Borg Brugghús Galar Nr. 29

Galar Nr. 29

 

Borg Brugghús in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland 🇮🇸

  Mead Regular
Score
6.19
ABV: 8.8% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Galar is Borg’s second mead. Carbonated and clear-brewed with fruit honey imported from Spain. Unseasoned, but a sophisticated palate may detect an aroma of mint and vanilla. Sweet, yet dry.

Galar is named after a dwarf in Norse mythology who along with Fjalar killed Kvasir, drained him of his blood and mixed it with honey to make the Mead of Poetry that was said to imbue the drinker with the gift of poetry and wisdom.
 

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7.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

A light yellow mead with a bit of head. The aroma has notes of honey and flowers. The flavor is sweet with notes of spices, flowers, and honey, leading to a sweet finish.

Tried on 13 Aug 2017 at 16:00


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Lukt: Sterk duft av kamfer.
Utseende: Lys, nesten som vann.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Smak: Kamfer og en anelse honning.
Hvor: Nydt@Tastinkveld hos Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@8,8%, Når@14.08.2015

Tried on 16 Aug 2015 at 05:17


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Tasting at Matt’s
Pale color, hazy, with sparse head. Strong aroma of common honey, flowery, almost medicinal. Dry, some flowers and honey, some yeast, some herbs (rosemary).
When it tastes so much like raw cheap honey it’s not mead. Poorly executed not totally offensive.

Tried on 11 May 2015 at 13:51


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

330mL bottle, pours a hazy yellow with a small white head. Nose brings out cheap watery honey -- uh oh, this doesn't smell good. Flavour is rather vile to be honest. This isn't a mead at all, really; just a cheap artificial honey-flavoured alcopop of some sort. Rather gross.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2015 at 00:32


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at the Charlottesville Tasting shared by Travlr, thanks! Clear pale yellow almost a clear water color, off-white head. Aromas of light honey and floral. Tastes of light honey, dishwater, soap. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2015 at 20:21


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared by Travlr at the CVille Foxy Knoxy tasting. Clear very pale yellow. Aroma of sweet honey, hay, straw, glue. The taste is sweet honey, hay, straw, citrus, berries. Full bodied, boozy.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2015 at 00:21


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Babyfood banana custard aroma. Clear pale yellow, sparkling. Tapioca and lemon. Light spritzy body. Weird and probably not something I would seek out.

Tried from Draft on 28 Mar 2015 at 17:58


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Kaldi. Very pale yellow color, thin white head, champagne bubbles. Very perfumy peppermint aroma. Taste has herbal mint, rosemary, thyme. Sweet start, dry finish. Very tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2015 at 08:57