7

Smells like a Birch tree, whatever that smells like, sparkling lightness after.

6.4

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Brian's
Cloudy pale blond colour. The aroma is very nice, funky, pungent, citrusy. Off-dry and weak mouthfeel; tart, lemony; besides that there is not much.
Grossly overpriced, but it's not a bad drink.

6.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle at Brian's. Appearance: hazy pale like a braga Aroma: very funky with horse blanket notes Taste: similar, like fermented birch juice, moderately carbonated, very dry Overall: interesting

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Light sweet white fruit and herbal notes. Pale gold with no head. Light tartness up front, touch of wood and herbal notes and an acidic finish. Different.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sort of a greyish colour, touch of haze. On the nose, there's a fair bit of the clover honey on the nose. On the palate, it's tart, just a touch of clover honey character, a distinctive birch character in the finish, along with a touch of honey again.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500mL bottle, pours a hazy clear pale blonde, no head. Aroma is unusual, with fermented out honey, tree sap, and a touch of clove. Flavour is very dry and rather spicy, with totally fermented out honey, earthy spice, and a champagne-like effervescence. Spicy, carbonated on the palate, with an acidic finish. It's cerrianlt an unorthodox mead. Not really my style, but it's alright.

8.1

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

750mL bottle, pours a hazy amber orange with a small beige head. Aroma exudes some wonderful funk, with barnyard funk, crisp apples, and champagne effervescence. Flavour is along the same lines, with heaps of barnyard funk and musty champagne. Highly carbonated and complex. Lovely.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

bottle pour at Wassail part of VT cider tasting. fine normal pour. nose is tart apple skin and light florals and honey. tastes of wild honey, florals, honey dew, crab apples. decent palate

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle pour at Wassail VT cider tasting. very barrel forward nose and flavors. vanilla, yeast, funky, green apples. slight tartness and acidity