6.1

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

6.4

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

6.6

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

7.1

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

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6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

29.07.2019, tap @ Apollon:
Flat, clear light reddish orangy color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, citrus peel, perfume, hay, flowers, sour red berries, minerals, grass, alcohol, herbs, hints of tropical fruits. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, red berries, citrus peel, perfume, grass, sour raspberries, flowers, hay, honey, herbs, hints of tropical fruits. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Fair enough, too much of the citrusy perfume thing...

24.08.2019, 0,33l bottle @ home:
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Small bubbly mediumlasting head, clear light reddish orangy color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, citrus peel, minerals, perfume, grass, alcohol, dusty raspberries, flowers, bark, hints of honey. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, sour raspberries, minerals, citrus peel, perfume, grass, alcohol, honey, flowers, bark, sour tropical fruits. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Fair enough.

8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sørlandets Ølfestival 2019. Golden-yellow color . Aroma is honey, apricot.m Flavor is honey, apricot, marzipan, fruit, cinnamon, sugar. Nice mead.

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sørlandets Ølfestival 2019. Golden color with an off-white head. Aroma is honey, apple. Flavor is honey, apples, grass, flowers. Nice mead.

8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Courtesy of clubgonzo. It pours a still dark blue-ish red body. Quite oily. The aroma has copious amounts of blueberry, with the cardamom blending in fantastically. Vanilla in the background, adding to the already present sweetness. Hints of honey in the back. There's some alcohol too, but who would've thought it was at 14%. It's full-bodied, very lightly warming and smooth on the palate, with an oily feeling. Blueberry and cardamom in a heavenly match in the flavor, with honey, vanilla, freshly baked raisin buns and some alcohol too. Some alcohol burn in the finish, which by the way lasts forever. A wonderful mead indeed. Really, really delicious. 190719

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Sørlandets Ølfestival. A mostly clear golden colored mead with a small offwhite head. Pleasant aroma of apples and orchard, with honey as a backdrop. It's full bodied, soft and nicely carbonated, with a pleasant sweetness and a light sour touch. Apple, honey, grass notes and some flowery hints. Long finish. Nice and dangerously easy drinkable. 190713