Blackberry Sec
Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Special|
Score
7.39
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Our Blackberry Sec mead is vinous, dry, and earthy with potent blackberry aromatics. Like many great wines but unlike most meads, our Blackberry Sec has undergone a malolactic fermentation to soften the acidity in balance with the lowered residual sugar content. The result is a uniquely dry yet fruit focused melomel. This dry mead pairs exceptionally well with duck or a steak cooked rare.
Batch #01
Release Date: 03-08-2014
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bouteille 375ml, batch#1, via trade, thanks Kyle. Couleur acajou, col huileux Arôme est excellent sur les saveurs de miel et de mûres. Au niveau de la mûre ressort de fines effluves de baies-ronce et de verger-buissons fruitiers. Rétro sur un bouquet mielleux avec aussi un rappel terreux de pieds d'arbustes fruitiers voire de vigne. La mûre reste bien présente. Palais est super sec avec un fini mûre qui ressort bien en toute fin de bouche de fait ouvrant le palais au caractère un peu aigre du fruit. Le tout s'accompagne très bien avec la douceur du miel. In fine, l'effet acidité du fruit est bien diminuée sans pour cela disparaître. Légèrement grinçant aux dents sur un côté un peu vineux en arrière-bouche et une sécheresse mise en avant.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2018
at 11:42
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Schramm's Blackberry Sec (by Schramm's Mead):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
2/IX/18 - 375ml bottle @ Tim's BBQ Tasting - BB: n/a (2018-1216) Thanks Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear deep ruby red mead, lots of debris in the glass. Aroma: lots of honey, fruity, berries, sugary, alcohol is noticeable in the nose. MF: medium body with quite an alcohol sting to it. Taste: pretty sourish start, lots and lots of blackberries, little bitter, dry, tannins, fruity. Aftertaste: acidic, bit oxidized, honey, lots of alcohol, bit fruity, pretty dry finish, some tannins, alcohol burn, bit lemony, more of them blackberries. Very enjoyable.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
2/IX/18 - 375ml bottle @ Tim's BBQ Tasting - BB: n/a (2018-1216) Thanks Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear deep ruby red mead, lots of debris in the glass. Aroma: lots of honey, fruity, berries, sugary, alcohol is noticeable in the nose. MF: medium body with quite an alcohol sting to it. Taste: pretty sourish start, lots and lots of blackberries, little bitter, dry, tannins, fruity. Aftertaste: acidic, bit oxidized, honey, lots of alcohol, bit fruity, pretty dry finish, some tannins, alcohol burn, bit lemony, more of them blackberries. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2018
at 20:08
8/10
Tried
on 28 May 2017
at 15:55
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Colin. Pours a dark purple with no head. The aroma is honey, berry, oak, grape. Thick body, jammy, berry, honey, nice booze, really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2016
at 15:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample during the 10th Annual Day Before Labor Day Party on 09/06/2015. This Mead is a deep ruby-purple color with a minimal head and sticky legs on the glass. Aroma of honey and berries. Full-bodied with a vinous character flavors of blackberry and herbal honey. The finish is fruity with a lingering blackberry aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2015
at 22:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared by jackl, 4/10/15. Clear dark ruby. Aroma of dark intense raspberries, raisin, honey. The taste is tart raspberry, chocolate, honey. Medium bodied, still, boozy, a little harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2015
at 21:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Acquired through a trade last month. Split 3 ways with Tommy and Heather. 375ML, $35.99 in tasters at room temperature.
A - Really pretty dark purple, vinous almost pinot noir color. Actually, a small 1 finger fizzy head formed on the pour.
S - I do get a really solid boozy aroma on this one. Sweet clover honey and a definite blackberry nose with just a little bit of pear and concord grape jelly.
T - Well, this is incredibly dry. OMG. Like it pulls all of the liquid out of your mouth, leaves an almost oak barrel dry merlot grape skin taste. Blackberry up front but oh boy that finish is so dry and really difficult to get through the pour.
M - Thin, very dry,
O - Yeah, so for the price. Regular Blackberry is way better. This is $15 USD more I think than Blackberry but it’s not a bottle I’d buy again.
A - Really pretty dark purple, vinous almost pinot noir color. Actually, a small 1 finger fizzy head formed on the pour.
S - I do get a really solid boozy aroma on this one. Sweet clover honey and a definite blackberry nose with just a little bit of pear and concord grape jelly.
T - Well, this is incredibly dry. OMG. Like it pulls all of the liquid out of your mouth, leaves an almost oak barrel dry merlot grape skin taste. Blackberry up front but oh boy that finish is so dry and really difficult to get through the pour.
M - Thin, very dry,
O - Yeah, so for the price. Regular Blackberry is way better. This is $15 USD more I think than Blackberry but it’s not a bottle I’d buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 21:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy deep purple with no head whatsoever. Aroma has some acid with a good amount of dry blackberry and a just a hint of dry honey underlying. Flavor has tons of dry blackberry, red wine like with a growing dryness through the finish, a growing acid note and a hint of honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 12:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Sweet honey, dark fruit, tannin and some vinous notes. Deep purple. Dry red tannic grape, green pepper and a very dry finish. Very wine like in flavor. Different and fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 13:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 375 ml at Sweet & Sour, Sätila, 2014-08-30. Thanks to _angst_!Batch #01.Clear very dark red (ruby) color, no head. berry, alcohol scent. Red wine, black currants, tart taste. Tart aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, tart tannic finish.Was about to give it an 8 for taste, but tipped over to a 7 after all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2014
at 04:09