Melange No. 3 - The Bruery

davey101

Connecticut

4.65/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

2011, Batch 2, 15% ABV, 750ml into a tulip glass. Huge thanks to Rempo!

A - Pours a murky dark brown body with a red tinge when held up to the light. Initial pour yields a nice one finger light tan head with large bubbles. Settles down quickly to a thick edging. Decent amount of lacing for this amount of abv. Sticky alcoholic legs that last forever.

S - Big in every way. Molasses, dark caramelized fruit, bitter chocolate, leather, and huge bourbon notes of vanilla and oak. Sweet and spicy with some robust and savory notes. This beer is just all over the place, a complete diabetic complexity. Its smells so damn tasty though. I've had Cuir, and its very reminiscent of that but with more depth and a touch of stout notes. It does smell primarily like an old ale though.

T - The taste is also massive. Super syrupy malt sweetness. Caramelized dark fruit, molasses, toffee, maple, and smokey leather. Like the nose, this leans toward the anniversary beer more so than the Black Tuesday and White Oak. Bourbon barrel notes of oak and vanilla on the finish along with a huge yet pleasant alcohol burn. I get the slightest hint of chocolate and coffee on the end as well, but its all about the fruit here.

M - Thick, coating, chewy and syrupy. Medium level of carbonation. Huge booze warmth, but the thickness is really what holds back the drinkability. 15% is very well integrated though.

O - A huge beer of massive complexity. I've only had Cuir on its own and I do detect a lot of those flavors. I was hoping for some more action from the Back Tuesday or the White Oak Sap. Its still an amazing beer and accomplishment though. The Bruery can work wonders with insanely high gravity thick brews. It lived up to my expectations for sure.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2012 02:26:08 | More by davey101

fehrminator

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

06-19-2013 01:05:54 | More by fehrminator

thegoon55

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

06-17-2013 21:34:20 | More by thegoon55

Resuin

Massachusetts

4.46/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a teku glass. This is a 2012 version.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown with a reddish hue and leaves about a finger of off-white, light tan head.

Smell: Bourbon, hint of cherry, plum, vanilla, raisins, figs, cocoa. Solid aroma.

Taste: Matches the nose nicely: bourbon, vanilla, plums, oak, cherries, molasses. Plenty of alcohol present. Very sweet.

Mouth-feel: Medium to low carbonation (solid for this beer) with a medium, creamy body (a bit syrupy).

Overall: A solid BIG brew. Very, very sweet but this one has some nice flavors: the vanilla, oak and dark fruits play together nicely. Perhaps a tad hot, but tasty nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 23:25:13 | More by Resuin

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

4.21/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

2011 Vintage poured in to Bruery tulip.

A - Poured dark brown and settled black with a thin layer of cream coloured head that immediately disappeared.

S - Big barrel notes come through first - bourbon, charred oak and vanilla. Chocolate fudge and dark caramel are also present from the base beers.

T - Sweet bourbon, charred oak and vanilla dominate as the barrel notes come to the forefront. Chocolate fudge, dark caramel and molasses flavours come through as well as lighter dark fruit flavours. The Black Tuesday seems to dominate this a little too much.

M - Medium body. Almost no carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 15:21:28 | More by TheSevenDuffs

ACB

California

4/5  rDev -9.9%

06-14-2013 22:02:23 | More by ACB

zestar

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-14-2013 08:10:17 | More by zestar

Sisky

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-12-2013 04:17:34 | More by Sisky

sarge27

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-11-2013 05:01:46 | More by sarge27

will1256

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +7%

06-10-2013 18:39:24 | More by will1256

SadMachine

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-10-2013 15:52:57 | More by SadMachine

Honus1

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +7%

06-10-2013 13:01:40 | More by Honus1

tinypyramids

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7%

06-10-2013 02:47:27 | More by tinypyramids

jarrgal

North Dakota

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-10-2013 01:54:57 | More by jarrgal

POTABLE83

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

06-09-2013 21:49:20 | More by POTABLE83

bauermj

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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Dope

Massachusetts

4.39/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: Pours a murky dark reddish-brown. Medium sized fizzy light brown head. Head fades quickly with essentially zero lacing. Decent retention.

S: Big, huge, enormous and bold caramel notes. Strong bourbon and caramel malt both. Sweet, sweet, sweet and boozy. Strong oak with touches of vanilla. Dark fruits meld in nicely, a little cherry and a lot of raisin. Wonderful strong aroma.

T: Huge bourbon notes with sweet, sweet caramel and loaded with molasses. Unbelievably sweet, to the point of cloying for sure. Heavy raisins mixes in with the caramel and molasses. Just a smidgeon of chocolate fudge, primarily in the middle and getting a little more bitter into the finish. Pure boozy bourbon and oaky vanilla in the lingering aftertaste. This is one huge, boozy and sweet beer. Make no mistake.

M: Heavy, thick, viscous, over the top sweet and cloying.

O: This is one serious beer. Reminds me a lot of regular black tuesday but with less roasted malt. Huge sweet notes from the bourbon and from the heavy malts of all the blends. One of the biggest, nastiest black and tans I've ever laid eyes on. Given the blend, more like a black and ...dark brown. And dark brown. This one is a sipper, given the sweetness, the heaviness and the ABV. Packaging this in a 750ml seems ludicrous to me, but I will do my best to soldier through it.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 02:44:21 | More by Dope

Ant4711

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-08-2013 02:07:20 | More by Ant4711

smitty5245

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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HoppyLuckyGoGo

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

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cgentzkow

California

4/5  rDev -9.9%

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blkcld

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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Beerdy

Heard & McDonald Islands

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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imfrommichigan

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +7%

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Dirtinabottle

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-03-2013 07:27:37 | More by Dirtinabottle