Schramm's Mead Black Agnes

Black Agnes

 

Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Mead - Melomel Rotating
Score
8.56
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 123
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
 

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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
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

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
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
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
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.

Tried from Bottle at De Gebrande Winning on 23 May 2021 at 12:30


9.9
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.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2021 at 22:00


9.9
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


10

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2021 at 00:21


10

God Saft ❤️

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2021 at 16:54