6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Color: Hazy golden, large frothy white head. Aroma: Hoppy, floral. Taste: Very floral, floral hop. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate sweet and moderate bitterness. Very dry finish. Nice experimental hazy Pale Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2024
at 12:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Purple Moose shop in Betws Y Coed. Color: Almost black, thin beige head. Aroma: Roasted malt, sweetish, notes of smoke. Taste: Roasted malt, sweetish honey notes, subtle smoke / burned wood. Hints of coffee. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Over moderate to medium sweet, moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2024
at 20:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Everyman's Wines. Deep reddish appearance, no head. Strange sweet glacé cherry flavours with a hint of Bakewell icing that is probably the honey mead coming through. Not massively into this kind of cherry flavour unfortunately but comes across well.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2024
at 18:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
28/6/2024. Bottle bought at Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co, Caldicot. Pours clear dark mahogany brown with a small frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma is smoky, roasted, dark fruits, chocolate, caramel, ashtray, dark honey. Medium sweetness, roasted bitterness and body. Slight fruity tart edge developed. Smokiness faded. Got better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2024
at 15:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
28/6/2024. Tap at Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co, Caldicot. Pours clear amber brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, toasted, malts, dried fruits, wood, hedgerow, vanilla. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, a little watery, average carbonation. Not amazing but better from tap at source it seems.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2024
at 15:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
28/6/2024. Bottle pour at Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co, Caldicot. Pours clear pure honey gold with no head. Aroma is sweet honey, wild flowers, vanilla, light straw. Medium plus sweetness. Medium body, sticky, no carbonation. Long bittersweet finish. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2024
at 15:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
28/6/2024. Tap at Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co, Caldicot. Pours a little unclear blood orange red with a small frothy light pink head. Aroma is honey, orange, citrus, flowers. Quite sweet with very slight citric tart. Moderate body, light sparkling carbonation. Likeable long summer mead.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2024
at 15:24
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Nose is chocolate, whiskey, cherry, hint of marzipan and cola coffee. Taste is a complete non event; light chocolate, very light whiskey, spice, malt. There's no finish and no body. Thin. Surprisingly poor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2024
at 20:08
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
330ml bottle from Forest Deli, Coleford mid-way through a gravel ride through the Forest of Dean. Pours a dark, unclear brown, some bubbles but not enough to form a decent head. Taste reveals it's a bit flat unfortunately, some wintery spice coming through but not too much. Deep amber malt, soft whisky hints but simply lacks life which sees the flavours deflated from what it could be. Shame.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2024
at 19:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle from Everyman's. Pours hazed dark with a large off-white head. Overly high carb unfortunately but some very nice dark roasted malt shades here. Barely discernible honey notes, some dusty smoke but no as much as expected. Generally a decent beer but needs some tweaking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2024
at 18:56