6/10
On tap. A clear reddish colour, no head. Aroma of sweet strong red berries, honey. Taste of sweet honey, some red fruits.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2022
at 17:48
6/10
On tap. A clear rose red colour. Aroma of red berries and apples. Taste of sweet apples, mild sourness, honey and some red fruits
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2022
at 17:48
6/10
On tap. A clear purple red colour, small pinkish lacing. Aroma of strong mid sweet red fruits, honey. Taste of sweet honey, red berries, sugar, wax.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2022
at 17:48
7/10
On tap. A clear pinkish red colour, beige head. Aroma of tart apples, red apples, strong sulfur. Taste of strong sour red apples, sulfur, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2022
at 12:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours a light rosé, peachy. Small white head, fades fast ofcourse. Scent is showing mild red fruits. Rosé wine style, actually - which is a first to me. Mild honey character, drying appleskins (addition?) . Taste is sharp, fairly dry, very funky and rough honey profile. Mild carbonation. Not sweet at all. A sessionable mead indeed. Would have loved a smoother (sweeter) honey profile to my own preference. This drinks very wine-like, in a way. Lovely collab between the co2, and 'lightness' of the ABV - making this very drinkable.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2022
at 11:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours an intensely dark, yet clear, red. Scent is intense, syrupy even, on the barrels. Very mild honey base, providing some depth. Taste is mildly tart due to the berries, providing some tannins as well, dryness towards the end - over a medium dry (seemingly) meadbase - which is a bit overpowered by the berries. Barrel profile is mild, hidden even. Very intense, fruit favored melomel.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2022
at 11:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pours very water like, slightly hazed, lightest shade of yellow. Scent is rough on the honey, fairly hiding the barrel. Taste is smoother than expected, very funky honey, raw and rough, tad drying though it's clearly sweet. Not getting the barrel, really, and to my surprise I enjoyed the dry version (11, on oak and vanilla) more. Guess they used honey is less to my liking ? Very rough and raw, perhaps some wild yeasts as well ?
Tried
on 25 Aug 2022
at 15:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly unclear lemonyellow. Scent is full, vanilla and oak shine beautifully, alongside some chestnut style nuttyness. Not very clear on the honey, but indeed a fun and new expression in mead. Taste is fairly sweet by the vanilla and barrel, ends fairly dry and quite boozy. This is fun! Even though I usually tend do dislike dryer meads, the barrel and vanilla work way better than expected..
Tried
on 25 Aug 2022
at 15:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear bright red colour. Aroma and flavour of sweet red fruits. Sweet apple too. Builds up with layers of red fruits, apples, grapes, wood. Tastes like a wild wine. Great.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2022
at 17:38
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2022
at 10:21