Dark Mead
Hidden Legend Winery in Victor, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Mead Regular|
Score
6.35
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
750mL bottle. Potentially opened in 2016. Pours dark brown. Aroma has glue and dark sugars. Flavour is a bit thin and dry; honey, glue, some dark berry, cardboard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2024
at 04:46
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (saved from April 2016 PM tasting). Clear dark copper brown with no head. Aroma of glue and honey, dry and boozy, honey, a bit harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2024
at 02:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml (keister aged by Alex since 2016) @ Ryan's. Appearance: clear copper. Aroma: honey, brown sugars, a bit fruity and woody. Taste: low to moderately sweet, tannic, a bit dry. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2024
at 02:27
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Whole Foods, Seattle; synthetic cork; annoying wax dip
Measured Final Gravity: 1008
Skewed Refractometer Reading: 10.4°B
Dark amber color. Some aroma of caramel, glue, booze. Semi-dry mouthfeel, the body is too thin, and thinner in the final, also lightly astringent; a bit of caramel and candies, and some woody astringency in the final.
Drinkable, clumsy.
Measured Final Gravity: 1008
Skewed Refractometer Reading: 10.4°B
Dark amber color. Some aroma of caramel, glue, booze. Semi-dry mouthfeel, the body is too thin, and thinner in the final, also lightly astringent; a bit of caramel and candies, and some woody astringency in the final.
Drinkable, clumsy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2016
at 19:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy, amber, has a sticky, dark fruit aroma. Has a touch of fruit with a bit of sugar. Off-dry mead.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2016
at 10:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Sweet dark bready notes, caramel and honey. Clear copper. Dark honey with a light sweet almost bitter finish,
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2016
at 22:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750mL bottle, pours a dark amber orange with a small beige head. Aroma brings out caramel and medium sweet honey. Flavour is along the same lines, with notes of caramel, medium sweet honey and dark toffee. Quite thin for the style, but it's very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2016
at 22:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample during "Ellen's Blue Hair Birthday Bonanza!" on 12/12/2014. This Mead is a clear pale brown color with a minimal head and tenuous lacing on the sides of the glass. Fruit and honey in the nose. Full-bodied with flavors of sweet fruits and herbal honey. The finish is sweet with a caramel and fruit aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2014
at 10:23