8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Bakgården. Nice looking clear golden body without any head. Looks a bit oily when swirling in the glass. Nice aroma, the honey is present but not too dominant together with some kind of refreshing fruit, slightly acidic and a touch of Myrica Gale and some herbs that’s I’m not able to identify. Flavor is very sweet as expected, with distinct but not sticky honey, balancing elegant against some slightly sour fruit in the area of peach, apricot etc. but not exactly. The Myrica Gails also elevates the flavor to feel a bit lighter and fresher than just raw honey. Full bodied and long-lasting aftertaste that feels a bit floral towards the end. This is a very elegant mead in the direction I would like my mead to taste, herbs and spices instead of fruit, alt least too much fruit. I like to taste the honey in a balanced and modes way in combination with flavors that seems to make a supplement with the mead and not just hide it. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2019
at 13:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
24.08.2019, tap @ Apollon:
Almost flat, just some fizzy bubbles. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, old citrus peel, weeds, minerals, sour grass, alcohol, citrus, bark, flowers, perfume, hints of honey. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, lime, soda powder, minerals, grass, citrus peel, alcohol, honey, fruit stones, flowers, bark, hints of perfume. Medium bitterness, slightly watery and harsh citrusy mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Almost flat, just some fizzy bubbles. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, old citrus peel, weeds, minerals, sour grass, alcohol, citrus, bark, flowers, perfume, hints of honey. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, lime, soda powder, minerals, grass, citrus peel, alcohol, honey, fruit stones, flowers, bark, hints of perfume. Medium bitterness, slightly watery and harsh citrusy mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 17:34
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
08.06.2019, 0,33l bottle sampled @ Håndverksølfestivalen:
Flat, deep dark reddish color. Aroma is slightly dry concentrated fruity, cardamom, concentrated dark berry syrup, grass, berry skin, honey, heather. Taste is sweet fruity, concentrated dark berry syrup, honey, berry skin, grass, minerals, alcohol, hints of cardamom. Sweet concentrated fruity mouthfeel. Lovely.
Flat, deep dark reddish color. Aroma is slightly dry concentrated fruity, cardamom, concentrated dark berry syrup, grass, berry skin, honey, heather. Taste is sweet fruity, concentrated dark berry syrup, honey, berry skin, grass, minerals, alcohol, hints of cardamom. Sweet concentrated fruity mouthfeel. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 17:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
11.04.2019, 0,25l bottle @ home:
Small bubbly mediumlasting head, deep reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, red berries candy, fruit stones, hibiscus, grass, herbs, soil, berry skin, candi sugar, redwine. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, hibiscus, fruit stones, grass, red berries candy, flowers, redwine, minerals, alcohol, candi sugar. Slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice enough.
Small bubbly mediumlasting head, deep reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, red berries candy, fruit stones, hibiscus, grass, herbs, soil, berry skin, candi sugar, redwine. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, hibiscus, fruit stones, grass, red berries candy, flowers, redwine, minerals, alcohol, candi sugar. Slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 17:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, at Patrick's. It's a clear orange-pink mead, still and headless. Honey, orange, flowers, raspberry, some lemon and a light herbal touch in the aroma. Rather flowery flavor with a honey backdrop. Lemon, herbs and raspberry mixing in. Full body, smooth in a way, but with a dryish herbal note that feels a bit weird. Ling fruity finish. Easy drinkable this one, tasteful too, but not my favorite mix of flavors. 190807
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2019
at 13:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Haandverksølfestivalen. A clear, yellow, oily mead with a honey driven aroma supported by some herbal and spiced notes, hints of cellar and a weird or at least unusual sweet and sour fruityness. There's surprisingly little alcohol going on, both in the aroma and the flavor. Honey, herbs, citrus and a distinct caramel touch in the flavor. Some citric sourness too. It's full-bodied, warming and sweet, yet not sticky, on the palate, with a lasting sweet and warming finish. Interesting this one, nothing more. 190608
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2019
at 10:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, at Haandgemeng. It pours a clear pale golden body with no head. Honey-driven aroma with a faint apricot/peach touch. It's sweet on the palate, full-bodied and smooth, with a nice warmth, with honey the most evident flavor, supported by the same apricot/peach thing found in the aroma. More on the fruity side than the aroma though. Lasting finish. Sort of a peaches and cream experience, but I wouldn't have guessed apricots. And the cinnamon is so subdued I didn't notice until the meadmaker pointed it out. Sure it's a good mead, but it didn't seduce me. Had it again 190711 and came to more or less the same conclusion. 171027
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2019
at 10:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Haandgemeng. It pours a pale golden body and no head to speak of. Clear. The aroma has a foundation of honey with funky, barnyard touch, some alcohol and a herbal scent. Forest and heather too, but less in the aroma than in the flavor. It's oily, warming and full-bodied, with a honey-sweetness in the flavor. Funky, forest-ish and herbal, with a good dash of heather. Dry in the finish. Wasn't expecting the funky touch in this one, but it works very well. 171027
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2019
at 10:32
9/10
Basis er som en søt hvitvin, men det funker fordi pors og einer brekker opp den sødmen som ellers ville kunne vært ødeleggende sterk. Liker!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2019
at 18:49