BT or Melange 3

Depends on how much you like/tolerate heat. BT is pretty hot, M3 not nearly as much.

 

That's significantly less likely to happen with M3.

 

Open the Melange 3.

 

Just had a 2012 M3 this past Saturday and a 2012 BT a couple of months ago. I'd go for the M3. The heat in the BT wasn't unbearable, especially in light it's 19.2%, there's just less in the M3 right now.

 

Melange 3 is magic, BT is very good but overrated.

 

I just had it last night and it's really, really hot. I usually say not to age things if you hadn't had them, but if you don't like heat in your beer (which I don't know if you do, maybe you do) then you'll want to wait a while. No idea when it'll start chilling out, the fact that it's a different ABV each year makes it hard to say.

 

In that case I'd sit on it for a while. Previous years have held up quite well over time, no need to rush it.

The good news is that Melange 3 drinks superbly right out the gate, it's my #2 beer by them (after Chocolate Rain).

 

If I had to drink one now, I'd go with Melange, but I personally find both benefit with time on them. I think Melange is pretty good fresh, but last time I had it it was with 12-15 months on it and I thought it was fanastic.

Both are strong (and great) beers so I'm sure you'll be happy either way, but if you can hold off until the fall/winter I think they'll both be much better.

 

I'd go with the Black Tuesday. I've had both aged and Black Tuesday gets very, very sweet. It's already pretty sweet, but IMO it gets a little unbearable. Melange #3 is good fresh and aged, so I'd let that one sit.

 

give BT a year. mellows out a lot and not all that sweet.
3 is excellent off the bat

 

Agree with this one - I opened a 2011 this past Christmas and it significantly smoothed out. Melange #3 I've had fresh a few times and really enjoyed, although I still have one I'm aging to still how it does.