Apis Póltorak Jadwiga

Brewed by Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis
Style: Mead
Lublin, Poland

Courtesy boboski. Poured a clear amber color. This just looked like syrup in the glass as it stuck to the edges. The aroma was profound of honey, flowers, and alcohol. The aroma was intense with sweetness. I knew the flavor was going to be big, but this was huge on flavor. Had huge honey flavors with some floral flavors in the background. The alcohol warmth was there, but not overpowering. The alcohol was masked really well. The mouthfeel was very full, slick and sticky to the palate. I have experienced nothing like it. This was just huge on flavor, that I could only take so much of it. This had quite a kick to it. I am definitely glad that I got the chance to try this. A truly world class mead. Thanks again Jason.

[Consumed large amounts over time @ Sunset Grill, bottle aged 8-9 years, apparently] Extremely powerful aroma-- sweet and full of fruit; flowery. Complex. Clear dark amber appearance, like liquid brown sugar. Superior honey flavors, so dense and slick with an incredible complexity. Cherries, woody honey and some slight maple. Huge honey character, overall. Super smooth and easy to drink... kind of dangerous Really one of my favorites.

750ml bottle courtesy of boboski. Nose like rich honey and roses, full and immensely heavy, the sweetness, flowers and alcohol almost palpable in the air. Medium-dark clear amber color, no visible carbonation as this stuff pours nearly like syrup. Flavor is my textbook definition of what a fermented honey beverage would be -- it really is like drinking thinned out honey, the alcohol is there but in the background for the most part as the immense honey character and floral touches dominate. Mouthfeel is incredibly smooth and thick, syrupy and sticky, body is seemingly huge. This stuff is pretty amazing, but even a few ounces was a bit much for me.

Pours a thick dark golded brown. Aromas of port, oak, roses, figs, honey, and alcohol. The flavors are a little smokey with hints of scotch, figs, honey, grapes, sweetness, and spicyness. This is by far the tastiest mead I have ever had.

The aroma has some alcohol, but it’s mostly about a complex sweetness. The flavor has wild flowers with a complex honey and maple sweetness and alcohol. The body is light to medium with a very liquorous texture. This is verrrry sweet, but, very interesting if your sample isn’t too big because I guess the sweetness could become sickening fast.

Glass sampled @ Sunset Grill with the Mad_Indian. Pours deep golden with no head. Aroma of alcohol, honey, syrup, and floral. The flavor is sweet, honey, syrup, with a nice kick of alcohol, that leaves you with a burn in your chest.

Sampled with Stegosaurus during our second Boston Tour. Served at Sunset Grill. Orange pour with no carbonation/ no head. Huge honey aroma with hints of maple. Sweet taste with alcohol punch that warms your inside on the finish. Interesting and good.

My 1900th rating! Bottle (250ml) shared with HogTownHarry, biegaman & Viggo -- courtesy of biegaman. Despite it’s high rating I wasn’t expecting much from this as I’m not a huge fan of Mead -- turns out I’ve just had poor to mediocre Meads all this time. Pours a dark shiny orange with no head at all, which is to be expected. Aroma: Holy cow, what an aroma! Wood, slightly burnt caramel, brown sugar, fruit, alcohol, honey and much more, there’s so much going on in this complex aroma. Flavour: Holy fuck, I’m pretty sure this is the best tasting beverage I’ve ever had. WOW! Where to begin? Sweet taste of wood, honey, fruit, spices, alcohol, nuts and...gah, words can’t describe how amazing it tastes...I don’t want it to end. You can barely taste the 16% alcohol at all -- crazy! I am very sad that I can’t go out and buy bottles of this, I truly hope to enjoy it again one day. Simply superb.