Melange No. 1 - The Bruery

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

4.23/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750ml burgundy waxed bottle poured into 5oz taster cheers Matt for bringing it by

A clear reddish brown not much for head or lace but some bubbles kicking around

S teriyaki beef jerky with a hint of soy, smoked meats faint but I couldn't shake it after I found it, molasses, burnt brown sugar, cherries both sweet and sour, bourbon barrel but no smoke, fruity hints I can't place, purple candy, slightly sour, plenty going on

T slightly more sour with just a little coco I didn't smell, other then that it mimics the smell, complex and a little confusing

M silky and smooth, not quite creamy with more coco on the finish than at any other point, slight tang and a lingering slightly sour finish and slick after the fact

O left me thinking at every sip and I never really figured it out and I tried believe me

A strange complexity that I never fully understood but enjoyed trying, worth seeking out as its unique in many ways

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 04:37:31 | More by wordemupg

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch 2
Pours a solid dark brown/black color with a huge bubbly mocha head that slowly recedes.
I can smell the fruity tartness as soon as I wrangle the bottle opener through the wax and pop the top. Tart cherries with a roasted coffee, chocolate and caramel background. Light oak and vanilla mixed with spirits. The flavor feels more stout like than the aroma lead me to believe. A solid sweet coffee caramel and chocolate with a hint of molasses and smoke. Up front I get a pleasant dark dried fruity/cherry tartness that at first seems to belong in a stout but the tartness builds towards the end of every sip. Light lactic bite and little to no hops to be found. Medium body with a moderate to high level of carbonation and a sweet tart almost syrupy mouthfeel. This is an interesting beer, it is certainly unique and I enjoyed it. I really like both of the base beers in this blend, but I question whether the sum is greater than the parts here.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2012 00:26:08 | More by johnnnniee

claaark13

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks for the unexpected hookup with a longtime want, Cory. Poured at cellar temp into a Bruery tulip.

A - Dark, murky brown with a creamy 1/4" tan head. Head retains its beauty well.

S - Lots of sour, funky cherries. Some soothing vanilla fights through, as well as mild cocoanut. The cherries seem to have a pineapple going along with them. I don't know how else to describe it. Slight amount of vinegar as well.

T - Oude Tart, then Black Tuesday. Sour cherries, leather, vinegar, sour bite, then some RIS flavors begin to show with notes of molasses and mild vanilla. The Oude Tart really takes this over. The Black Tuesday seems to add to a little bit of backbone flavor. Oak dryness comes out a little in the finish along with some green apples lingering in the distance.

M - Medium all around. Pretty good. BT definitely adds thickness here.

O - I'm not sure how it falls into one category or another though. It is more like an infected stout than anything else. I think that they put too much Oude Tart in here. My issues are that the Black Tuesday does mostly nothing but add a slight amount of aroma/flavor/mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 02:42:28 | More by claaark13

litheum94

California

3.98/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle.

Deep black with some brown. Thick tan head. Settles to a small but dense cover. Minimal lacing.

Smells exactly like a mix of BT and Oude Tart. Tart, citric sourness. Vanilla bean and dark chocolate. Some spicy chocolate when I inhale deeply.

Bright citrus tartness, biting and tart. The stout portion starts to come in, chocolaty and fruity, with cherry flavors.

Exactly what it is advertised as: a perfect blend of Oude Tart and Black Tuesday. Very tasty and unique.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2012 01:07:52 | More by litheum94

ehammond1

California

4.28/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle (2011)

The Bruery RS Initiation Party 2012

(Aged for 1 year)

A dark brown and cherry red with glowing red edges. Thin half-inch light tan head atop. This leaves dots of stick on the glass.

Acidic, aromatic sour. There's plenty of sweet fruit aromas, particularly cherries and grapes, along with a mellow woody aroma, and some mild chocolate.

A delicious sour with lots of cherry and wood character with a lingering dark chocolate note on the finish. Delightful.

Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

A fantastic blend. I sincerely wish I could drink this whenever I chose.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2012 17:25:55 | More by ehammond1

drewone

California

4.3/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

From a bottle at the 2012 reserve society initiation party.

Very dark, with a tinge of red. Subtle sour /sweet smell. Very nice taste - I like Melange 3 better but still pretty nice - I would say I enjoy both melange 1 and 3 better than straight BT. With this beer the sourness dominates a little more that the Black tuesday - cuts some of the sweetness. Warms up nice. In retrospect would have loved to do a side by side with Tarts of darkness. One of my favorite of the nights, the only beer I took any real notes on.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2012 04:30:52 | More by drewone

UCLABrewN84

California

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle pour at the Bruery Reserve Society initiation party at The Phoenix Club in Anaheim, CA.

Pours a murky dark brown with a tan head that settles to a film on top of the beer. No lacing is present on this one. Smell is quite sour, funky, and tart with some vinegar aromas and slight cocoa. Taste is sour, funky, and tart up front from the Oude Tart with a subtle cocoa flavor on the finish from the Black Tuesday. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer but the Oude Tart is the more dominant beer in this blend.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2012 23:29:33 | More by UCLABrewN84

Phelps

Arizona

4.23/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

2011 vintage, poured into a snifter.

Pours from the bottle a caramel-brown that unites in the glass into thick dark chocolate. The head, frothy and dense, gets to about two fingers in height, dips to one finger, then sets up camp for the night. Cocoa-colored, it’s as thick and soft-looking as a fleece blanket.

The aroma is intense, and I can pick it up from about three feet away. Toasted oak and chocolate syrup are the biggest contributors, but cherry, grape, balsamic, vanilla and a bit of toasted coconut are also noticeable. Pretty damn good.

And so is this. The Oude Tart seems to have taken over, as balsamic, cherry and vinous oak are much more potent. A bit of toasted coconut and the slightest hint of chocolate are noticeable. Roast settles in long after the swallow.

But the mouthfeel’s the most amazing aspect. I don’t know if I’ve ever encountered a softer, silkier body. A shade under medium, with soft, pinching carbonation, and nearly no noticeable alcohol content. Each sip feels like I’m drinking liquid satin.

As blends go, the flavor of Melange 1 is a little too far toward the sour side of its ingredients. But the Black Tuesday does a nice job of rounding out the sour’s rough edges, and it feels GLORIOUS.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 02:36:32 | More by Phelps

claspada

New Jersey

4.08/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Courtesy of JMRSN from a recent swap.
Pours a turbid and murky brown with a fair amount of red highlights and a big fluffy tan head that recedes quite rapidly.

Aromas begin with chocolate notes from Black Tuesday right away; a pleasant richness and sweetness that goes along nicely with some roasted malt flavors underneath. The Flemish sour notes emerge more as it warms and provide provides some mild cherry notes as well as a hint of tartness and acidity.

The tastes begin with thick roasty and chocolate flavors then soon after you are greeted by the cherry sourness. The chocolate and roast components don't seem to be quite as powerful as they were on the nose. As it warms they become more assertive but are pleasantly balanced with the cherry sourness. Not getting much or any bourbon or barrel notes except for a light oakiness in the finish.

The mouthfeel is medium to heavy bodied with a moderate level of carbonation. A fairly smooth and creamy feel on the tongue overall.

