$3.99 Can from Gilly’s. Clear, almost waterlike with tiny bubbles emanating from the bottom. Aroma is garbage water, mango, and honey. Flavor is mango, heavy burning honey, peppery as hell - oh look at that: peppers in the brew. Didn’t see that beforehand. I don’t like it.

Ordinarily, I am not a fan of small, quick, light meads meant to be beer-like. But when you make it a pepper mead, well that is a nice exception. Ordinarily, a pale, not that sweet, more watery, beer alternative mead is a waste of my time. But add a nice pepper flavor and a decent burn, to the sweet, pear-like flavor, and its doable. The mango isn’t particularly present but the peppers, as intended, is the spotlight player.

Bottle shared by someone at our table, Jason? Sweet citrusy honey with just a touch of alcohol heat. Tasty Mead.

Bottle thanks to Graeme. Pours urine with no head. The aroma is honey, floral, booze. Thin mouth, very sweet, honey, light booze, really nice.

Draft. Clear golden color, still. Light floral aroma. Taste has sublte pepper flesh, very light heat, very slight fruit. OK.

4oz pour at Black Squirrel DC is a clear gold with zero head and some apparent carbonation. Nose is quite mild, honey, perhaps a little tropical fruit. Flavor has a pleasant and enveloping level of heat which coats the lips, pink peppercorns, honey, a little candle. Needed a bit more of the mango. Slick and sweet finish.

Sampled from the tap at Black Squirrel. Pours a clear hydrated pee with a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a combination of sweet mango and honey with a touch of heat. Flavor also has a nice combination of mango and sweet grains and some heat in the finish.