Dravnieka Atraitne (Bee Keeper's Widow)
Alus Darbnīca Labietis / Pagan Brews in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Mead - Braggot Regular|
Score
6.88
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A delightful braggot made from 2/3 honey and 1/3 dark barley malt wort, fermented with wine and beer yeasts. An invitingly honeyed and portwine like introduction is followed by an explosion of caramel sweetness on the tongue, that is balanced only by hints of roasted malt bitterness and strong alcohol backbone. With a mesmerizing plum fruitiness in the aftertaste.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Svartvits. Bit hazy brown with small light beige head. Flowery, massive elderflower, caramel, light berries, booze, bitter herbs, toffee, flowery honey, sherry. Over medium sweet and light boozy bitter. Over medium bodied. Nice but quite boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2018
at 19:44
5/10
Tried
on 21 Jun 2018
at 12:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a medium beige head. Nose brings out a strange mix of roasted malt, red wine, plums and some honey sweetness. Flavour is similar, with lots of dried dark fruits, sweet dessert red wine, and some roast. Not a lot of actual honey here. Plenty of warming effect from the alcohol, which somehow manages not to be too brutal. It's far from an elite mead, but it's pretty fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2018
at 18:40
8/10
Tried
on 14 May 2018
at 17:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle shared at M&M’s. Bottle says 14%. Dark brown with light tan head. Sweet roasted rye malts, plums, blackberries, black currant, dark honey, mint and other spices. Big sweet and medium bitter. Full body and soft carbonation. Boozy punch. I learned today that a braggot is a medieval style consisting of 1/3rd to 1/2nd malt base and 2/3rd to 1/2nd mead base. Boozy as fuhuck but this is great stuff. Super fruity dry honeywine leaning over roasty malt base. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dravnieka Atraitne on 14 May 2018 at 17:11 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2018
at 21:05
6/10
Tried
on 10 Apr 2018
at 15:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Borefts 2016. Brown beer, small head. Aroma is alcohol, honey. Taste is the same,
Tried
on 14 Nov 2016
at 17:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap@Borefts 2016, Bodegraven - pours dark amber with tiny head. Aroma and taste is very sweet with honey, caramel, light spice into the resonating sweet boozy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2016
at 07:51
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[9/23/16] Draught sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2016 in Bodegraven. Day one. Deep reddish amber. Aroma of honey, caramel, spices, alcohol. Sweet flavor with honey, flowers, caramel, a bit of spiciness, a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2016
at 05:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
At BBF, clear very deep red color, aroma of red wine vinegar, apple, candy and a hint of oak,flavor of apple, vanila, calvadis and a light fruity sourness. Very good and original.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Oct 2016
at 07:24