Schramm's Mead A Smile of Fortune

A Smile of Fortune

 

Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Mead - Melomel Rotating
Score
8.70
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 63
A Smile of Fortune is a dark fruit melomel containing Black Currants, Lutowka Cherries, Heritage Red Raspberries and Oregon Boysenberries. Intensely bold fruits balance their tart, tannic, and acidic flavors with the sweetness of high quality, responsibly sourced honey. Fortune truly smiled upon this mixed fruit melomel, and we are grateful for the result. Pairs beautifully with fresh young cheeses, pork, or chocolate. Batch #01 Release Date: 12-17-2016 Batch #02 Release Date: 12-30-2017
 

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9

Intense deep fruity with raspberry, cherry and blackcurrant, set upon a lovely honey sweet backbone, the cherry giving a light tartness to balance, lovely mouthfeel and body, cherry infused lingering sweet finish. Lovely balance, exquisite.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:35


9.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 10

375 ml bottle. Pours a deep dark purple color with no head (none expected). The aroma is medium in strength with black currants and some tart cherries. The taste is intense with ripe currants and tart cherries. The palate full and rich. Finishes long and sweet with lingering cherries. Overall: Decent--This is some fantastic stuff. Pairs well with some fontina cheese.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 22:34



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

Аромат на обсолютной высоте. Немного терпкий и танниный, есть черешня и совсем грам косточки от нее, затем как будто яжевика, хотя она не указана в составе, намеки на малину, черная смородина все приукрашивает. Меда очень мало. Очень насыщенно и ярко, как будто выжимка ягодная, совсем немного кислинка как будто присутствует. Цвет красный, но на просвет аж фиолетовые нотки. Вкус как будто дотрагиваешься до облаков рая. Просто блаженная смесь из разнообразных ноток ягод. Прежде всего радует что ощущается черная смородина, она как бы обвалакивает все остальное. Снова черешня, но меньше, а вот малины и яжевики больше, как будто пьешь ягодный сок, если это приминимо. При глотке появляется сладость, весьма большая, скорее всего это мед так дает о себе знать. Все очень нежно и без яркого и приторного момента. Одно из высших достояний нашего вида на планете земля.

Tried on 01 Feb 2025 at 11:28


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours clear Burgundy, no head or lacing. Aroma is heavy berries, honey, raspberry, blackberry. Flavor is sweet, hint of tartness, field grass honey. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2024 at 03:24


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle.Dark red colour with no head.Taste is heavy sweet of berries raspberries, currant and cherry every you can taste honey smooth warming and well balanced finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2024 at 11:23


8.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle sample @ Peders. Clear very dark red without head. Aroma is sweet, honey and black currant. Flavor is very sweet. Light dry finish with warming alcohol. Oily, smotth and soft. 121123

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2023 at 19:24


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle sample at a Yana's tasting at Max's place. Deep purple. Jammy berries, honey, sweet, full-bodied, rounded. Really great.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2023 at 14:43


9.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle sample at Peders, Copenhagen (07/04/2023) - (Batch #5) very deep dark red with almost no head. Intense deep fruity with raspberry, cherry and blackcurrant, set upon a lovely honey sweet backbone, the cherry giving a light tartness to balance, lovely mouthfeel and body, cherry infused lingering sweet finish. Lovely balance, exquisite.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2023 at 12:39


8.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Real dark reddish purple, nicely viscous. Bright jammy berry smell, currants, cherries, bit of alcohol. Body ain't thick, but smoooth. Taste is rich, decadent, intense fruityness. Sweet, with a subtle tartness. Lotsa cherry, raspberry, soft honey. Awesome

Tried from Bottle from Beerdome on 30 Jan 2023 at 23:00