Overall this was a pleasure to enjoy and experience this beer. When this was first released I read that the Black Tuesday was quite dominant, but with over a year of age on this now, the sour aspects are just as strong, maybe even more dominant. I am not totally sold on this beer; while it was very tasty, I think both base beers are better on their own. Definitely worth a go if you are able to acquire or sample on draft but there is no need to jump over hoops to track it down. Recommended, but not one I ever NEED to have again.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2012 16:06:02 | More by claspada

craytonic

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Black Tuesday / Oude Tart Blend

Appearance: Pours black with a reddish tint, decent head, some lacing
Smell: Tart cherries, funk, vinegar. More Oude Tart than black tuesday
Taste: Again, must be mostly oude tart in the blend, and they are not particularly well intergrated. Cherries, oak, bourbon, vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, light carbonation
Overall: Not crazy about the blend, but I am not a big fan of either base beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2012 04:19:14 | More by craytonic

gory4d

New York

3.8/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep ruddy brown, high tan head. The smell is sour, lots of herbal and tannic notes. Taste is very sour to start, with a robust chocolaty character as it warms. It's moderately carbonated, thick in body. All in all a good Flemish ale, though not a great stout.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2011 05:15:12 | More by gory4d

BearsOnAcid

Massachusetts

1.98/5  rDev -52.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

Black pour with a nice khaki colored head.

Crazy acetic signature Bruery funk. It actually becomes offensive. Rotten cherries. Beneath it I can find some chocolate, roasted malts, caramel and alcohol.

Soy sauce…wait no…fish sauce maybe? Sweet malty chocolate, like a Whopper. Grotesquely sour rotten cherries and raspberry jam gone bad (if it can go bad this is what it would taste like). Vinegar. Alcohol well hidden with a quick finish. This was pretty bad. I can't believe the reviews it gets.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2011 18:21:36 | More by BearsOnAcid

Gfunk720

Connecticut

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Out of my Lost Abbey stemware. 750ml bottle.

A- Pretty much pitch black with a touch of reddish hue. A healthy tannish mocha head forms up. Tiny bubbles dance up the side of the glass endlessly.

S- Sour cherries and chocolate. Some serious oak and funkiness. Not as much bourbon or black tuesday as I expected.

T- Wow, this is amazing! An amazingly smooth but sour chocolatey cherry flavor. The Black Tuesday really just enhances the flavor of Oude Tart and gives it some more dimension. A little touch of oaky bourbon, but the sour cherry flavor is really the star.

M- Spot on. Perhaps a little fizzy, but the way this beer melds together is perfect. The stout softens the biting sour character and just makes it stupendous.

O- Overall this was a great beer. I had some aprehension when opening it, but it really worked. I'd love to see it with a touch more black tuesday as I think my only complaint is that it was a little too fizzy and sour.

-GFunk

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2011 18:25:29 | More by Gfunk720

phichifiji00

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes. Poured into tulip glass.

Appearance: Dark Brown with reddish hue. White head that quickly fades.

Smell: Sour cherries, vanilla, oak, funk.

Taste: Chocolate, oak, cherries, sour, vanilla.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth/Creamy.

Overall: Very drinkable. Good complexity. The 9.5% ABV was well hidden.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2011 21:36:28 | More by phichifiji00

DefenCorps

Oregon

2.08/5  rDev -49.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Bottle from the RS. A lot of my friends here seem to like this, but I found this rather awful, as did the other people I shared it with.

Dark brown with a brown head that hangs around a while, this beer looks decent. The nose is quite dominated by the Oude Tart. In fact, it's like Oude Tart Gone Wild. Seriously sour, acidic, acetic and vinegary, the bugs have gobbled up all the Black Tuesday character there is. The palate is sour, rather exceedingly so with a sharp vinegar sourness, chocolate, mild caramel and some oak. Very sharp, there's also some acetone. Medium-full in body with moderate carbonation, this is too sour for its own good. This is definitely atrocious, and split 7 ways, there was 12+ oz remaining, and at $25 a pop, an awful experience. Not recommended.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2011 05:10:02 | More by DefenCorps

Anaz

California

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured into a Duvel tulip.

A- Dark brown fading to cola color at the edges, fine head, minimal lacing.

S- Sharp, tart aroma, earthy, toasty oak, dark fruit aromas.

