5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a clear pale yellow from a can. Light citrus and mango aroma, not much pepper. Similar flavor, light and sweet not spicy. Good mead.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can, 786 on bottom, drunk 11/13/22. Clear blonde. Pretty lime-forward in the nose, though thankfully not so much in flavor. Good honey base with a slow, fruity burn of delicious habanero character. Mango adds playful fruitiness and sweetness. All around good use of adjunct. Pretty full body though the hydromel aspect and carbonation keeps it drinkable. Lingering heat and fruit and honey. Clean, though there's some buttery character throughout. No alcohol.

8

Aroma of honey, lavender. Taste has fruity base, honey. Palate has somewhat lactic finish, more fruit, passion fruit. Excellent.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Half pour at the tasting room in Kennebunkport, lovely color, deep purple with some pink head. Nose is pretty good, honey sure, but vinous notes, some rose, some cherry and cranberry. Flavor is really dominated by the honey and the blueberry is quite muddled. Reads more berry juice than an actual berry. There is still a lambrusco character that runs through. Finishes sweet and full bodied with a hint of booze.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the meadery. Pours pale yellow. Floral, sweet, white grape, lemon. Medium body. Good.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the meadery. Honey, citrus, hedgerow, blackberry. Medium body. Interesting.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From can at the meadery. Capsicum, lime, sweet, mango, quite lime forward. Medium body. Pepper flavor rather than heat. Fun.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the meadery. Pours red purple. Blueberry, red grape, slightly tannic, floral. Medium body. Decent.

6

Pours clear amber with no head. Aroma of burnt honey, black tea. Taste has sweetened base, tea, lavender. Palate has much of the aforementioned, light. Good.