3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Meadfest sample at Julios, a little lame, not much blueberry flavor, meh this meadery is meh
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 6, 2012
Bottle from Liquor World in Cambridge. $17. Eek.
Ommegang chalice. Full pour. No fear. Pretty, clear, still, purple/violet grape juice color.
Smells of blueberries, grape juice, & candles, with mild honey bringing up the rear. A little acidic & sour, it smells natural & inviting.
Taste is nice, earthy & tart blueberries upfront, with a incredibly waxy/vasoline-ish texture bringing up the rear. Lots of bubblegum. Drab honey flavor. Half sweet, more so tart, with lots of blueberry skin & watery concord grape. Simple, authentic, if mild flavor. The berry would probably come through better in a fuller, semi-sweet rendition, as they aren’t very potent at all unless dried or full of sugar. Or maybe they just skimped on the fruit some.
Very thin body, gentle alcohol. The wax doesn’t bring in many off flavors, but it seems to coat/laminate my tongue, which isn’t nice. It drinks incredibly easy if you don’t mind the waxy buildup.
Disappointing for the price? Sure. Not terrible though.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Honey and cinnamon dominate the aroma, with just a little blueberry. Flavor is a little disappointing. Clean but very mild, with some blueberry and a little cork/metallic tinge in the finish. OK.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
750 ml bottle. Pours a lovely clear reddish purple with no head. This is a still mead. Unfortunately, this is this meads finest attribute. Mild aroma of sweet honey with very weak blueberry. The flavor is even weaker than the aroma and tastes very watered down. Watery body leaves nothing on the palate. Disappointing.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A burgundy red mead with a light clover honey aroma, with light blueberry notes. In mouth, nice smooth honey with light blueberry mash, a bit of astringency, corky notes. Tasted April 8th, bottle gift from Billy B.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a nice reddish purple. Light berry aroma with mild honey notes. Very watery in flavor the berry is barely there. Subtle honey sweetness but overall not much going on.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Taste from a 750 ml bottle at the meadery. Pours a clear violet color with no head or carbonation to be found. Really nice, fresh blueberry aroma- not surprising given how many blueberry farms we drove by in Maine- with some backing honey, oak, and cranberry. Flavor of blueberries, honey, grapes, and oak. Light-medium bodied, with a fruity, slightly acidic mouthfeel and minimal carbonation. Very nice.
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottle from rayr in rockport, me. I was looking forward to this and it is unfortunately pretty awful. I was drinking it and my mom said it tasted like strong manaschevitz. Thats pretty accurate, this one of the worst meads ive had which is a shame.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle courtesy of Tim and Rachel, pours an interesting red/blue, not much of an aroma, sweet perhaps, this is extremely dry, alcohol is front and center, I’m having issues finishing my small glass.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Novare Res.
Pours a purple blue with a little few bubbles. Aroma is of blueberries, sweet honey, clover, and alcohol. Flavor is a little weird...it’s very dry and nice, but has a slightly odd acidic bite to it. I like the attempt at this, a great idea for sure. Plus it was served cold which made it kind of an odd experience. Much better as it warmed.
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