T- Initial tart shock with dark chocolate and sour cherries with a boozy rush, kind of like what a cherries jubilee should taste like, but never does. Cola and coffee flavors emerge after the initial onslaught, with spicy earthy flavor, aged vinegar tartness and tannic oakiness leave long, looong lingering finish like a shot of digestif sipping vinegar after an amazing dessert. This may be too tart or vinegary for some, but I find it just awesome. A beer that has a lot going on for a long time, but still is mouthwateringly delicious every sip.

M- Mildly carbonated and tart, with medium-light body and a a bit of tannin.

O- I love this beer and I am very thankful to have more of it. This is going to be a beer to celebrate with and drink slowly with my brothers. A beautiful blending of two beers that manages to have an character of its own.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2011 03:29:20 | More by Anaz

DaveJanssen

British Columbia (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 split three ways poured into red wine glasses. Reviewed 2 May 2011. Thanks top footstones for allowing me the opportunity to consume 1/3 of this bottle.

Ar: Strong sourness (not terribly pleasant), lightly waxy, tart, very sweet, sweet red grapes, overripe fruit, tropical fruit, vanilla, cherry, interesting fruit, better with warmth, mild pleasant barrel character

Ap: Creamy thick tan head, great retention, clear dark brown

T: Sour, dark fruit, Grapes, light acetic warmth, dark sweetness, stout hints, delicious dark berries, raisin aftertaste, mild belgian dark strong quality, sweet fruit, cherries, brown sugar, light chocolate character, good balance of black tuesday character, interesting tropical fruit, candy sweetness, light barrel character, dark driend fruit, acidic without any funkiness

M: Acetic warmth/burn at the end, medium body, slightly viscous, sweet, medium carbonation, warming alcohol

O: Taste is much better than the aroma, good fruit, unique, completely different than base beers, good but not an improvement on either beer, pleasant and interesting, much better as it warms up

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2011 21:07:59 | More by DaveJanssen

DovaliHops

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Another big thanks to my buddy Chad for opening another great (and rare) bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a reddish hue. It has an off-white head that lingers for some time. Scent is tart cherries with a profound vanilla aroma. Also a nice amount of chocolate cocoa in the nose. Taste is initially sweet chocolate with a lot of oak...sweeter than I was expecting. In the middle of the taste it gets quite sour, but just for a split second before the sour fades to sweet cherries. It finishes with delightful flavors of vanilla and oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied and VERY creamy. Drinkability is very high, as there is no trace of alcohol flavors. Overall, this beer is very unique and extremely delicious. Now I just need to get my hands on some Black Tuesday and Oude Tart.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2011 05:36:02 | More by DovaliHops

unitmonster

California

4.65/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at Bruery sometime near Xmas 2010, at Bruery RS party in January, and in bottle at Bruery 3rd anniversary party.

A - Dark looking stout that pours a good head. Has some reddish color from the Oude Tart.

S - Sour, yet chocolatey and stouty. Very confusing smell, but its delicious.

T - Wow! This is like tart of darkness on crack. Oude Tart flanders style taste up front with tart yet satisfying sour, then finishes off with some chocolate Black Tuesday.

M - Surprisingly light and carbonated for having BT in it.

O - One of my top 5 beers. Thank you Bruery!

Serving type: on-tap

08-16-2011 02:10:33 | More by unitmonster

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sampled April 2011
A soft pour into my Lost Abbey Teku glass produces a glass filling three-finger thick head and then procedes to grow another two-fingers in height above the glass; the head is a brown tinged, dark tan color. The beer is a dark, concentrated brown color that shows opaque, though a touch lighter brown in shade, when held up to the light. The aroma smells of toasted whole grain roasted malt, burnt fruit, a light tartness, some musty, perhaps even musky notes as well as a sort of floral sour fruit note (that is more unripe than ripe), perhaps it is plum (as it warms this plum note becomes even more noticeable), touches of cola, spicy clove character and dark cocoa notes. This beer smells more of the roasted, dark grain character than of the funkiness of a sour beer, but the two combine to form a pretty smooth smelling beer. The fruitiness seems to get wrapped up in an almost, ripe, cheese like note; definitely farmhouse though not overly funky and heavy on the muskiness

