Black Agnes
Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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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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9/10
Not the jammiest batch but still classic crushed black currant vibes
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2022
at 22:06
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 14:34
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Batch 4 bottle shared at Your Old Droog Cellar Blast. Pours a deep ruby to purple with nice legs. Deep notes of blackcurrant, raspberry and blackberry on the nose. Palate is simlar with loads of blackcurrant and dried honey. Smooth and rich, full-bodied experience on the palate. Just lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2022
at 05:05
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 750 ml shared with Max, Miro B and Zec at my 10k tasting. Deep purple, almost black. No head. Intensive red and dark berries, honey, sweet, tad tart, juicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2021
at 08:15
9/10
Jammiest black agnes ever? Also high acidity but it's cool cause I love the straight currant jam in this. Syrupy thickness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2021
at 23:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at BD Merchants City. Pours dark Ruby red with no head. Aroma is jammy red fruit, oak, tart red wine grape, honey, earthy notes. Taste is a real boozy hit, jammy red fruit, sweetness from honey takes off the boozy burn. Lovely sharp dry Berry fruit finish. Best mead I've tried.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2021
at 14:45
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Keg at brewdog merchant city. Pours deep ruby purple, nose is blackcurrant, honey, lemon, taste is incredibly juicy blackcurrant, honey, sweet, delicious.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2021
at 10:34
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
23/V/21 - 37.5cl bottle @ De Gebrande Winning (St. Truiden), BB: n/a, no mention of batch either. I have no clue how people determine which batch they’ve had... (2021-426) Thanks to ElManana for sharing today’s beers!
Clear dark purple to deep ruby mead, very adhesive, leaving some tears in the glass. Aroma: lots of black currants, berries, some blueberries, nice stuff! MF: medium to full body. Taste: sourish, lots of berries, lovely, some jam, more acidic as well, red currants, alcohol. Aftertaste: lovely, alcohol, nice sweet/sour balance, lots of black currants.
Clear dark purple to deep ruby mead, very adhesive, leaving some tears in the glass. Aroma: lots of black currants, berries, some blueberries, nice stuff! MF: medium to full body. Taste: sourish, lots of berries, lovely, some jam, more acidic as well, red currants, alcohol. Aftertaste: lovely, alcohol, nice sweet/sour balance, lots of black currants.
Tried
from Bottle
at
De Gebrande Winning
on 23 May 2021
at 12:30
9.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 10
Mmmmmore of this yummmmyness. Deep purple, without smoke. Big smell of blackcurrant jelly. Soft, smooth, velvety mouthfeel with just a hint of tartness at the tip of your tongue. Taste is a ridiculous richness of honey and currants. Amazing balance.
16/6/22: Very dark purple. Intense jammy smell of blackcurrants, so much fruit. Smooth, sticky, thick, rich. Taste is just as intense as the smell, if not more. Crazy amount of fruit. Sweet yet tart enough to counter it. Great balance, and so delicious. Stunning.
16/6/22: Very dark purple. Intense jammy smell of blackcurrants, so much fruit. Smooth, sticky, thick, rich. Taste is just as intense as the smell, if not more. Crazy amount of fruit. Sweet yet tart enough to counter it. Great balance, and so delicious. Stunning.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2021
at 22:00
9.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 10
Very dark purple, near black. Great viscosity, of course. Smell is straight blackcurrant concentrate, with a hint of honey. Taste is typical Schramms super rich jammyness with Suezloads of fruit. Blackcurrant in its purest, with just enough honey. Great. Maybe not my favorite fruit, but 5 because it's just the most intense fruityness I've had from them so far. Perfect tart-sweet balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2021
at 22:00