Cherry Chipotle
(has 1 batch)
B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Rotating|
Score
7.70
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The sweet matches the heat in this brilliant wine with a kick. We started with Michigan wildflower honey and a ton of Michigan cherry juice. Once fermented, we added a lion’s share of red chipotle peppers to give it a smokey character and medium spice level. A fantastic wine for dessert. Try pairing this with rich chocolate cake.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clearance bottle from the Whale Outpost; $7, 2016 bottle. Had this when B. Nektar was cool & had white labels & cobalt blue bottles. Might have brought it to Ommegang(when that was cool). Pint glass @home. Deep, clear, still cherry brown pour. Smell is serious tomato-based bbq sauce with a cherry edge. Heavy smoke. So exact. Sweet & savory, mellow chipolte & tomato in those little Goya cans, maybe some apple sweetness. Doesn't taste OG. Some body, a little grit, bittersweet. Fine, but not what I remember.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2013
at 01:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Really cool 375. Pours a somewhat clear ruby color. A huge tart almost woody cherry nose. The flavor is initially wonderful super sweet cherry notes, just damn natural and fantastic. Later the slow heat comes in to a medium burn. The pepper and cherry meld perfectly. Odd really that it works so well. Decadent. Lovely brew. Would pair so well. Sweet honey all through. The heat is there in the back of your throat.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2013
at 21:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
14% bottle with a newer label than pictured. Pours with a clear, still, very deep red to near purple hue with strong legs. Aromas are of smokey, earthy chipotle, rich chocolate, black cherry, plums, Concorde grapes. Medium sweetness. Extremely complex aroma. Flavors show a decent amount of pepper heat and smokiness, followed by a medium sweet body, tangy and lightly vinous, rich cherries. Chocolate. A great combination of flavors, and amazing balance. Well hidden alcohol, still body, excellent acid and tannin balance. A really unique and good mead!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2013
at 06:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375 ml bottle received by my summer secret santa. Thank you jsquire! Pours hazy blood red with a small bubbly head that’s gone almost before you notice it without leaving any trace. Smell is sweet and fruity with honey, sour cherries, black cherries, lemon zest, hay, chipotle peppers, alcohol, lemon juice and wood. Taste is sweet, tart, spicy and hot with sour cherries, black cherries, smoked peppers, honey, lemon zest, hay and wood. Finish is fruity tart and spicy hot with honey, sour cherries, black cherries, lemon juice, chipotle peppers, hay and wood. God god that’s alot of hot tasty cherries! --- Beer merged from original tick of B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle Mead on 12 Feb 2015 at 22:27 - Score: 8. Original review text: Hot, fruity and yummy!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2013
at 11:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
375 mL bottle from Oak Tree Buy Rite. Pours a clear red-brown color. No head, average legs. Intense cherry pie aroma, spicy chipotles and a background of faintly sweet honey. The taste is tart cherries, cherry pie filling, honey and a lingering chipotle spice. Medium bodied, lingering heat. Nice mead, but, it could be a little more mead-like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2012
at 18:05
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours dark cherry. Nose/taste of dark cherries, chili pepper, vanilla, honey and light smoke. Finishes with smoked chili pepper heat intertwined with cherry pit. Medium body. Nice, light lingering chili burn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2012
at 16:52
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
375 mL bottle. Pours ruby red and still, like a red wine. Sugary cherry aroma, honey, alcohol, slight plastic note. Oh wow. First sip lives up to the name, matching definite cherry with definite chili pepper. Sweetness of honey and smoky pepper back it up, with a slightly tart but still sweet finish and a slight chili pepper heat accompanying it. The chipotle just adds so much depth to this. Really, really ridiculously tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2012
at 23:16