Soft and creamy textured, the beer is definitely fairly sour (though it is actually quite tame compared to the Santa Fe #5 I just had), but this mixes with a rich, cocao and dark maltiness that really smoothes things out quite a bit. I really can’t believe how malty this beer is; especially up front of each sip, it almost has a richness to it. The body is actually fairly light textured for how malty this beer can seem at times; it is lightened up considerably in the finish as the sour beer takes over by contributing a lactic tartness that combines with a light, burnt grain acidity as well as with a bright fruitiness that reminds me of plums. There is quite a bit of whole grain, brown bread toasty character in this beer, especially in the middle of each sip. The finish seems to focus on the sharper, roasted, darkly toasted, Stout like notes that even manage to add some roast grain bitterness to the finish. Lots of sour fruit notes are in this beer, it is more of a non-descript fruitiness, but if I had to describe it plum certainly seems the best descriptor, but perhaps also touches of oxidized cider, a hint of kiwi somehow as well as a fermented, yet still lightly sweet, raisin juice; this last is almost to the point of making this vinous, like a fruity oak-aged red wine, maybe even port like at times. Speaking of oak, there does seem to be a touch of structured woodiness to the finish that provides a touch of astringency, and now that I am thinking of it, there is a definite, oak-derived spiciness that provides some peppery heat in the lingering finish. Other spice notes of clove and allspice provide some turpene structure to the woody pepper notes. A really soft, subtle note suggest at some plasticizers, though this is barely perceptible.

This is an interesting mix of dark chocolate, malted grain character, somehow piquant but subdued tartness, and ripe fruitiness. I wasn’t quite to sure what to think of a mix of Imperial Stout and Flander’s type sour and I still don’t; I am enjoying it though, even though the right side of my brain keeps on thinking that these flavors I am getting can’t quite possibly work together, but my left side says that they do. This beer is a fascinating experience; I almost want to describe it as sloppy genius, the individual components certainly don’t work together, but somehow as a whole they do. This could have been a complete train-wreck, but in the end it isn’t remotely.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2011 22:48:07 | More by Gueuzedude

JoEBoBpr

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a tulip glass from a 750ml.

A - Pours a murky dark brown mahogany color with a nice 3/4 in head that is dense and a slight light tan color. Very nice looking.

S - Aroma starts off tart like a Flanders Brown Ale. There is some caramel and brown sugar on the back end with some slight chocolate syrup sweetness as well. Very nice nose. Quite tart and vinegary. As it warms more chocolate and sweetness can be noticed. Initially maybe a intimidating mix of flavors but in the nose they are pulled off quite well.

T & M - Starts off tart as expected and quite similar to the nose. Dark cheery tartness with some nice slightly balsamic notes to it. Very tart and intense but this is slightly tempered by the rich and malty body of the Black Tuesday portion. There is some caramel and chocolate on the back end that is as intense as the tartness but tempers the same. The beer as a whole is quite intense but good. Definitely a sipper. The alcohol is higher but note really too noticeable. Mouthfeel is medium-heavy with crisp and intense carbonation that is palette cleansing. Very nice

O - Definitely a unique beer. Who would've thought blending a Sour and a Stout. I guess thats the direction we are headed in. Definitely a good brew that has some intense and interesting flavor combos.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2011 01:06:05 | More by JoEBoBpr

KevSal

California

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Shared with the GF in celebration of receiving my diploma. was originally gonna crack a Kate, but shes coming up later this week! this might turn into a celebration big beer week.

thanks to t0rin0 for the proxy, thanks Bobby

love the label! 750 poured into bruery snifters

A- Looks real good. dark red hue with a finger of beige head. it appears theres a lot more oude tart in this guy than black tuesday.

s- mmm, if you like oude tart you'll love the way this one smells.tart up front with the bourbon and chocolate notes on the back end.bourbon and stout come through much more as it warms

t- very much like the nose, tart upfront and the bourbon and chocolate in the rear, very good mesh of flavors. i love both beers and they actually taste great together. bt comes through a bit more as it warms, yum

m- more on the thinner oude tart side than thicker black tuesday, but still pretty thick carbonation is real good. coats the tongue.

o- Fantastic beer! glad i finally got to try it. i probably should have saved it as i imagine ill try it some point in the future down at the bruery. however i did miss this guy at the rs initiation celebration and the gf loves oude tart. perfect to celebrate. still though i think i would have enjoyed a bit more stout and a bit less bruin

if you like these 2 beers definitely seek this one out.

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2011 04:29:16 | More by KevSal

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had at the huge whale-ish tasting at Chris's. Also thanks to portia99 for this one.

Big fluffy head with nice lacing, very dark murky brown with no light.

Nose is an interesting blend of roasty porter malts, crystal creamy malts, milk chocolate, vanilla, caramel, all that blended with some tart sour malts and light fruits, biscuity and just a hint of baker's chocolate.

taste starts with dark malts again, milk chocolate, caramel, vanilla, roasty creamy porter, luscious, light cognac and whicky flavored barrel taste, bit of booze, then some light sour tart malts again with a little fruit, bit of dark chocolate and chewy malts, then some sour light acidity, and finally some roasted charred malts. Finishes with light tart fruits, breaddy malts, chocolate, roast, a big long mouth coating, whisky really coming through, and fairly sweet.

Mouth is fairly heavier bodied, decent carbonation.

Overall interesting, lots of great malt flavors blended fairly well, lots of dark malts roast and chocolate with a little sour tart fruit mixed in there.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2011 21:16:05 | More by jlindros

cosmicevan

New York

4.68/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Note's from Captain Lawrence Rosso Batch 3 release / tasting:

Bruery mélange 1 – last pour of the bottle and holding up next to the first pour of the bottle is night and day, totally different colors. Mine is yeasty and thick looking, whereas the first pour is dark and gorgeous. so thick, you can see the sediment floating around. Smell is really nice sweet tart smell, smells really good. Sweet tarts but balanced so that your mouth waters for a taste. Taste is to die for. simple…very solid sour. Been drinking a lot of sours today, but this is a nice highlight. Mouth is smooth as day is long. there is no puckering on this sour which is really nice, but there is still a very strong sour flavor solid tasting brew, it is fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2011 03:57:28 | More by cosmicevan

SpeedwayJim

New York

2.85/5  rDev -31.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Scalene for this one. By way of light whale BIF 2. Shared with capra12 and schen9303. Reviewed from notes.

Melange 1 looks pretty standard for a strong ale. Low carbonation, little head, with patchy and near no lace but nice legs. Nice dark color with a reddish tint though.

Nose is acetone, vinegar, citrus, and chocolate. I can't get much else from this one as the acetone is very off-putting and covers all the other flavors. Its aromatic, which is good, but the aroma itself isn't the greatest.

Beer is tart citrus, vinegar, chocolare, and ascetic red fruit. Taste almost completely Oude Tart like but with an infusion of roasted malt and chocolate that oddly, doesn't add much to the flavors but instead, enhances the vingary aspects of the beer. Not a successful blend in my opinion.

Beer is medium bodied and oily and silky in the mouth and goes down filmy and smooth with a messy finish and an aftertaste that lingers. Not as heavy as most other Strong Ales I've had but still pretty good.

This is another confused beer. Surprisingly, the Oude Tart flavors almost completely take over the robust Black Tuesday ones. I'm not a huge fan of sour dark beers and this doesn't chance my mind one bit. Too much sour and not enough stout in this one. I'm glad to have had this but not nearly worth the trouble.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2011 13:58:12 | More by SpeedwayJim