Apis Póltorak Jadwiga

Brewed by Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis
Style: Mead
Lublin, Poland

Light sweet honey aroma. Reddish-golden brown body. Full and very thick palate. The flavor here is monster-thick honey. It is sticky, but not hard to drink actually. Alcohol is noticeable but not overdone. A fine, dry honey flavor for certain with very light floral aspects.

Shared by puddintane at the Columbus tasting #7-Thanks Dave.Honey,straw and lots of alcohol dominates the aroma.Pours very deep copper with no head.Very thick honey flavor with lots of alcohol as well.Very full mouthfeel with very sweet alcohol finish.

Bottle shared at columbus 7 by puddintane - Pours dark amber with no head. Aromas of honey, raisin, and other dark fruits, maybe a touch of brown sugar and some alcohol. Flavor is full of honey, some brown sugar, and a touch of spice. I also picked up some vanilla in here. Amazingly sticky sweet on the palate. Smooth with low carbonation. The 16% alcohol is very well covered. This is quite interesting stuff and pretty easy to drink for something so big..

C-Bus 7 Bottle shared by puddintane: Pours a clear coppery honey color, no head. Aroma, honey, some fruits, sugary, some spicy notes. Flavor, honey, spice, vanilla, very sweet and rich. Medium to full bodied, really outstanding.

Bottle shared by: Tronraner, and NachlamSie. Pours a deep honey brown color with no head. Aroma is amazing honey, vanilla, slightly woody, and some alcohol. Flavor is sweet honey, with some vanilla, wood, and a slight alcohol burn.

Bottle shared with Tronraner, SHP555, and TheBeerCellar2 during my Dark Lord excursion. Pours a dark, clean, clear brown. Surprisingly see-through for this style and color. The nose has excellent honey definition: clean, sweet, not-cloying, and not overly vinous but with a good backdrop of floral, estery, and fruity scents. The flavor has a delightful, full honey flavor with rose hips, honey comb, and suggestions of red wine. I was afraid this would be either too sweet or too vinous, however it achieves the perfect balance.

Sample from 50 cL bottle. Pours deep orange. Aroma is honey, spicy, no real alcohol feel. Alcohol comes up once a sip is taken, it has a strong alcohol odour which goes into the eyes. Flavour is sweet honey, raisins with a strong spice note, goes into a apple sourness and ends sugary sweet.

Bottle shared with NachlamSie, shp555, and TheBeerCellar2. Pours a nice copper color with intense legs. The aroma is very floral honey, the subtle pollen notes than I love in a good mead, some raisin, and profound general honey. The flavor is serious honey with lots of floral tones, white raisins, lemon zest, and quite a bit of sugar. It leaves a sweet fruity finish with some alcohol warmth. The alcohol is very smooth for something this high. It’s also amazing that something so huge and flavorful is able to preserve the subtleties of the honey, which is my primary criterion for a good mead. The balance in this is just unbelievable. A great, great mead here.