Chaucer's Cellars

Meadery in Soquel, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bargetto's Historic Winery & Tasting Room

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3535 N. Main St, Soquel, CA, 95073, United States

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8/10
Damn nice! Med-full honey sweetness; lightly tart berry/lemon/peach/pear/floral/light earthy spice. Sweet/tart balance; light acidity.
Tried on 10 Jun 2016 at 23:33

8/10
Tried on 10 Jun 2016 at 19:35

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle pour. Fairly clear rose red, no head or lacing. Aroma is honey and raspberries, of course. Flavor is fairly sweet, but not overpowering, berries and slightly tart berry juices. Medium body, no carbonation. Ok, its not the most complex mead in history, but I thought it was decent enough.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2016 at 16:14

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
This is a sweet and sour mead with a mild raspberry character. The complexity is fairly low, both characteristics being simple in nature. Sort of a muddy reddish colour.
Tried on 26 Feb 2016 at 19:55

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hazy red color. It has a nice character of berry juice, good sweetness level, and the alcohol is well concealed. It tastes more like raspberry wine.
Quite nice.
Tried on 15 Sep 2015 at 23:31

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500mL bottle, pours a hazy reddish orange with a tiny white bubbly head. Nose brings out perfumey wildflower honey and a touch of raspberries. Flavour follows suit, with wildflower honey and raspberries. Fairly sweet, without much complexity, but it's very easy drinking. Not offensive and much better than I expected given the ratings. Still not anything special, but fairly solid.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2015 at 23:30

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
500ml bottle picked up at the state store
Pours clear pink/red, no head or lacing. Aroma of honey & raspberries. Taste is sweet, berries, honey, sugar and syrup
Ok, artificial flavors
Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2015 at 01:04

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled at 3rd annual RI Brewfest. Clear yellow appearance, with an aroma of a moderate honey with some floral hints. Flavor has a lot of sugar, with the honey and a mild floral. The alcohol is well hidden. My only negative is the thinner “watery” body. Thinner than most meads. Not knowing the cost per bottle I would say this is more of a bargain type mead.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2015 at 18:17

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampled at 3rd annual RI Brewfest. Light rose color with a mild berry and honey blend in the nose. Flavor is exactly what you would expect from the nose. Honey and berry that comes over as artificial. A bid to much noticeable sugar. The artificial note I would bet gets overwhelming if you have more than 2 oz of this.
Tried on 01 Feb 2015 at 18:15

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle-still-yellow/gold. A-honey, lt malt, some floral. T-honey, sweet lt malt, some floral.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2013 at 11:12