6

Pours clear amber with no head. Aroma of burnt honey, black tea. Taste has sweetened base, tea, lavender. Palate has much of the aforementioned, light. Good.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at HoneyMaker, pours a clear yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out fresh black tea upfront, with a touch of lemon. Flavour is very fresh, with lots of black tea upfront, followed by subtly sweet honey and a touch of lemon. Fresh and drinkable. Surprisingly impressive.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Crystal clear bright golden color bubbles and edge head. Aroma of tea up front then lemon lime. Taste is earthy fruity herbal dry finish. Decent

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

LSAT Freedom Trip #60. Keg at the meadery. Hazy pale yellow, thin foamy head. Aroma of strong honey, vanilla and tea. The taste is tea, honey, lemon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500 ml bottle purchased from the Beer Store Store, Nashua. Paid a tad bit too much but.... Whatever. Hay color with some head. Aroma is very similar to an ice tea. Herbal, tea leaves, lemongrass, and a mild "Long Island Iced Tea" mix drink aroma. Flavor is reminds me of a Long Island Iced tea mixed drink. The carbonation gives it a nice tingle across the tongue that resembles a "Twisted Tea" hard tea. Really rather drinkable.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. pours yellow. Nose/taste of tea, spice, honey, lemon, mint and chai. Medium body.

6.5

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

Tap. Pours crystal clear golden with a small fizzy white head that dissipates quickly with no lain. Aroma is honey, mint, slightly medicinal, cough drops. Flavor is also a bit medicinal, honey, tea, mint. Ricola, medicinal. Light plus sweet. Light body, light carbonation.

8

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

Draught at Three Penny Taproom, 3/15/14
Clear, pale golden mead with just a touch of carbonation visible.
Mint is quite apparent in the nose, as, of course, is the honey sweetness, though it’s quickly tempered by a black pepper-like spiciness, which must be the black tea. Soft vanilla and even touches of lactic acid waft over the nose. The honey seems fresh, very raw and as aromatic as I’ve smelled. I could smell the stuff while they were pouring it. No fusels or any other flaws and thank god not an adjunct bomb.
Shockingly good in the flavor. Not that I had any biases towards Maine Mead Works, just a little skeptical of a drink containing honey, black tea, lemon and mint, as those arent exactly subtle flavors and the potential for overdoing it seems very high.
Quite nicely, though, I’m proven wrong and this stuff is just phenomenal. I kept waiting for the honey to get syrupy on the finish, or the mint to overpower the rest, but it all is well balanced. The lemon seemed the lightest of all, and gave more flavor than it did acid, while the tea added a nice peppery dryness and the mint and honey seemed to be the main force of the flavor (the mint could probably be toned down a little bit more). Immediately noted it was a hydromel as well, as it was just way too drinkable (was unaware of the abv at the time). The lactic notes added a wild and additionally dry note that was exceptional (havent had that in a mead before, that I can recall). Will certainly be trying more from these guys.