Black Agnes
(has 16 batches)
Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
8.56
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Our sweet black currant mead, Black Agnes, is named after one boisterous Scottish wench who successfully defended the Scottish Castle of Dunbar during a five-month siege by William Montague, the Earl of Salisbury. While relatively unknown in the United States, black currants have been grown in the British Isles for more than five hundred years, and used by herbalists since the Middle Ages. Sharply tart and acidic, the potent flavors of the fruit are perfectly balanced by the sweetness of premium honey to create a particularly unique, memorable and delicious mead.
Batch # - Release Date
#01- 03-08-2014
#02 - 08-02-2014
#03 - 04-15-2015
#04 - 01-30-2016
#05 - 06-01-2016
#06 - 08-06-2016
#07 - 07-26-2017
#08 - 10-21-2017
#09 - 01-17-2019
#10 - 10-31-2019
Batch # - Release Date
#01- 03-08-2014
#02 - 08-02-2014
#03 - 04-15-2015
#04 - 01-30-2016
#05 - 06-01-2016
#06 - 08-06-2016
#07 - 07-26-2017
#08 - 10-21-2017
#09 - 01-17-2019
#10 - 10-31-2019
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9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
TST/TWAT. Bottle [Batch #10] shared at svartvit’s. Massive thanks to kermis for the trade. Dense deep burgundy. No head. Huuuge black currant. Sweet dark honey. So much fruit, so rich. Light spices, rosemary. Massive sweet, light nutty bitter. Full body, no carbonation, silky supple. So densely fruity it’s insane. Full fruity, whatever is not fruity is beautifully filled in by delicious sweet floral dark honey. Amazing. Bitch don't kill my vibe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2017
at 16:39
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at The Sweetest Tasting. Very dark purple with no head. Massive blackberries and black currant, light flowers, some sugar and honey, red grapes. Very sweet and some fruity sourness. Full bodied, no carbonation. This is really good, even for a Schramms mead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2017
at 16:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L’s place. Thanks Scott. Lovely reddish purple-black. Amazing aroma full of juicy berries and honey. Jammy flavor, sweet and tart, with honey, and tons of berries. Rounded mouthfeel, silky. Amazing stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 11:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Batch 4 bottle, shared by ygtbsm94 on 10/8/16, thanks Brad!
Dark, violet-chartreuse body shows good clarity and high viscosity.
Very tart, tannic and piquant in the nose, showing strong currant that probably outdoes the sweentess in the mead. Very authentic fruit character as always from these guys, with earth, spice and strong honey-vanilla backing it. Great strength of aroma and low alcohol while exceptionally clean.
Very, very tart and tannic in the mouth, the soft, sugar-laden texture certainly comforts the palate, but I’m less in love with the hard, nearly astringent acidity from the fruit here as opposed to most other, softer fruits. Of course, black currants are a very tart, astringent, acidic fruit and I like that it’s presented here, as is. Clean, low alcohol and wonderful, lush fruit flavors and sugars abound. Hard to imagine these guys making a bad mead.
Batch 10 bottle, drunk 9/20/17.
Bright piquant currant, with tons of spicebox, various vinous notes and light crayon-like waxines. No booze, not sugary and quite nicely balanced by the acidity and tannin. Quite mellow and syrupy through the front ending more mellow as a good balance is achieved.
Dark, violet-chartreuse body shows good clarity and high viscosity.
Very tart, tannic and piquant in the nose, showing strong currant that probably outdoes the sweentess in the mead. Very authentic fruit character as always from these guys, with earth, spice and strong honey-vanilla backing it. Great strength of aroma and low alcohol while exceptionally clean.
Very, very tart and tannic in the mouth, the soft, sugar-laden texture certainly comforts the palate, but I’m less in love with the hard, nearly astringent acidity from the fruit here as opposed to most other, softer fruits. Of course, black currants are a very tart, astringent, acidic fruit and I like that it’s presented here, as is. Clean, low alcohol and wonderful, lush fruit flavors and sugars abound. Hard to imagine these guys making a bad mead.
Batch 10 bottle, drunk 9/20/17.
Bright piquant currant, with tons of spicebox, various vinous notes and light crayon-like waxines. No booze, not sugary and quite nicely balanced by the acidity and tannin. Quite mellow and syrupy through the front ending more mellow as a good balance is achieved.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2016
at 12:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sampled from the bottle. Pours a clear dark purple with a pink head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a dry honey bite but is mainly dry and tart black currant/blackberry. Flavor has blackberry and black current that are both tart and sweet with a touch of honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2016
at 20:30
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Non Beer Trip Beer Trip Rating #77. Sampled at the meadery, 3/12/16. Dark red, strong legs. Aroma of dark, rich currants, honey, raisin. The taste is tart currant and cherries, honey, vanilla, citrus. Medium bodied, rich, lingering tartness. Amazing.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 20:24