Mélange No. 14
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.67
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85% ale aged in bourbon barrels, 15% Imperial Stout
Our Mélange series is a chance to roll out the barrels, roll up our sleeves and explore flavors that cannot be achieved outside of the art of the blend or by any one beer. French for "blend", this mélange fuses the mature character of some of our most vintage barrels of barleywine and old ale with the dark depth of our imperial stouts, including both Tuesday-themed releases and Share This. This mélange is one for all, with rich, complex notes and the signature kiss of oak.
Our Mélange series is a chance to roll out the barrels, roll up our sleeves and explore flavors that cannot be achieved outside of the art of the blend or by any one beer. French for "blend", this mélange fuses the mature character of some of our most vintage barrels of barleywine and old ale with the dark depth of our imperial stouts, including both Tuesday-themed releases and Share This. This mélange is one for all, with rich, complex notes and the signature kiss of oak.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Big bottle from whole foods old town. Deep black pour with maroon edge and small tan head. Plum, vanila, oak, bourbon. Malty and chocolatey. A great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2016 bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a beige to tan cap. Aroma: bourbon, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, light coconut. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet, some dryness on the palate, Boozy. Surprisingly thin bodied, soft carbonation. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2023
at 22:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at As Is. Pours dark brown. Dark fruit, strong prune and blackberry notes, bourbon, vanilla, raspberry. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2021
at 23:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours unclear chestnut with medium beige head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, toffee, cocoa. Flavor is pretty sweet, hella boozy, sweet and sticky. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2020
at 19:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Booze sweet choc, bourbon. Fruity. Nice. Wood.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2019
at 14:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle. Earthy, oaky and bourbony with some smooth boozy notes, caramel, toffee and syrup. Soft and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2019
at 15:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(750ml bottle shared @ Nische's tasting, thanks Ola!) Pours dark brown to black with a small cream coloured ring of bubbles. Notes dominated by bourbon really, with rather sweet caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, nutty wood and roast, hints of coconut, the sweetness up front turning into a quite dry finish with nuts and toast, plenty more bourbon, some dusty bitterness, fair amount of alcohol heat. Medium-bodied, a bit thin for the ABV, with soft carbonation. Solid blend but a bit too boozy and bourbon-dominated, lacking the fullness and malt concentration of the top-level barley wines we had at the tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2019
at 20:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, many thanks Nische! Hazy brown color with large beige head. Aroma is intense Bourbon barrels, all the vanilla and caramel, nutty. Taste is chocolate, a touch vineous, Bourbon intensity again with a ton of caramel and vanilla, but also a touch walnuts. Silky mouthfeel, fizzy but soft carbonation. Intense, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2019
at 15:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tupperwhale. Darkest brown, creamy brown head. Oak vanilla, praline, nice roast and chocolate notes. Chewy malt, creamy. Dry sherry and pleasant bourbon.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2019
at 11:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,65l bottle at Nisches tasting, thanks for sharing. black color, small tan head. smells bourbon, light yoghurt, marzipan, nutty, earthy. nice smell. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of bourbon, marzipan, nutty, bit boozy, some vanilla, light coconut. finishes bit boozy and medium sweet with notes of vanilla, marzipan and bourbon notes. decentish but rather on the boozy side. drinkable 7, 4, 7, 4, 16
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2019
at 14:38