La Butineuse

Brewed by Ferme La Butineuse
Style: Mead
Becancour, Canada

Sampled from the glass of Doctor tiggmtl, at Vices et Versa. Lovely pinkish-amber (rose?) color...wild berries with a touch of honey in the nose...strong tart berries at the front, little honey anywhere, intense tartness shading into a slightly bitter metal quality, with more alcohol than you’d think. Doesn’t really work despite the knockout nose.

Musky, honey, sweaty, almost sensual berry-like aroma. Hazy, golden orange-amber and very still. Nice legs on the glass. Berries are obvious also in the flavour with some floral tones but honey character is completely overshadowed. Some light, sharp tartness in the finish. Feels a little bit boozy despite the fairly low alcohol content. Thick dessert wine-like mouthfeel is slightly sticky. Perhaps overly sweet. Sampled at Vices et Versa with muzzlehatch.