Madeline (4th Birthday)
(Batch of Madeline)

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

Mead - Melomel Rotating

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8.10

ABV: 14.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 77

Schramm’s Madeline is our boysenberry mead, made with whole boysenberries and Michigan honey. A cross between European raspberry, common blackberry and American dewberry, the boysenberry has a unique tannic flavor which combines wonderfully with carefully selected premium honey. The resulting mead is thick, jammy and extremely flavorful and pours dark purple with a very smooth, lightly tart finish. This mead is a tribute to our favorite, tiny release to date, Madeline June Schramm Naeger. Ten percent of sales of this mead are donated to the Royal Oak Beaumont NICU, where Madeline spent nearly the first three months of her life. She was beautiful when she was born, but we know she will continue to mature beautifully with age.

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8.1

vinivini (12875) reviewed Madeline (4th Birthday) from Schramm's Mead 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy deep ruby to brown with no head. Thick. Forest berries, aronia, honey, berry liquer, oak tannins. Pretty sweet. Warming alcohol. Dense. Intense. A good dessert sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2026 at 20:17

8.8

JAbrams72 (12812) ticked Madeline (4th Birthday) from Schramm's Mead 7 months ago

Tart boysenberry, honey sweetness up front and a semi-dry finish

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2025 at 14:09

allinthenameofbeer (11579) ticked Madeline (4th Birthday) from Schramm's Mead 2 years ago

2019 delicious delicious boysenberries. Dry sweet melody of deliciousness.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2023 at 23:06

_angst_ (8412) ticked Madeline (4th Birthday) from Schramm's Mead 4 years ago

EB from last Friday.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2021 at 06:33

8.9

willisread (9801) reviewed Madeline (4th Birthday) from Schramm's Mead 6 years ago

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

Pour at Schramm's. Pours a deep, dark pomegranate to purple with ruby highlights. Deep, full flavored boysensberry aromas with currant, plum and blueberry underneath as it warms. Full body, great mouthfeel and texture. Smooth with lingering dark berry flavors.

Tried from Draft at Schramm’s Mead on 29 Feb 2020 at 04:50

superspak (10160) ticked Madeline (4th Birthday) from Schramm's Mead 6 years ago

Amazing! Tart/tangy red/black raspberry/skin/seed/plum/currant/concord/honey/brown sugar;lt cocoa/herbal/pepper. Sweet/med-full body. Fairly acid/tang/tannic drying. No astringent. Smooth/mild warmth. Super jammy berries, balanced rich honey complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2019 at 21:15

Madeline (4th Birthday) (Batch of Madeline)