Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Single can from Press. No bb or stamp anywhere. Stemless wine glass @home. Clear, ruby-colored tea. Thin ring of lace. Smells of cooked down wine, candied raspberry & earthy/waxy cooked honey. Taste is waxy sweet. Mellow, soda-ish, bit too sweet (if slightly medicinal) raspberry juice over a really earthy honey base. Hidden acid. Needs some tartness in a bad way. Frothy, syrupy, doesn't taste terrible, easy abv, just too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2023
at 21:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can, best by 2/17/25, drunk 4/19/23 at Yunnan Kitchen. Amber, strawberry-blonde. Clear. Nose is juicy, sweet, jammy. Plentiful residual honey notes, floral, citrusy, light pepper. Not very complex, not really much raspberry depth, but good honey character, which is pretty important for a mead. Sweet, moderately to heavily so. Just enough acidity to balance. Raspberry is ok. Honey is great, sticky and succulent. Not much finesse or character.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2023
at 00:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
5 oz draft. The aroma is mild current with honey. Flavor is a copy. Smooth mouthed. Nice lighter mead.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2023
at 17:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Lonestar Beverage outside of Dallas. Pint glass @home. Dark tea, brown & still. Sharp, earthy, dark cherry, too sugary. Serious unfermented honey, cloying, syrupy cherry, medicinal, heavy. Just too rich without any contrast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2023
at 01:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
375ml clear bottl from the clearance aisle @Max's in Baltimore. Pint glass @home. Clear, honey tea, still pour. Heavy, honey lemon, herby nose, light tea. Thin, caramel, acidic wine, gummy, floral, plastic, unfermented honey. Watery, bittersweet, leaning to a leafy bitter. Doughy, hugely acidic, gum, heavy plastic, barrel finish. Too harsh.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2023
at 00:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Discounted bottle from Max's Taphouse for like $9. No clue how old this is. Mojito glass @home. Opaque, still, honey gold pour. Unfermented honey, lemon, tons of sour tropical fruit, obvious French oak, plastic, caramel. Tannic, twangy, sweet char, sharp citrus everywhere, bubblegum, caramel & warm booze finish. Slight coffee oxidation. Belly warming. Slick, acidic, warming, obviously oxidized. Still pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2023
at 23:02
Tried
on 18 Feb 2023
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Simply labeled bottle from Lone Star Beverage. Tulip back at the Air BnB. Inky, but not quite black with ruby highlights. Acidic, super dark berry, acai-ish, gingersnap, very murky, deep & rich sweet berry scent. Deep, rich in fruit but low middling acid & low tartness. Coating, mellow but fresh ginger juice, intense plummy flavor. Middle high tannins, some oxidation, popsicle finish. Boozy, hearty, fruity, big sipper. Good, just needed more complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2023
at 03:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet honey. Taste is semisweet honey, light floral finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2023
at 17:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 375 ml bottle. Pours a clear Cabernet red with a scant head. Aromas of cherry and cranberry. Flavors are sweet cherry with a bit of cranberry tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2022
at 02:55