6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy, pale gold. This one got talked up a lot.
Floral, rose nose. Nothing big.
Taste is apple-ginger soda, just some raw, prickly ginger heat.
Yeasty entrails.
One-dimensional & just okay.
Floral, rose nose. Nothing big.
Taste is apple-ginger soda, just some raw, prickly ginger heat.
Yeasty entrails.
One-dimensional & just okay.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Starrlight Mead
on 03 Aug 2025
at 00:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pale gold, bright pour. Getting faster at typing these things out while trying to hold a conversation with the bartender.
Delicate honey nose is accented with dried peppers & sandalwood, black pepper.
Semi-sweet, creamy, light acid, orange, tasty veggie essence. Nicely delicate.
Well made. Good.+
Delicate honey nose is accented with dried peppers & sandalwood, black pepper.
Semi-sweet, creamy, light acid, orange, tasty veggie essence. Nicely delicate.
Well made. Good.+
Tried
from Bottle
at
Starrlight Mead
on 03 Aug 2025
at 00:01
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bright, medium gold pour.
Surprisingly gentle. Floral & slightly waxy nose, some herbal.
Taste is semisweet, thin, simple floral, some gooey sugars but not really heavy like I expected.
Classy.
Surprisingly gentle. Floral & slightly waxy nose, some herbal.
Taste is semisweet, thin, simple floral, some gooey sugars but not really heavy like I expected.
Classy.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bright peach, still pour at the source. Typing while starring the host straight in the eyes.
Twangy nose. Smell more like cooked peach than honey; lemon.
Twangy muscadine feels. Tart n sweet.
Thin thin.
Great.
Twangy nose. Smell more like cooked peach than honey; lemon.
Twangy muscadine feels. Tart n sweet.
Thin thin.
Great.
Tried
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rich grape juice pour. Nice clarity.
Muted nose. A little cold. Medicinal, earthy, super vinous & green.
Taste is bracing tart & with coating floral honey. Noticable veg & peach pit. White zinfandel sort of sweetness.
Medium texture, a little sticky.
Best of the standard bunch.
Muted nose. A little cold. Medicinal, earthy, super vinous & green.
Taste is bracing tart & with coating floral honey. Noticable veg & peach pit. White zinfandel sort of sweetness.
Medium texture, a little sticky.
Best of the standard bunch.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Had to order this pour separate from the flight.
Copper brown pour, good clarity.
Honey coated cherry & blackberry jam nose. Hard to mess this up.
Taste is super tart, jammy, with the honey kicking in middle on. Nothing super complex, just good fruit.
Runny body, dangerously smooth.
Yummy.
Copper brown pour, good clarity.
Honey coated cherry & blackberry jam nose. Hard to mess this up.
Taste is super tart, jammy, with the honey kicking in middle on. Nothing super complex, just good fruit.
Runny body, dangerously smooth.
Yummy.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
At the source after leaving the Chapel Hill tasting. Thanks George!
Curated tasting at Starrlight, couldn't sit on things forever.
Pale peach pour.
Gentle floral honey, grapes, bit of wax.
Astringent berry skin & some honey wax.
Super dry, mellow acidity, lots of popsicle stick.
Overall, a little delicate.
Okay enough.
Curated tasting at Starrlight, couldn't sit on things forever.
Pale peach pour.
Gentle floral honey, grapes, bit of wax.
Astringent berry skin & some honey wax.
Super dry, mellow acidity, lots of popsicle stick.
Overall, a little delicate.
Okay enough.
Tried
from Draft
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Curated flight at the source. Gotta be fast.
Bright pale gold.
Gentle, earthy honey nose.
Very sharp upfront, floral cooked apricot, a little earth. Very vapid. Tight almost sour fruit.
Okay.
Bright pale gold.
Gentle, earthy honey nose.
Very sharp upfront, floral cooked apricot, a little earth. Very vapid. Tight almost sour fruit.
Okay.
Tried
from Draft
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Curated flight at the source, kinda on my way back from the Chapel Hill tasting at George's place.
Pale plum pour.
More floral than sharp, less fruit than expected on the nose.
Super tart, astringent, grassy, there's a popsicle stick tannic full stop.
Mostly thin, somewhat juicy, almost dry.
Great.
Pale plum pour.
More floral than sharp, less fruit than expected on the nose.
Super tart, astringent, grassy, there's a popsicle stick tannic full stop.
Mostly thin, somewhat juicy, almost dry.
Great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
At Starlight after some of their good meads & trashy ciders.
Bright, neon green, Chatruese pour, spritz of head.
Earthy, sweet basil, almost savory nose.
Bright citrus & green tea mingle, diluted floral honey sweetness up the initial tartness. Not super sweet, which is a win for session meads.
Good+.
Bright, neon green, Chatruese pour, spritz of head.
Earthy, sweet basil, almost savory nose.
Bright citrus & green tea mingle, diluted floral honey sweetness up the initial tartness. Not super sweet, which is a win for session meads.
Good+.
Tried
from Draft
at
Starrlight Mead
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:15