tfontana (7277) reviewed Criminal KLP from Crafted Artisan Meadery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle pour shared by WillRunForBeer--thanks, Brian! It's a pale yellow with light sparkle, ring of off-white head and no lacing. Aroma is strong mix of honey and vanilla/graham cracker. Taste is strong honey, lighter lime and graham cracker. Mouthfeel is light side of light side of light-to-medium with thin texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, strong flavor with good complexity and balance.
Chalumeaux (4962) ticked Criminal KLP from Crafted Artisan Meadery 4 years ago
Aroma is key lime, notes of vanilla. Taste follows aroma, key lime, pie crust. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bright red with a medium sized head. Sweet with strong tart cherry followed by grape and yeastiness. Long finish. moderately full bodied.
Jow (8309) reviewed Crafted Cinnamanbun from Crafted Artisan Meadery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home. Burnt gold colored. Ode is sticky sweet Cinnabon’s. Tastes very similar with honey and vanilla frosting. Maybe some maple syrup thrown in. Too sweet for my liking.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Sweet with that maraschino cherry and cherry pie. Long cherry pie finish. Moderately full bodied
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Refrigerated 0.5 L bottle poured into a snifter. Clear yellow with white head. Aroma is lime, medium body, and some carbonation. Taste is lime, honey, and spice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Arts and Crafts Amsterdam Ave. Pours deep red. Blueberry, cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom, rosewater. Oily body. Pretty good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. A- Graham crackers, coconut, vanilla. A- Gold color, clear liquid, no head. T- Graham crackers, coffee, slightly earthy, coconut, cream. P- Light body, average texture, high carbonation, slightly unbalanced finish. O- This definitely tasted like coconut cream pie. The coffee is fairly strong as well in it. I get a cream cheese like flavor that I seem to get with all carbonated meads from Crafted. That detracts a bit from the overall experience. Very good all things considered.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(Thanks, Jeremy! JStax) Bottle. A- Strawberry candy, mild rubbing alcohol, subtle oak. A- Copper color, clear liquid, no head. T- Strawberry candy, honey, ethanol, very subtle spicy oak. P- Medium body, average texture, flat carbonation, boozy finish. O- This was great but not near as good as some of the other Barrel Aged still meads I've had from Crafted. The strawberry is not as lucious as I'd like. It was too candy like. Like those strawberry candies your grandparents used to have. A tad bit boozier than I wanted. Great mead but not quite there for me to really be wowed by this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Bottle from Covenhoven. Tasty Beverage glass @ home. Clear, rich, golden brew. Weak addition of bubbles. Smells of maple, apple malt beverage, muted cinnamon something, Woodchuck cider flavorings. Taste is faintly tart apple essence upfront, maple syrup, unfermented honey, faded cinnamon & toffee candies as you push through. Syrupy & barely tart. Sweetness lingers on the lips. Somewhat fake & really not that well done.