélange No. 3
(has 6 batches)
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American 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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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks Mr Miller for sharing the bottle! Poured into a taster showing moderately filtered porter brown with no head. The nose shows light caramel. The palate is light bodied and highly carbonated. Moderately sweet with light flavors of vanilla and caramel with a light smoky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2017
at 20:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... soft boozy .. deep fruit .. soft cherry .. big bourbon nnsoe ... dark sweet fruits .. dark roast .. massive chcolate malts .. big fruits ... black cherries but dirty woody oaky bourbon
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2016
at 11:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Bruery tasting room. It pours a dark amber brown color with a light tan head. The aroma is very nutty and woody with lots of chocolate, raisin, almonds, fig and alcohol. The flavor is strong and alcoholic with sweet notes of fig, raisin, cocoa and caramel. Lots of wood and vanilla as well. Alcohol is pretty noticeable. Has an aged quality about it. A really nice fireside sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2016
at 18:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is dark brown with a promise of deep amber richness. Small beige head, which dies away to nothing quickly and leaves no lacing behind. The aroma is all big, rich toasted and roasted malt sugars under the influence of seductively sweet spirit barrels. It’s all rich caramel, treacle, toffee and juicy juicy vanilla. There’s also some deep malt fruitiness to it. Overripe apricots, musty grapes, raisins, figs, dates - sweet, sugary stuff. Big on the figs and dates, particularly. The taste is uncompromisingly sweet and rich. Lush, toasty sugars. Wonderfully full caramel malt flavors. Big, round mouthfeel. Enjoyable. It’s sweet without being overbearing. Very easy to like.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2016
at 01:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear dark chestnut brown pour with a thin beige head, aroma has bourbon, hint of vanilla, dark fruits, big booze, taste has big dark fruits, coconut, bourbon, a hint of vanilla, wood, raisins, very bold beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2015
at 16:19