7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the tasting room during the National Mead Day Release! on 08/03/2019. Clear pinkish read color with a thin pinkish-white head that burns away quickly to a sparse film. Spots of legs and lacing. Aroma of raspberry, honey and cherry. Medium body with flavors of mildly tart raspberry, apple, honey and cherry. The finish is fruity with a raspberry aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2019
at 14:54
8/10
Fantastic! Tart red/green apple/fruit peel/cinnamon/nutmeg/allspice/honey/graham cracker/white sugar. Semisweet/semicrisp carb. Lingering acid/tang/spice drying. No astringent. Refreshingly smooth. Perfectly balanced honey/spice flavors. Spot on stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2019
at 17:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Lost Valley. Clear dark red large white head good retention. Aroma of dark currants, strong honey, juniper, lemon. Taste is apple, honey, vanilla, currant, juniper, earth. Medium bodied. Very nice even if a touch too sweet.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2019
at 22:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This Mead is a clear pale straw-gold color with a nil head and sticky legs on the glass. The aroma consists of honey, bourbon, coffee and vanilla. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky vanilla, bourbon, coffee and floral honey. The finish is sweet with a bourbon-infused vanilla mocha aftertaste. Good Mead all around.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2019
at 20:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Thanks, Jeremy JStax) Bottle. A- Slightly tart, fruity. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, no head. T- Guava, fruity, mild honey. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- A great mead. The guava provides more of the flavor and the passion fruit more of the tartness. I do wish the honey was more forward but overall, it blends well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 23:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Thanks, Jeremy JStax) Bottle. A- Coriander, blueberry jam. A- Maroon color, clear liquid, no head. T- Coriander, blueberry. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Lovely blueberry jam like flavor while the coriander adds just the right amount of spice. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 23:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Thanks, Jeremy JStax) Bottle. A- Salt, coriander. A- Clear color, clear liquid, no head. T- Salt, coriander, mild tartness. P- Light body, average texture, high carbonation, refreshing finish. O- This is a thirst quencher for sure. Shockingly the passion fruit flavor only adds a general tartness and the flavor is overtaken by the coriander. Good stuff but would be great if the passion fruit was stronger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 23:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Half liter bottle bought on clearance from Woodman's Appleton, 6/14/19. Clear gold, thin fizzy head that quickly fades. Aroma of lemon, honey, and a bit of toastiness. Taste is tart lemon, apple, honey, apricot. Medium bodied, moderate carb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 18:57
9.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
(Thanks, Jeremy JStax) Bottle. A- Figs, sweet. A- Mahogany color, clear liquid, no head. T- Figs, honey, lingering walnut, medium sweetness. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- Outstanding stuff this is. I love figs and have loved the Crafted still meads so what a beautiful combo this is. The fig really does overpower everything but that is okay with me. I wish the honey was a little more pronounced and I enjoy the lingering black walnut flavor on the very end of the finish. Nice stuff. Would love to stock up on it. Easily the best mead I've ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 18:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Thanks, Jeremy JStax) Bottle. A- Earthy, ashy, coffee grounds. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, no head. T- Coffee, mild sweetness, cream cheese. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, astringent finish. O- I do actually get a cream cheese flavor in here but the nose is too earthy vegetal coffee for me. Wanted a much sweeter dessert like flavor from this but just didn't get it. Much prefer the still meads.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2019
at 18:40