Barrel Aged Muse
(has 6 batches)
Black Heath Meadery in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
7.25
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Fermented with 100% Virginia Wildflower Honey, The Muse is our Traditional Mead created to honor the Mead Of Poetry. This was a mythical beverage that made the drinker a poet or scholar, able to recite information and solve any question. Let our Muse be your inspiration. This been barrel aged in Reservoir Bourbon Barrels for three months.
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8/10
Clear gold bod no head. Spicy floral herbal arma. Vanilla fruity floral flav. Full bod no carb. 8/3/8/4/16 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2018
at 17:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample/flight pour at Black Heath. Batch 4, bottled March 2016. Listed as Rye Barrel Aged Muse. Clear golden yellow. Aromas of honey, malt, caramel, whiskey, oak. Tastes of whiskey, oak, honey. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2017
at 23:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample/flight pour at Black Heath. Batch 4, bottled March 2016. Listed as Gin Barrel Aged Muse. Clear golden orange. Aromas of honey, malt, caramel, oak, gin. Tastes of gin, honey, light apples. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2017
at 23:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sample/flight pour at Black Heath. Batch 4, bottled March 2016. Listed as Gin Barrel Aged Ginger Mead. Clear golden yellow. Aromas of apples, white wine, pine. Tastes of pine, herbs, apples. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2017
at 23:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled sample at the meadery, 8/5/16. Clear pale golden, strong legs. Aroma of ginger, gin, honey, soap. The taste is ginger, honey, floral notes, gin, citrus. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2016
at 02:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled sample at the meadery, 8/5/16. Clear golden, moderate legs. Aroma of honey, oaks, hints of juniper. The taste is honey, oaks, gin, raisin, vanilla. Medium bodied, mild booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2016
at 02:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled sample at the meadery, 8/5/16. Clear golden, weak legs. Aroma of whiskey, citrus, honey. The taste is citrus, whiskey, honey, oak. Medium bodied, boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2016
at 02:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled sample at the meadery, 8/5/16. Clear red, weak legs. Aroma of raspberry, raisin, oak, honey. The taste is tart raspberry, vanilla, bourbon. Medium bodied, lingering tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2016
at 02:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled sample at the meadery, 8/5/16. Clear pale golden, moderate legs. Aroma of honey, vanilla, bourbon, oak, resin. The taste is raisin, bourbon, oak, honey, vanilla, spice. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2016
at 02:24