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Lurgashall English / Celtic / Christmas Mead

Percentile
46
overall
Brewed by Lurgashall Mead
Style: Mead

Lurgashall, England

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1243.01/5.03/5.012.5%34.6Snifter
Commercial Description:
Made from fermented honey, this is England's oldest alcoholic beverage. Serve mulled with spices in winter, or over ice in summer.
Also known as Celtic Mead.
Also sold as Christmas Mead with a packet of spices.
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 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/103/512/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Bottle pours light golden yellow. Musty spruce, tannins, slightly sweet and alcohol in the aroma. Very fruity body with alcohol at the swallow. Very sweet body. Was expecting a dry body. SLight funk at the swallow as well. A bit too sticky even for a mead. Alot of yeast in the aftertaste.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Jan 9, 2009  
<i>Bottle from International House of Cheese, Ludgate Hill, London</i>
Pale color. It has a very strong aroma of flowers, more than honey. Sweet, not syrupy, with flower flavor and some honey. I like sweet drinks, but this Mead is not impressive.


 BMan1113VR (2818), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 14, 2008  
Listed as Lurgashall English Mead. I have also seen the Celtic Mead available. Pours with a clear golden hue and some small alcohol legs. Aroma is of alcohol, butterscotch and really sweet Sue Bee Honey. Taste is fruity with honey, alcohol, vanilla, almonds, and dried apricots. Very thin mouthfeel for a mead, but preserves a sense of drinkability similar to a fruity sweet white wine.


aaaaaaaaaah (61), Warren, Michigan, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/512/20
Oct 22, 2008  
My first mead. Initial flavor of clover honey straight through. Slight alcohol taste at the end. Hard to drink more then one glass.


 machfive55 (229), Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/102/510/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Poured a golden yellow, crystal clear. Smells of honey, floral, orange, earthiness, very complex aroma. Can’t say the same about the flavor, very, very sweet, I was expecting slightly drier. It was very cloying. I should really stick to rating beer as my mead experience is lacking.


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 13, 2008  
This is quite nice, if you follow the instructions and warm it up with the mulling spices. Its very dry all by itself, but the spices add touches of cinnamon and nutmeg.


 Pwn3d (1054), Manhattan, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 16, 2008  
Reads English Mead. First mead I’ve ever had, part of a blind beer tasting. Taste of thin honey and smells like petrol. Surprisingly enjoyable and lightly carbonated. Not sure if I could kill the whole bottle.. but it was a good beginners experience - im looking forward to trying more mead! Odin be praised!


 bdigital (586), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Bottle: Poured at J.K. O’Donnell’s. Light gold in color, slightly syrupy. Sweet, floral honey-based aroma, notes of some soft herbs. Slightly sweet, dry honey flavor with the floral and herb notes coming through in a very tame fashion.



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