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

Contact
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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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

31/5/2025. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear deep gold with a bubbly white head. Aroma is very peachy, peach skin, honey, flowers, touch of herb. Medium plus sweetness, slight tartness. Medium bodied, smooth, low carbonation. Slight warming alcohol finish. Very peach throughout. Likeable.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2025 at 19:47


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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

750ml bottle from Bier Huis. Yellowy golden colour, short-lived bubbly white head and aroma of tinned peach, honey, flowery, herb. Taste is sweet, peachy, honey, floral, tea, slight tart, and tangy, booze. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying sweet floral honey & peach finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from Bier Huis on 11 May 2025 at 20:28


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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle from BeerGB. Reddish amber colour, no head and aroma of raspberry, vanilla, honey. Taste is sweet, raspberry, caramel, honey, with vanilla & chocolate notes, tangy, booze. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet raspberry boozy finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2025 at 18:57


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from House Of Trembling Mind. Hazy golden body with thick off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of heather honey and caramel. Flavour of dark honey and toffee. Thin body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Sweet and delicious . The carbonation helps to ensure it’s not cloying.

Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 24 Apr 2025 at 20:46


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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

24/3/2025. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear deep maroon purple with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is blackberry, blackcurrant, honey, flowers, hedgerow. Medium sweetness, very slight tartness. Medium body, low carbonation. Nicely done.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 21:38


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tried on 24 Mar 2025 at 21:32


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2025 at 20:12

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle sample courtesy of Fergus, cheers! Deep golden amber colour, afew bubbles on top which dissipate away and aroma of honey, toffee, wood, herb, spice, rum. Taste is mellow, honey with caramel, herbal & woody hints, some booze with rum notes. Smooth mouthfeel, oily full bodied, low carbonation, drying warming finish. Very sippable.

Tried on 02 Feb 2025 at 19:21


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home pciekd up from HOTM. A deep golden amber orange coloured pour with no head. Thicc. Aroma is intense caramel honey, brown sugars, raisin, apple, toffee. Really rich earthy honey. Flavour is composed of intense golden honey, earthy raw honey, caramel, brown sugars, Mellow barrel character, rum and raisin, gentle warming alcohol. Drinks super easy for 18%. Palate is super slick , medium sweet, still. , Lingering hawthorn.

Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 27 Jan 2025 at 23:02


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is dark fruits, malty, fruity, bready, chocolate and ashy. Mixture of sweetness and bitterness on the taste. A roasted bitterness prominent at the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:54