Blackberry mead.
Blackberries are one of our favorite berries to work with, and we've been trying to get hold of some Norwegian-produced since the start of our meadery. There's not a lot of growers in Norway, as there hasn't been a culture of eating blackberries here. But Henning Røed at Hauger Gård in Råde is working very hard to change that! Let's all make him succeed and make the demand for Norwegian blackberries skyrocket!
The mead is a concoction of jammy, fresh blackberries and honey. Thick and velvety mouthfeel, with an enticing aroma and a flavor that lingers forever. Hopefully paying respect to the great produce from Hauger Gård.
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Honey variety:
Wildflower
Blackberry variety:
Loch Ness from Hauger Gård (Råde)
*The vintage year shows the harvest year of the ingredients*
Blackberries are one of our favorite berries to work with, and we've been trying to get hold of some Norwegian-produced since the start of our meadery. There's not a lot of growers in Norway, as there hasn't been a culture of eating blackberries here. But Henning Røed at Hauger Gård in Råde is working very hard to change that! Let's all make him succeed and make the demand for Norwegian blackberries skyrocket!
The mead is a concoction of jammy, fresh blackberries and honey. Thick and velvety mouthfeel, with an enticing aroma and a flavor that lingers forever. Hopefully paying respect to the great produce from Hauger Gård.
-------------------------- 2021 --------------------------
Honey variety:
Wildflower
Blackberry variety:
Loch Ness from Hauger Gård (Råde)
*The vintage year shows the harvest year of the ingredients*
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8/10
Sweet and intense with berries, some honey, raspberry jam and blackcurrant
Tried
on 09 May 2024
at 14:27
10/10
Tried
on 11 Jun 2023
at 19:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,375l bottle at charity tasting at home shared by Nische, big thanks. deep red color, no head. Smells honey, berry notes, earthy, blackberries. nice smell. full body, no carbonation. Tastes of honey, berry notes, blackberries, flowery, light currant notes. Finishes medium sweet with notes of blackberries, honey and flowery notes. good stuff, on the sweet side, but good stuff
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Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2022
at 08:57
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Fairly dark red. Smell is boozy, honey, plenty blackberry. Smooth body, little bit sticky, quite boozy but not disturbingly hot. Taste is sweet with a light tartness, lovely amount of blackberry, fairly jammy. Little bit of honey in the finish. Very tasty.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2022
at 22:00
8/10
Fruity and sweet, a touch tart. Red berries, grapes, vinous, some port in the finish, jammy. A bit of alcohol but remains smooth, very nice.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2022
at 20:33