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Lost Cause Meadery is an award winning meadery in San Diego, CA. We craft unusually complex and delicious meads that showcase unique honey varietals and our passion for experimentation.
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mcberko (49191) reviewed
Wolf V from Lost Cause Meadery
9 months ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
On tap at Lost Cause, pours a deep dark mahogany, no head. Aroma has complex smoked tea, red wine barrels, some bourbon, and treacly honey. Flavour is extremely complex, with intense smoked tea, rich red berries, red wine, treacly honey, and moderate sweetness. Complex and well-integrated. Wonderful.
Tried from Draft at Lost Cause Meadery - Bay Park Headquarters on 14 Dec 2025 at 01:26
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Malum from Lost Cause Meadery
9 months ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Lost Cause, pours a clear amber. Nose has a rather earthy, tea-like character, with subtle honey and subdued dark fruits. Flavour is moderately sweet, with some earthy tea-like notes, some subtle dark fruits, and floral honey. Finishes only moderately sweet, with a tea-like, floral, treacly finish. Excellent.
Tried from Draft at Lost Cause Meadery - Bay Park Headquarters on 14 Dec 2025 at 01:23
mcberko (49191) reviewed
OB Sesh from Lost Cause Meadery
9 months ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
On tap at Lost Cause, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma has lots of floral honey and some sparkling seltzery notes. Flavour has plenty of seltzery, sparkling notes, floral honey, and gentle sweetness. Simple but has some great honey expression. Good.
Tried from Draft at Lost Cause Meadery - Bay Park Headquarters on 14 Dec 2025 at 01:16
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Disco Nap from Lost Cause Meadery
9 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Lost Cause, pours a clear bright pinkish red, no head. Aroma has divine raspberry, yuzu, and floral honey in wonderful cohesion, especially for a session. Flavour is complex, with big yuzu, raspberries, floral honey, and soft treacly honey. For a 6% session mead, this is astoundingly complex. Wonderful incorporation of raspberries and yuzu. Damn excellent.
Tried from Draft at Lost Cause Meadery - Bay Park Headquarters on 14 Dec 2025 at 01:12
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Bad Trip from Lost Cause Meadery
1 year ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour, pours a clear blonde, no head. Aroma has a very floral character to the honey, with passionfruit, orange, and wildflower notes. Flavour is rich, with acidic passionfruit, spicy peppers galore, and rich honey. This all works very well together. Complex, elegant and unorthodox.
Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2025 at 20:59
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Monomania from Lost Cause Meadery
1 year ago
6/10
Smells pretty bad, like a cough medicine with a booze, glue, woody notes. Taste is along the same lines, quite bitter and very sweet as well. NOT very nicely done and NOT balanced.
5-3-6-4-12=30
Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:52
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Peel of Fortune from Lost Cause Meadery
1 year ago
7/10
Sweet, bold, fruity. Taste is very sweet, with nice body, some spices, bananas, and carrot. Pretty complex and nicely integrated.
8-3-8-4-15=38
Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:43
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Wolf (2024) from Lost Cause Meadery
1 year ago
8/10
Some old herbs, tart cherries, bold, some sweetness. Taste is along the same lines. Moderately to high sweet and tart. Pretty good.
8-5-8-4-15=40
Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:38
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The Connoisseur (2024) - Bourbon & Stout Barrels from Lost Cause Meadery
1 year ago
6/10
Smells like manure, very earthy, some tobacco notes, oxidized. Very weird. Taste is along the same lines, bold, sweet, and... "shitty", sorry :-( Not a fan of this one (and 2023 was not good either), unfortunately.
6-4-6-4-13=33
Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:31
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Curio from Lost Cause Meadery
1 year ago
7/10
Bold, lemons, some herbal and soapy notes. Taste is along the same lines. Quite good.
8-3-8-4-15=38
Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:10