Zoete mede, maar niet al te overdreven, ok

What a lovely little melomel. Sweet honey, of course, but fermented well so not that sweet. The tartness from the massive amount of fruit keeps the sweetness in check as well. Lots of fruit, raspberry, currants, cherries, blackberries. Balanced.

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

Bottle shared at Grand tasting, RBESG19. Ruby red, no head. Red wine, blackberry, red currant, honey and light spice. Candy, liqueur, cherry brandy, some alcohol, honey. Thick, slick and smooth. Difficult to compare with this one!

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

RBESG bottle #1 from 515. Clear red color. Cherry, marzipan and berries in the aroma. Honey and cinnamon. Massive sweet flavor, bit with compensatiegedrag sourness. Oak. Fruit jam. Brilliant!

Blackcurrants, sour cherries, honey, raspberries and other dark berries, black pepper. Surprisingly well-balanced (read: not excessively sweet) for a mead, the blackcurrant notes outstanding! I could seriously drink this every day. 4.3

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

RBESG 19 Grand Tasting. Enormous thanks to Kermis for bringing these. Deep ruby body. Elegant aroma, cherries break through above all the other berries, alcohol makes itself known, and then honey pipes in and says it's there. The cherries rule the taste too, sweet, and clean, and smooth and elegant, over light honey, smooth, so damn smooth, a tart berry (or maybe fermentation?) touch, very well hidden alcohol. A fucking classic.

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

Bottle. Deep ruby color with no head. Aroma is all the red and dark berry goodness, herbs, leafs, so fruity, just a bit of honey. Taste is the same, so fruit winey, great fruitiness, light tannins. Oily mouthfeel, flat. Wow, really amazing stuff!

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

RBESG 2019, Plzen. Thanks to Kermis for bringing this. Red color. Honey, some berries, cherries, in aroma and taste. Bit sweet, but this is mead. Tasty mead.

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

THT April. Pre-release sample from growler. Still and clear ruby red. Red currant, raspberries, blackberries, honey, vague hints of roasted paprika or something earthy. Very sweet, with a delicate sour fruity touch from the cherries and the raspberries. Full body, rich, low carbonation. Lovely stuff.