B. Nektar Meadery Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant

 

B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

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Score
7.31
ABV: 15.1% IBU: - Ticks: 27
Wildflower mead aged in rye whiskey barrels.

Once upon a time a friendly giant was imprisoned inside a rye whiskey barrel. For over a year he sat in silence and total darkness before finally falling asleep. In time the world forgot about him until one day, a brave bearded man discovered the giant and gave him a new home inside this bottle. Those who are timid should let sleeping giants lie. The valiant can uncork the bottle and awaken the Sleeping Giant
 

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Gold color. Lightly sweet. Some yeast. Honey. And not much more happening. Good flavor if no complexity.

Tried on 02 Feb 2020 at 02:06


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Craigs, many thanks, almost clear deepish yellow color, aroma of honey, spice and a light shrubby hint and a whiff of vinegar, flavor, of honey with hints of roots and shrubs, very light bitterness. Good and enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2018 at 17:18


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Craigs Edinburgh. Clear gold no head. Good proper clean mead aroma. Hazelnut. Nutty. Decent. I liked it straight up mead.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2017 at 03:26


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Hazy yellow, strong legs. Aroma of honey, melon, Whiskey, booze. Taste is strong honey, strong whiskey, vanilla, lemon. Full bodied. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2017 at 19:59


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours a clear yellow color. The aroma is huge honey and light whiskey. The flavor is big sweet hot honey, whiskey, just awesome.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2016 at 23:12


6.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 375ml. Blue glass. [ As B. Nektar Sleeping Giant ].ABV: 15.1%. Clear light yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy honey, earthy, alcohol, earthy - rye. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, honey, cardboard, wood, alcohol, sharp, earthy, rye - earthy - whisky. Body is medium to full, texture is watery, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20160318]

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2016 at 16:34


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

375ml bottle shared by DCLawyer, thanks! Poured a clear dark yellow color, mostly still. Honey comes through pretty strong in this one, boozy legs on it. Sweet, but dry enough to be enjoyable. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2016 at 10:24


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lots of honey and some pepper. Amber pour. Sweet finish with a touch of pepper. Bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2016 at 17:15


8

Awesome! Full honey sweetness; apricot/apple/vanilla/brown sugar/toasted oak/spicy rye whiskey/floral/earth. Balanced spicy/warming finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of B. Nektar Sleeping Giant on 13 Feb 2016 at 18:50 - Score: 8. Original review text:

Tried on 13 Feb 2016 at 23:58


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at craig’s. Pours clear pale golden, nose is honey, fruity, smoky, floral, taste is similar, quite hot, dry.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2016 at 02:52