Presto
Pips Meadery in Gurnee, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Regular|
Score
7.92
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Mead made with raspberries vanilla and cacao nibs
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8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Deep dark red with no head. Aroma is full on cacao upfront, way more so than expected. Tart raspberry comes after after. It’s like one of those chocolate sweets with a raspberry jammy cream filling, but the chocolate is more like rich cacao, and the raspberry is more tart. Vanilla softens a little and floral honey of course is there, but behind the cacao and raspberry. Flavour is heavy sweet and light moderate sour. Full bodied juicy and with a fairly think texture, alcohol warmth in the finish and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2021
at 20:59
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle. Deep ruby red pour. Intense raspberry & dark chocolate nose. Light vanilla & a hint of honey. Sweet, sour, tiny bitter, heavy fruity, floral & earthy taste. Viscous, tart & tiny astringent mouthfeel. Crazy stuff! I’ve never experienced such amazing clear use of cocoa nibs. The execution of this is fucking flawless. The tartness from the berries, the nibs, the mellowing vanilla & the lingering honey. Blown away!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2017
at 17:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
RBSG. Pours a bright red purple color. A huge sugary berry nose. Massive sweet honey, fresh sugary essence of berries, vanilla, a slick wonderful palate. Lovely mead. Very drinkable. Even the appearance is amazing.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2017
at 01:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
RBSG 17 grand tasting, magnum courtesy of Pips.Nice reddish violet color with small bubbly head. Big jelly jar aromas, honey, and hints of the cacao. Taste blends it all together like a big chocolate covered raspberry confection. Truly wonderful stuff.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2017
at 21:56
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at RBSG Boise. Deep ruby red color. I instantly associated this with chocolate covered cherries, before long it becomes apparent its raspberries. Very sweet and desert like. Tastes like a desert of sweet milk chocolate and dark chocolate? more raspberries. Just a little tart, but mostly sweet. This is one of the best desert beverages I can recall to date.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2017
at 00:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle pours a sexy red color. Nose is great big sweet honey tons of raspberry white chocolate wow. Taste is more of the nose with the big berries white chocolate this is great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 22:10
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Magnum at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a dark purple with no head. The aroma is strong chocolate covered cherry and vanilla bean. Medium body, jammy, vanilla, cocoa, insanely sweet, enjoyed this.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2017
at 20:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Raspberry and nutty notes with a touch of cocoa. Deep red. Chocolate and raspberry with a light acidity and rich finish. Odd combo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 20:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
RBSG Boise Grand Tasting
Pours clear dark mahogany, no head or lacing. Aroma of raspberries and chocolate. Flavor of raspberries, chocolate with a mild tartness in the finish
Tasty
Pours clear dark mahogany, no head or lacing. Aroma of raspberries and chocolate. Flavor of raspberries, chocolate with a mild tartness in the finish
Tasty
Tried
on 29 Jul 2017
at 19:45