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RATINGS: 251   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.98   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 465   ABV: 15.5%
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Melange #3 is a blend of three bourbon barrel aged strong ales. White Oak Sap, a wheat wine, our Anniversary Series old ale and our imperial stout, Black Tuesday, join forces in this luxurious strong ale that links some of the best characteristics of each of the contributing beers. Chocolate, dark fruits, oaky vanilla and rich toffee-like character reach through the bourbon veneer for an intensely satisfying quaff.


JPDurden24's rating

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
JPDurden24 (1092) - Chandler, Arizona, USA - NOV 3, 2012
Dark brown pour, light beige head. Boozy, toffee and chocolate aroma. Taste is similar and damn good. Love this beer!!!


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mwbrady12 (398) - Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Complex aroma and taste with a strong taste, aggressive mouthfeel and dark brown appearance. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
brystmar (458) - Brooklyn, New York, USA - MAY 8, 2013
Caramel, cherries, bourbon, booze, and dark fruit. Aroma pops more than the taste, as the massive blend gets a bit clusterfuck-y on the palate. Delicious, though a bit boozy. Can't drink much of it.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Boutip (3971) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 6, 2013
Bottle: Poured a dark cloudy brown color ale with a relatively large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with sweet notes, some bourbon and some vinous notes makes for a unique mix. Taste is a mix between bourbon and vanilla notes with some oak, dark fruit and some vinous notes which feels more or less balanced with the rest of the mix. Body is full with limited filtration and light warming alcohol. I didn’t really dig the mix between rich stout/old ale sweet notes and the dark fruit and also vinous feels of the beer.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
kraddel (851) - deurne, BELGIUM - MAY 5, 2013
ZEBF13 smell is very bourbon. way to much, actualy. very low carbo. buttery, bitter. thick. low carbo. OK, bourbon aftertaste.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
djd07 (2317) - Houston, Texas, USA - MAY 2, 2013
Bottle thanks to Kevin. Pours a very dark brown with light tan head that lasts awhile. The aroma is oak, dark fruits, and chocolate. Thin mouthfeel with sweet chocolate and roast with nice oak finish. Hides alcohol well, a very impressive American strong ale from The Bruery.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
RobertDale (1900) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - APR 28, 2013
22 ounce shared bottle. Pours dark brown with a tiny tan head. Aroma of bourbon, chocolate, caramel, and vanilla. Taste is bourbon, chocolate, caramel, dark fruit, and vanilla. Sweet and warming.

4.3
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
bytemesis (1413) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - APR 27, 2013
Tap. Pours deep clear mahogany, small tan head, some lacing. Fantastic aroma of dried fruit, mosses, toffee, whiskey, wood, vanilla. Flavor is the same, but less of it, medium sweet, very hot. Medium body, creamy.

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
dwyerpg (4067) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - APR 22, 2013
A nice whiskey/molasses aroma. Quite tasty. A thickish bdy with a somewhat alcoholic kick at the end, mixed with some whiskey noes. Fantastic.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
tderoeck (3000) - Gent, BELGIUM - APR 19, 2013
11/IV/13 - 75cl bottle @ Klaas’ place - BB: n/a (2013-325) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the bottle!

Clear brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: butter scotch, caramel, sugary, vanilla, some alcohol. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: sugary start, caramel, vanilla, sugar, butter scotch. Aftertaste: sweet and sugary, caramel, alcohol, vanilla, little hoppy, bourbon, woody touch, raisins, chocolate.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
fletchfighters (821) - AUSTRALIA - APR 9, 2013
thanks to Owen pours a dark brown, no head at all. A few gurgles of carbonation. Quite thick looking and sticks to the glass well. Obvious ABV legs. decadent smell. Bourbon, caramel, brown sugar, coconut and oak. Slightly sweet nose but offset well by the ingredients. Lots of alcohol in the nose. Rich and thick taste, very sticky and sweet but once again very well masked. Alcohol is quite well hidden. Oak, bourbon, caramel, fig, vanilla, and coconut. Subtle carbonation to help cut through the sweetness. Long lasting feel to this. Quite nice though a bit sweet and at times booze forward.


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