Red Agnes
Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Rotating|
Score
8.38
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Schramm’s Red Agnes is more finely balanced and perceivably less sweet than her Scottish cousin, Black Agnes. Red currants provide deep floral aromatics, a fruitier initial impression, more focused acidity, and a stunning cardinal hue. Lighter and more quaffable than Black Agnes, this mead is dangerously drinkable with a delicately balanced acidity which allows the honey and fruit to sing in harmony together.
Batch #01
Release Date: 05-07-2016
Batch #02
Release Date: 10-15-2016
Batch #03
Release Date: 08-04-2018
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A light burgundy red mead with aroma of sweet raspberry jam, grapes, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity raspberry jam with light acidity, alcohol warmth, light cork character, very nice and complex. Bottle at meadery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2018
at 20:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Batch 1 bottle shared by Brian on 12/9/17.
Clear red raspberry-strawberry maroon color.
Strawberry-raspberry and light bubble gum, kinda on the boozy side, which is unusual for Schramm's. Definitely some sugar depth in the nose, as well, which creates some balance with the moderate acidity.
Strong notes of strawberry and moderately acidic raspberry mix with very warming alcohol and rich honey. Piquant acidity creates balance but it's a bit waxy, peppery and just all-around not very polished or cohesive. Sweet, of course. Perhaps it's just not a great candidate for aging? That seems very unlikely but whatever the case, this wasn't up to Schramm's usual high standards, IMHO.
Clear red raspberry-strawberry maroon color.
Strawberry-raspberry and light bubble gum, kinda on the boozy side, which is unusual for Schramm's. Definitely some sugar depth in the nose, as well, which creates some balance with the moderate acidity.
Strong notes of strawberry and moderately acidic raspberry mix with very warming alcohol and rich honey. Piquant acidity creates balance but it's a bit waxy, peppery and just all-around not very polished or cohesive. Sweet, of course. Perhaps it's just not a great candidate for aging? That seems very unlikely but whatever the case, this wasn't up to Schramm's usual high standards, IMHO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2018
at 18:29
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a pink with bubble head. Aroma is huge currant. Taste is sweet honey with edgy currant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2018
at 03:34
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle, thanks to Willrunforbeer. Bright red appearance, no head. Aroma is awesome! Lasting red current, honey, and subtle red berries. Rich and lushly exquisite layers of depth. Bitching!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2017
at 19:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer nice vibrant ruby color with nice lacing and no head. Aroma is fruit honey nice floral notes. Taste is luscious and delicious ripe berry honey blended perfectly. Wow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2017
at 18:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Refrigerated 375 ml clear bottle from FlandersNed into a glass. Clear red, sweet rich red currant aroma, syrupy texture, and medium body. Taste is rich sweet red currants.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2017
at 18:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle tanks to my mom! Pours a deep red with a purple hue and a pinkish head that starts and remains at the edges. Aroma is full of dry honey with a hint of red currant. Flavor has an amazing red currant note that is sweet with a slight tartness with a dry honey note supporting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2017
at 09:11
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Batch 1 bottle shared by Biggsbowler. Tiny hazy red pour leaving some nice looking legs on the glass with a swirl. Intense fruity & nutty nose with floral honey, red currant, walnuts, lemon juice, minerals & a light alcohol burn. Sweet, sour, fruity, floral & nutty taste. Round, viscous, oily & tart mouthfeel. Intense & with a very cool nutty dimension to it. Love it!Batch 2 bottle shared by Hackobock. rounder & more mellow than batch 1. Still some walnuts but that character is definitely lighter in batch 2 & is more reminiscent of currant pits. Not quite as cool as batch 1 but still an amazing mead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2017
at 02:40
8/10
Not as heavy on the walnut character as batch 1 but definitely heavier in the pure red currant goodness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2017
at 23:31
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Thanks Brad for sharing the bottle! Poured into a taster showing translucent cherry red. The nose shows light honey. The palate is full bodied. Extremely currant forward. Moderately sweet with the same intense alcoholic spiciness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2017
at 17:44