Schramm's Mead Black Heart

Black Heart

 

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

  Mead - Melomel Regular
Score
7.94
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 15
Schramm’s Black Heart is nearly opaque in color, made with black raspberries and premium honey. Drier than most of our melomels, the distinctly acidic, tannic and earthy character of black raspberries make this mead a prime candidate for pairings with sharp cheeses, creamy desserts and well-marbled, dry rubbed meats. This mead will age well for many years.

Batch #01
Release Date: 10-31-2013
Bottle Count: 120

Batch #02
Release Date: 05-10-2014
Bottle Count: 95

Batch #03
Release Date: 10-31-2015
Bottle Count: 290

Batch #04
Release Date: 2-18-2018
Bottle Count: 32

Batch #05
Release Date: 10-26-2018

Batch #06
Release Date: 01-18-2020
 

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8.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Maturité affichée entre 2017-2022. Bouteille# 46/95.
Bouteille 37.5cl, obtenue via échange il y a plusieurs années - déjà ouverte et dégustée à plusieurs reprises.
Couleur pourpre profond, huileux collant au verre avec ce filament acajou tenace sur les rebords.
Arôme est intense au niveau des baies – ici une bonne grosse dose de framboise noire (qui sont assez difficiles à trouver, selon la description, personnellement je n’en ai jamais vu. Petite douceur organique du miel qui arrive en retrait – aussi sur le côté framboise, un léger fruité rappelant la prune confite voire les cassis. En tout cas, clairement une baie noire acidulée.
Palais est fortement axé sur le fruité sublimé par l’apport du miel – purée de framboise noire, fine acidité et un caractère léger madérisé. Les 14% sont tout de même bien présents avec en retrait une petite touche poivrée noire. Sirupeux et collant aux lèvres. Avec les années, ce breuvage ne démérite pas.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2024 at 08:21


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Flaska från staterna, osäker på batch men troligtvis b7. Mörk rödlila. Vinös i färg och doft. Stor, fyllig och bärig och samtidigt som det är stramt och jordigt. Intensivt bärigt med mycket hallon med en väldigt stram, jordigt och nästan torr och bitter avslutning. Lite tuffare och svårare för en Schramm’s, men gott.

Tried on 14 May 2023 at 07:58


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

375ml (thx, Alex J. B.!) shared with Farees @ Ryan's. Appearance: very dark purple. Aroma: loooads of of blackberries and perfumy honey. Taste: very sweet with a shitload of multi-layered raspberries and noticeable honey. Overall: very nice.

Tried on 01 Oct 2022 at 06:29


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from 375mL bottle. Very dark purple with no head. Lots of black raspberry, quite jammy, honey, almost vinous-like, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2022 at 06:20


9

EB. Such an amazing presentation of a drier mead. Intense blackberry/raspberry compote with supporting floral and slightly citrus zesty honey. Off-dry with perfectly balanced acidity and tannins. Not many meadmakers can pull off something like this.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2022 at 17:32


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours deep dark red, still. Notes of black raspberries, light acidity, honey, extremely astringent, green, dry finish. Something mustve been off with this one. Sadly.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


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

Bottle shared by Yaniv, thanks! Pours a deep purple with no head whatsoever. Aroma has sweet black raspberry with a hint of tartness and dry honey underlying. Flavor has dry honey and tart blackberry with a bit of sweetness supporting.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2019 at 20:46


7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Black mead. This is in the dry side for a schramms. It has berry and a little honey

Tried on 02 Nov 2019 at 20:42


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle - pours purple - nose and taste of black raspberry, honey - full bodied. Smooth, fruity.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2019 at 17:19


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle at share. Violet, dark purple. Full 8fruity, jelly aromas. Taste is fruity, berries, lots of boozy notes, full bodied. Really nice feel.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2019 at 06:07