B. Nektar Meadery

Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: B. Nektar Meadery

Established in 2008

Contact
1511 Jarvis St, Ferndale, MI, 48220, United States
Description
B. Nektar makes award winning, world-class mead (honey wine), hard ciders and beer. It was founded by Brad and Kerri Dahlhofer, and Paul Zimmerman. We're located in the industrial district of Ferndale, MI

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Tap @ Mikkeller Bar. Pours clear dark gold-amber with a thin white head. Aromas of pear, slight cherries, apples. Taste is more tart up front, sweet cherries, green apples, pear cider.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 17:20

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Pours clear dark red with no head. Aromas of blackberry, raspberries, honey, some orange peel-like notes, pear cider, apples. Taste is about the same with some more vinous notes.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 17:19

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Tap @ CBC 2015. Pours a clear pale with a slight pink hue to it. Aromas of soap, anis, licorice, some lemon zest. Taste is mostly anis, licorice, eucalyptus, orange, apples, honey.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 17:19

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Tap @ Mikkeller and Friends. Pours deep dark ruby red. Aromas of cherry soap, sweet honey, some light floral notes, light cherry tartness. Taste is slightly hoppy but mostly sour cherries, honey, soap. Soapiness is pretty offputting, sadly.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours clear pale yellow/golden. Aroma is very floral, honey, mango sweetness, light peppery thing going on. Taste is mango sweetness, tart pears, honey, peppery.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours clear light yellow/green. Aromas of green apples, lemon, citrus, perfume, ginger, prickly pears. Taste is citrussy, prickly pears, ginger, green tart apples. Nice!
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Bottle @ Dangerous Bottleshares #whoknowshowmany. Pours clear yellow. Aromas of cinnamon, sweet apples, nutty, honey, slightly perfume-like. Taste has lots of cinnamon, apples, spices, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, honey.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Tap @ CBC2016. Pours pale yellow, almost white, no head. Notes of honey, herbs, mango, gin.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Sample @ MBCC 2017. Aromas of apples, cinnamon, vanilla, floral honey. Taste has apples, vanilla, light floral notes and spices.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Tap. Pours clear dark brown with a small offwhitish head. Aromas of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, sweet apples, light honey-like notes. Taste has the same heavy spices with a more sweet backnote of apples and an almost berry-like flavour. Way too spicy for me.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55