Wandering Bard Meadery
Meadery
in
Greenville,
South Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Wandering Bard Meadery
Established in 2017
Closed in 2024
Contact
1320 Hampton Ave. Suite 3, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
End of a flight just to be safe. Pale gold, still, clear but not bright. Cooked down peach, sharp & pineapple-y salsa nose. Taste is apple-pineapple, habanero fruitiness, faint cooked honey, not terribly hot, but lingering. On the thinner side but there's still some residual. This one's good.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear, bright, pale short pour. Odd, fruity, sour, citrus wood nose. Wonder what kind of honey. Kinda inviting. Snappy, bittersweet, apple edge. Burnt brown sugar, touch of bourbon, nuanced, but still a bit too sweet & runny. Okay to good.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:26
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep purple, rich, still, clear pour. Deep vinous, jammy, elderberry nose; dense. Taste is surprisingly more tart than soda sweet. Rich, sharp, juicy, bitter green at times, slippery honey body. Some lingering astringency. Just boozy enough. This one hit.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Same clear, still, slightly amber blueberry juice look as the regular edition. Weirdly smokey bbq nose. One of the brewers said it was just the barrel char. K. I'm reminded that I still haven't tried 12 bones blueberry bbq sauce yet. Tarter, sharper, more adventurous than the OG blueberry. Definite campfire. Easy on the wood chips, sir. Still too sweet to bring out nuance. Need water.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap. Clear, still, legit blueberry amber-colored pour. Weak earthy blueberry nose, drizzled honey. Quite sweet, faintly earthy, some blueberry nuance. It's more like blueberry pancake syrup though. Rich, deep berry, some tart, some chem burn. Could be better with some astringency. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
5oz pour on tap. Clear, pale, still, cran-apple amber color. Floral, faint fruit, waxy nose. Close to the traditional. Mellow & non-descript. Sweet & flat ginger soda taste. A little apple-y & harmlessly raspberry-ish if you look for it. Runny body, enough acid, easy to drink. Kinda good.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This is on their top flight if you just want their popular stuff. Slightly hazy, cranberry-colored, still pour. Mild wax & cranberry soda nose. Is it cranberry? Herbal, slight wax. Bittersweet, leaning soda sweet. Unidentifiable Halloween candy. Faint hint of carbonation & an easy body. Read the description later & hibiscus does make sense, but not the rest. Just okay.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2023
at 16:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap, 5oz pour. Clear, still, maroon pour. Medicinal Robitussin scent. Taste is cherry-like cordial, mixed berry pie filling, confectionery, syrupy, vanilla. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2023
at 15:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Short pour at the source. Clear, pale gold & still. Sticky, cooked down peach scent. Fresh juice & probably back-sweetened. Taste is tangy peach puree, sharp & sweet. Flat, easy tick, fresh flavor.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 04:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap. Clear, pale, still, baby pour. Earthy, mellow wax, leather. Juicy, sweet lychee, tart apple. No texture. Surprised by how fresh it is. Thin, decent to big acid, feel like it's back-sweetened. To be continued.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2023
at 04:40