Pips Meadery
Meadery
in
Gurnee,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pips Meadery
Established in 2018
Contact
Description
We certainly know that we wouldn’t be here if not for all of those that have come before us. What started many years ago as an obsession to try every beer and mead in existence has now led to an opportunity to come to the table with our own interpretation of what a mead can be. Playing most frequently in the dessert category, we are willing to push the boundaries at times and stretch past balance to bring out intense flavors and unique combinations in our products.
The name Pips is not only a nod to the seeds in fruits, but also to counting devices like the symbols on playing cards or the dots on a die. Though, most importantly, it is a nod to our son, Parker, who was born with special needs. Not knowing what his future holds, Pips will forever be a home to him as a family owned business.
We firmly believe in continuous improvement at Pips. We simply make what we enjoy drinking, and are beyond humbled when we can put a smile on even one other face as a result. That said, we actively seek out learning opportunities and always plan on listening to feedback from our customers. Every voice matters, for it is because of you that we are able to do what we love to do.
We thank you for your support and for joining us on this journey.
– Pips
The name Pips is not only a nod to the seeds in fruits, but also to counting devices like the symbols on playing cards or the dots on a die. Though, most importantly, it is a nod to our son, Parker, who was born with special needs. Not knowing what his future holds, Pips will forever be a home to him as a family owned business.
We firmly believe in continuous improvement at Pips. We simply make what we enjoy drinking, and are beyond humbled when we can put a smile on even one other face as a result. That said, we actively seek out learning opportunities and always plan on listening to feedback from our customers. Every voice matters, for it is because of you that we are able to do what we love to do.
We thank you for your support and for joining us on this journey.
– Pips
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
187ml bottle pours out a bread color. Nose is crazy strait walnut banana bread with lots of honey sweetness. Taste is over ripe banana crazy how the walnuts are so present and a sweet honey with a hint of spice. This was spot on to the name very fun and happy I got to try it, keep up the experiments Matt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2018
at 08:02
9/10
Definitely what it says it is. Very much FtL with vanilla & oak. Different & as delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 16:51
9/10
Intense elderberry, cranberry, cherry & banana nose. Light vanilla honey. Viscous oily mouthfeel. Very fruit forward. Delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 16:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Christmas tasting. Orange, Ruby pour. Sweet sugary. Taste too focused more on the sugars, less on the fruit. Sticky.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2017
at 22:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle thanks to Steve. Pours out hazy pinkish color. Nose is over the top sweet marshmallow vanilla honey cranberry wow..taste is more of the big sweet marshmallow honey vanilla great berry touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2017
at 22:10
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle. Deep ruby red pour. Intense raspberry & dark chocolate nose. Light vanilla & a hint of honey. Sweet, sour, tiny bitter, heavy fruity, floral & earthy taste. Viscous, tart & tiny astringent mouthfeel. Crazy stuff! I’ve never experienced such amazing clear use of cocoa nibs. The execution of this is fucking flawless. The tartness from the berries, the nibs, the mellowing vanilla & the lingering honey. Blown away!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2017
at 17:52
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
375ml bottle thanks to Steve. Pours out a pink red color with no head. Nose is great big cherries honey sweetness some nutty notes and spice. Taste is more of the nice big sweet cherries nuts and vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2017
at 15:45
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle courtesy of Linus. Viscous purple pour. Heavy graham crackers & vanilla nose. Light caramelised nuts, jammy blueberries & honey. Sweet, fruity & jammy taste. Oily viscous mouthfeel. Very candy-like but also very tasty. Another top notch mead from Pips. --- Beer merged from original tick of There's A Snake In My Bluet on 01 Apr 2017 at 16:43 - Score: 9. Original review text: Heavy graham crackers & vanilla nose. Light caramelised nuts, jammy blueberries & honey. Sweet, fruity & jammy taste. Oily viscous mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2017
at 07:53
9.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle courtesy of Linus. Viscous purple pour. Heavy blueberry & heavy vanilla nose with supporting créme brûlée caramel, very light cinnamon, intense vanilla fudge, maple & bourbon booze. Heavy sweet, tiny tart, slightly fruity & slightly spicy taste. Soft, round, viscous & tiny boozy mouthfeel. Lasting light blueberry, heavy vanilla, maple & cinnamon finish. Honey comes through every now & then but never dominates. Almost reminds me of Kuhnhenn French Toast nips. Love it! Insane dessert mead really. Thank you very much Linus! --- Beer merged from original tick of Blueberry Pancake on 21 Feb 2017 at 22:08 - Score: 9. Original review text: Heavy blueberry & heavy vanilla nose with supporting créme brûlée caramel, very light cinnamon, intense vanilla fudge, maple & bourbon booze
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2017
at 07:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Linus. Viscous deep red pour. Heavy fleshy sweet/sour cherry nose with tons of wood, almonds, cinnamon, white wine & alcohol. Sweet, heavy fruity & wooden taste. Oily syrupy boozy mouthfeel. Incredibly complex! Leather, vanilla, mixed cherries, wood, green herbs, white grapes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2017
at 07:51