Munro Blueberry Melomel

Brewed by Munro Meadery
Style: Mead
Alvinston, Canada

Clear, slightly pink liquid, that leaves some legging after the swirl. Nose is honey and grass up front, some fruit, though not big on blueberry. Tastes of sweet honey and sugary fruit, though, again not blueberry. Floral flavours linger and the honey provides a sweet finish that is matched up with some mineral nuances. Warming and boozey, but enjoyable.

Ever-so-slightly hazy amber w/ a light reddish hue. Very faint aroma of honey & fruit (blueberry I suppose). Light, syrupy feel. Harsh, unbalanced alcohol laden flavour.

Honey nose, but no blueberry, light pink, taste more like black cherries than blueberry. Strong alcohol, quite sweet. Fine. Thanks tupalev.

Bottle shared with a bunch of folks at Doug’s - courtesy of tupalev. Light copper colour. Mild, sweet aroma with vague berry notes. Not much blueberry in the flavour, it’s more like a thin, sweet, generic fruit wine. Disappointing to a blueberry fan like me.

Bottle. