November Bruery Releases.

Yeah, I'm sure this is the situation. I'm curious to try M3 before I by it as a result. Won't be purchasing any bottles until I see if there's any tartness.

 

Grey Monday is the best varient of the three bottled, imo. They must dump a ton of hazelnuts into BT to get the flavor they do in there.

 

I wonder if the GM wax is scented again this year...

 

Had a few bottles of M3 2012 recently and there is definite tartness, but it is nicely balanced. I am mostly concerned about "ale with natural flavors..." do you think they just added vanilla flavor? Did the old bottles say that?

 

I don't think GM is better than BT. In fact, I thought the 2011 BT was better than both GM and the Mocha BT cask at the initiation party this year.

Hell, there are days where I prefer M3 to BT. Especially with some age on it.

F me, right?

 

I just checked in on this... There is no Vanilla or any other unusual 'natural flavor' added to this beer. I was told that the TTB asked us to put that on the label before they would approve the label. Typically this statement is required for any beer containing any ingredients outside of the traditional things that make up beer. To the best of my knowledge (and everyone else that I asked )Melange #3 contains no ingredients that would normally require this statement.

This page very briefly explains some of the requirements for label approval if you're curious.

 

Natural flavors is a becoming a pretty common labeling requirement for beers. If you're concerned about it, don't buy it. That means more M3 for the rest of us.

Mattolesh beat me to it...read above.

 

TTB works in mysterious ways. I am curious why BT can just be called a Imperial stout. Perhaps it is because M3 lacks a more traditional beer style and the adjuncts are understood in BT are natural flavors in M3.

If you couldn't tell I am not a fan of many beers with actual natural flavors added.

 

What would you consider a "natural flavor?"

 

this is an example of something that I did not enjoy.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/137/345

Others include the watermellon one by 21st and some smaller breweries that use flavor. I am unable to get behind using flavor instead of fruit or at least the canned stuff that is pulverized fruit.

 

Had a couple draft pours of the new Grey Monday at Woodshop. It was awesome...way better than last year! Definitely can taste the hazelnuts. It was surprisingly drinkable compared to newer batches of BT and CR that IMO are too "hot" when they are fresh.

 

I would assume molasses for the Black Tuesday would be the trigger for the "natural flavors" tag, but not sure if it is on the Black Tuesday label...don't have one in my work cube

*edit* Let me Google that for me.....no "natural flavors" on the Black Tuesday labels according to google image