Scottish Heather Mead
Crossroads Brewery in Washington, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Mead - Metheglin Regular|
Score
7.06
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Ingredients: Scottish heather honey, clitoria ternatea, water, yeast, raisins, stabilisers and finings
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jjsint (8566) reviewed Scottish Heather Mead from Crossroads Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
100ml sample from danlo. Thanks, Ed. It's brownish Purple, clear and flat. Grassy, herbal aroma, a lot of honey. Sweet taste, slight berry notes, with a slightly bitter chalky finish. Medium, oily body. Not bad but a bit odd.
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Scottish Heather Mead from Crossroads Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
28/12/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear purple mauve violet with no head. Aroma is honey, heather, flowers, lemon, smoky, ashtray. Medium sweetness, light bitterness and tartness. Medium body, oily and sticky, low carbonation. Super interesting all round.
SHIG (13859) reviewed Scottish Heather Mead from Crossroads Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a purple with a blue tinge to the edges, head was off white and bubbly. Aroma is huge heather and honey, floral, herbal. Taste is berry, herbal, heather, floral, honey, the booze is there however well hidden.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Danlo, 12/06/22. Plummy purple with a thin white cap. Nose is honey lozenge, floral, heather, light herb, sweet berries. Taste comprises floral notes, honey, herb, heather, perfume, blueberries. Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a warming alcohol feel. Decent mead.
danlo (12875) reviewed Scottish Heather Mead from Crossroads Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from makers stall, Darlington Craft Market 30Apr2022. Pours an inky violet purple colour, no head and aroma of heather, herby, honey. Taste is sweet, honey, floral, heather, herbal, with earthy boozy notes. Slightly oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, drying herby heather finish. Very sippable.