Maine Mead Works HoneyMaker Tea Mead

Brewed by Maine Mead Works
Style: Mead
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Snifter

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Sampled at Maine Mead Works. Based on a recipe from the main Mead maker’s grandmother’s sweet tea recipe. It pours a tea-tinted clear gold color with some small carbonation bubbles. The aroma absolutely exploded with tea, honey, fresh lemon citrus, and mint- wow, the tea character comes through so strong and everything balanced so well. The flavor matches the aroma, with tea, lemon, mint, and honey. Right on the money. Light-bodied. Lighter in ABV than all of MMW’s other meads (7.5% compared to 12.5%). I wish they’d bottle this. Until then, I’ll have to wait until I get back up to Portland to try it again. Great stuff. Best thing I drank on my trip up there.

A golden mead with a thin lacing white head, In aroma, smooth honey and Roobois tea, light minty notes. In mouth, a nice lactic honey with wild tea, corky notes, nice and smooth. On tap at Three Penny Taproom, April 6, 2012.