Hive Mind Brew & Mead Co.

Microbrewery in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Owned by Wye Valley Meadery
Associated Venue: Hive Mind Brew & Mead Co.

Established in 2018

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Unit 5F, Castleway Industrial Estate, Caldicot, NP26 5PR, Wales
Description
A meadery and brewery based in the border between Wales and England making a modern twist on the world's oldest form of alcohol. Lighter, sparkling and infused with a variety of flavours.

Hey! We're Kit and Matt. We set up Wye Valley Meadery in 2018 and have been producing a growing range of delicious sparkling and traditional meads ever since. Our experimentation led us to create some beer / mead hybrids and we quickly realised this required further investigation.

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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
200ml bottle from HOTM. Pale golden colour, no lasting head and aroma of honey, heather, herb. Taste is sweet, honey, straw, flowery, heathery, with some herbal notes and warming alcohol. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet warm boozy finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 10 May 2026 at 21:24

6.3/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can at home. Pours clear pale golden, nose is floral, honey, toffee, taste is sweet, elderflower, honey, melon. 5/6/7/7/6
Tried on 05 May 2026 at 07:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
375ml bottle from HOTM. Cloudy pale gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of honey, floral, heather, citric, hops. Taste is tart, tangy, honey, flowery, chalky, zingy, citrusy, with resinous hop. Medium bodied, high carbonation, drying short tart finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 03 May 2026 at 19:58

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can at home. Pours clear red, nose is cherry tunes, honey, toffee, taste is sweet, honey, cherry, bit flat. 7/7/6/6/6
Tried on 03 May 2026 at 10:48

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can at home. Pours clear pink, nose is honey, raspberry, taste is similar, quite sweet. 7
Tried on 03 May 2026 at 10:43

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours clear golden, nose is honey, beeswax, vanilla, toffee, taste is rich, sweet honey, sticky, vanilla, quite boozy. 7/8/8/7/7
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 13:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is huge coffee, roasted, chocolate, taste is chocolate, liquorice, coffee, thin. 8/8/7/7/7
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 10:23

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
375ml bottle from BeerGB. Golden colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of of lime, mint, honey, herby. Taste is sweet, limey, fresh minty, chewing gum, with some honey, herbal notes and alittle citric tartness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying lime & mint finish. Quite drinkable, although abit mouth wash-like.
Tried from Bottle from Beer Ambleside on 28 Apr 2026 at 20:18

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
375ml bottle from HOTM. Red colour, bubbly pink foam head and aroma of honey, hibiscus tea, tropical. Taste is sweet, tart, hibiscus, passionfruit, honey, with some tartness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, sweet & tart finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 26 Apr 2026 at 20:49

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep ruby, nose is honey, berries, touch of funk, taste is sweet, juicy berries, sticky honey. Could do with another 10%. 8
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 08:53