Hydromel Breton (L'Abeille de Vitré)
Chouchenn d'Armor (Patrick Gouedard) in Rostrenen, Bretagne, France 🇫🇷
Mead Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.24
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fonefan 300814. Golden colour with ano head. Aroma is honey, flower. Flavour is honey, cellar notes, flower, alcohol. OK mead.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2015
at 05:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Borefts beer fest day 2 27/09/2014. Bodegraven. Many thanks to Jan for this one. Crystal clear golden coloured pour, no head, semi-viscous, Aroma is earthy honey, hot alcohol, varnish, caramel. Flavour sweet honey, sticky sugars, tough lemon, hot alcohol. Palate is sweet, viscous and low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2015
at 17:51
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. clear glass. @ The Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2014, TSODRBSG14. [ As Chouchenn Hydromel Breton - L’Abeille de Vitré ].ABV: 13.0%. Unclear light to medium yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy honey, bubble gum - minerals, nectar notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, honey, minerals, nectar, alcohol notes. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20140830]
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2014
at 23:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at BBF 6, thanks to Jan, 27/09/14. Clear light golden with no head. Nose is sweet, honey, citric peel, tangerine, spice, almonds, booze fumes. Taste comprises honey, floral notes, light spice, candied citric rinds. Full bodied, fine carbonation, medicianal notes and sweet in the close. Too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2014
at 12:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[9/27/14] Bottle sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2014 in Bodegraven. Thanks fonefan. 13%. Clear golden. Aroma of floral honey. Sweet flavor with honey, a bit of flowers, fruitiness and a bit of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2014
at 11:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle thanks to Fonefan @ Borefts 2014 day 2. Clear golden color, no head. Nice vinous aroma with sugary apples and honey. Tastes about the same. Quite nice again. Like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2014
at 02:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at BBF Smell is metallic, honey . Taste is full , honey , boozy . Pretty chemical as well .
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2014
at 12:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
sampled @ Borefts Beer Festival 2014: Dunkelgolden, kein Schaum. Geruch kräftig süß, Honig, holzig, alkoholisch. Geschmack sehr süß nach Honig, alkoholisch, wärmend.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2014
at 02:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Chouchenn Hydromel Breton - L'Abeille de Vitré (by Chouchenn d'Armor):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
27/IX/14 - from bottle @ Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1163) Thanks to fonefan for sharing the bottle!
Clear pale yellow mead, no head, little sticky. Aroma: very smoky, spicy, alcohol, strong, bit medicinal, woody. MF: full body, alcohol burn. Taste: sweet start, not very sugary though, bit spicy, dry, weird. Aftertaste: very spicy, alcohol, liquor.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
27/IX/14 - from bottle @ Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1163) Thanks to fonefan for sharing the bottle!
Clear pale yellow mead, no head, little sticky. Aroma: very smoky, spicy, alcohol, strong, bit medicinal, woody. MF: full body, alcohol burn. Taste: sweet start, not very sugary though, bit spicy, dry, weird. Aftertaste: very spicy, alcohol, liquor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2014
at 13:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at de molen 2014... Golden amber... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet floral dry honey nose... Sweet floral fruits... Lught sweet spicy honey
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2014
at 06:27