Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the NC Cider Fest in AVL, back to back pours. Magenta hazy. Honey floral nose, not a lot of fruit. Hibiscus-like, with a slick meatiness given by the agave mead base. Slight murkiness in the background that is the house flavor. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap in July @Black Mountain. Pale gold, mostly clear, seems almost still. Smell is soapy ginger & a bit of hard water. Pithy, obvious bright ginger upfront, bittersharp apple middle, with a mellow but building orange zest that lingers & makes it pretty good. Watery feel, decent acid, low carb, faintly sweet.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap @BM. Purty peachy pink, jellied, mostly still. Strawberry, earthy citrus, apple skin nose. Taste is bittersweet ruby red, strawberry & hibiscus in a sort of mocktail blend. Back end apple acidity & sharpness pops through. Liked this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Chill-hazed, pale gold sudsy pour @Black Mountain. Peppery floral, waxy, a bit wet & basement-y. Acidy & floral sweet upfront, ugly grain sweet middle, sufite dried fruit. Frothy, low abv & malic acid hurts it a bit. Ends up being okay though. This is the base mead for several other blends.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour at Black Mountain. Super quiet now that Pisgah moved out of the lot. Peachy, mostly clear with a little lace. Watery nose of mellow table grapes & wax. Watermelon & white table grapes over a dusty, bitter earth & quite waxy honey(albeit nicely frothy). Nice acid. Okay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the source. Medium gold & almost settled. Earthy, tom yum soup herbal, caramelized sugar. Taste is sweet & heavy lemon oil, slight lemongrass funk, basic semisweet apple. Better than expected.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed All Hall from Black Mountain Cider & Mead 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
5oz pour at the source. Hazy orange/yellow pour with a dab of head. Big fresh cut mint & muddled sugar nose. Bright mint & freshly sweet, barely fermented watermelon juice that lingers. They back-sweeten sometimes. Saline finish, lots of acid & decently tart, fuzzy finish. Good.
Daniel (4395) ticked Viking Blood from Black Mountain Cider & Mead 3 years ago
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SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed The Saxon from Black Mountain Cider & Mead 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap @ TreeRock. Half tour. Jellied pale gold. Clove-y, bitter apple & saline nose. Taste is yeasty, ginger, cedar, salad & bitter green apples. Finishes somewhat dry. Hidden abv, watery as lots of their ciders are. Okay to good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5
On tap @Black Mountain. 4oz pour. Clear, classy gold, laced. Warm, rich bourbon vanilla nose. Tast is lingering tart, generic sour apple, layered vanilla, earth, with a sharp orange oil trail. Mostly dry oddly. Too thin, frothy, easy abv. Flavors are good, but this one needs body desperately. Difference between average & world class.