8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample shared by Grumbo, cheers Graham! Red-brown colour, afew small bubbles on top and aroma of blackberry, gooseberry, honey. Taste is sweet, with honey, blackberry, fruit, and some tart gooseberry. Medium bodied, low carbonation, lingering sweet honey blackberry tartish finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2026
at 21:20
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
14/6/2026. Bottle shared by LazyPyro, cheers Chris! Nice colour pour. Lovely blend of blackcurrant, blackberry and gooseberries which all come through. The initial ribena hit soon disappears, with light gooseberry and real blackcurrant following with some gentle honey sweetness. Lots of stewed blackberry, more so on the taste, honey, light gooseberry tartness, and some crabapple notes. Good body, no carbonation. Long, sweet, fruity, drying finish. Quite complex and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2026
at 18:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours deep ruby, nose is ribena, honey, funk, taste is juicy sweet honey, tart blackcurrant, hints of gooseberry. 8/8/8/8/7
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 07:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2026
at 21:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 9
11/3/2026. Bottle shared by LazyPyro, cheers Chris! Pours nicely, good colour. Lovely aroma. Honey, hedgerow, red berries, raspberries. Very warming, sweet, smooth and delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2026
at 21:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
375ml bottle. Clear dark red. Aroma of honey, blackcurrant (Ribena). Taste is sweet, blackcurrant (very Ribena like) comes through the strongest, followed by blackberry, gooseberry relatively subtle but I do get a slight tartness, lovely smooth warming finish. Beautiful melomel.
Tried
from Bottle
from Brood Meadery
on 05 Mar 2026
at 22:22
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
375ml bottle. Clear deep ruby red, no head. Aroma of honey, blackberry, raspberries, blackcurrant. Taste is very sweet, honey, the berries are all incredible and add some tangy, tart and slightly tannic notes. Very smooth, warming. Seriously good melomel.
Tried
from Bottle
from Brood Meadery
on 01 Jan 2026
at 03:07
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle. Clear and deep ruby read. Aroma of blackcurrants and honey. Taste of sweet and tart blackcurrants, very sweet honey, mild vanilla, light booze warmth. Smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
from Brood Meadery
on 06 Dec 2025
at 23:46
8/10
Bottle at home. Pours clear ruby, nose is ribena, raspberry, honey, taste is tart, sweet berries, sticky honey. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2025
at 21:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle probably via the short lived online shop. Now way out date, although itโs been in the fridge since purchase. Clear deep purple red. No head. Nose has some oxidation as you might expect but on top thereโs a load of sweet dessert cherry. Almond extract. Bit of vanilla. Very trifle-esque. Taste is sweet and nothing else. Slick and warming but very easy drinking. Sweet finish. Tooth rot. Good though.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2025
at 21:50