bytemesis (13152) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - OCT 29, 2021UPDATED: OCT 31, 2021 Bottle shared by John, thanks!. Pours clear deep ruby, flat. Aroma is heavy berries, boisenberry. Flavor is sweet, huge berries, honey. Medium body.
wetherel (3694) - Cupertino, California, USA - OCT 29, 2021UPDATED: OCT 29, 2021 Bottle mail ordered from the Meadery. Deep purple color. Very sweet. Tons of black raspberry flavor. Rich fruit aroma. Almost like a syrup. Fantastic.
fiulijn (27110) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 21, 2021Corked bottle courtesy of Sergey
It's sweet, but with elegance; deep currants flavour, aroma of hop, and boysenberries, wax; strong honey character, some tannins, mild acidity, deep wet forest. The alcohol is present, warming, perfectly blending in.
Delicious.
beerplace (6389) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 20, 2021UPDATED: FEB 20, 2021 375ml (thx, Kory V.!) shared with Alex at Andrey's.
Appearance: deep purple with no head.
Aroma: lots of honey and berries, sweet and sour.
Taste: along the same lines with quite complex berries and mead character.
Overall: very nice.
bluejacket74 (2018) - Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA - JAN 8, 2021UPDATED: JAN 8, 2021 375 ml corked bottle, 5th Birthday batch. Served in a snifter, the mead pours a dark reddish/purple color. I like the aroma, it smells like boysenberries, honey, earthiness, and a general dark berry jam aroma. Taste is pretty much the same as the aroma, little bit of booze noticeable but not as much as I expected for it being 14%. Mostly fruity and sweet, but with some earthiness and tartness there too. Mouthfeel/body is full, it's velvety and smooth, and easy enough to drink. I thought this was pretty good, definitely want to buy more at some point!
Iznogud (10166) - Zagreb, CROATIA - MAR 29, 2020UPDATED: MAR 29, 2020 Bottle, 375 ml at Miro's Grande Tasting 2020. Deep dark red, no head. Intensive berries, both dark and red, juicy, jam, sweet with nice tartness. Smooth.
creppyiceman (3498) - Cracow, POLAND - MAR 8, 2020UPDATED: MAR 8, 2020 ( bottle as 3th birthday )
Aroma: blueberry youghrt, honey.
Taste: sweet, flavour of blueberry youghrt, honey and tart fruits.
Palate: full body,
Overall: Lovely pastry-like mead !
mcberko (34280) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 5, 2020UPDATED: MAR 5, 2020 Bottle pour at Schramm’s, pours a deep dark mahogany. Aroma reveals gorgeously intense boysenberries upfront, with the honey taking a back seat - it provides a base more than it exudes aromatics. Flavour is rich and decadent, with intense boysenberries, moderate honey presence, and some treacle. Very sweet but appropriately so. Semi-boozy, dessert-like elegance on the finish. Lovely.
willisread (6518) - Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA - MAR 1, 2020UPDATED: MAR 1, 2020 4th Birthday pour at Schramm's. Pours a deep, dark pomegranate to purple with ruby highlights. Deep, full flavored boysensberry aromas with currant, plum and blueberry underneath as it warms. Full body, great mouthfeel and texture. Smooth with lingering dark berry flavors.
100Beier (282) - Aarhus, DENMARK - JAN 12, 2020UPDATED: OCT 16, 2020 [Tasting thanks to Saxo :) - Højbjerg]
[Vintage - 3rd Birthday Batch]
Aroma: Intense sweet, honey, blackberry and dominating raspberry
Appearance: Deep red with no head
Taste: Intense sweet and moderately acidic, honey, fruit sugar, blackberry and acidic raspberry
Mouthfeel: Full mouthfeel with creamy texture
Overall: Delicious fruit mead ;)