Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Arts and Crafts Amsterdam Ave. Pours clear pale gold. Pear, spice, heavy cinnamon and clove, little anise, plenty of floral notes, little almond. Light. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Odi's place. Thanks Paul. Clear golden. Lots of honey, cookie, floral note, rum.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle/Fest. A- Honey, alcohol, berries. A- Faint mauve color, clear liquid, no head. T- Honey, alcohol, blackberry. P- Full body, thin texture, flat carbonation, slightly harsh finish. O- Not their best still mead. The blackberry was there but quite light and just didn't do it for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. A- Currant, honey liqueur. A- Bronze red color, clear liquid, no head. T- Cherry, faint marshmallow, floral, honey, mild toffee. P- Medium body, oily texture, flat carbonation, balanced finish. O- The fruit flavors were not as strong as I expected nor quite as sweet as I expected. There was a mild tartness and overall, I'd say the currant outshines the cherry. I do wish the cherry was a bigger star. Liked it a lot but doesn't quite my my all time favorites from Crafted.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster at Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor, New York. Clear, reddish colored. AROMA- very decent, some raspberries, fermented. FLAVOR- lightly sweet, touch of honey, raspberries, touch of lime. Light to medium bodied. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
500mL bottle drunk 9/24/22. Clear, golden-hay. Nose is a good mix of the adjuncts with some rich honey, though banana forward/prominent. Clean, though not getting much house character. In the mouth it's moderately sweet, with plentiful banana that doesn't seem overdone. Coffee and vanilla very light with a lightly sticky texture and quite a bit of flavor for its size. This is certainly no painstakingly-made, Artisanal mead (note the sulfites, filtration, banana concentrate), but I also don't get the crazy low scores, either.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Arts and Crafts Amsterdam Ave. Pours red. Cherry, cherry candy, Bakewell tart, light nuttiness. Medium body. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. A- Honey, faint spice, mild bread dough. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, no head. T- Honey, faint grass. P- Medium body, slightly oily texture, flat carbonation, balanced finish. O- Well done. Strong honey flavor with hints of floral and native grass like tones. Good for a basic mead.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle at TreeRock. Small goblet pour. Shiny, clear gold. Smell is mostly brown sugar & stiff coffee. Strong coffee, honey, vanilla is a bit too strong, random citrus, white sugar, touch of banana on the finish. Sickly sweet, but the flavor itself is honestly not bad.
Drake (22934) reviewed Crafted Dark Covenant from Crafted Artisan Meadery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from State Line Liquors, 7/17/22. Clear red, thin off-white head, good retention. Aroma of currant, cherry, funk, honey. Taste is honey, apple, cherry, currant. A bit thin. Jammy. Nice.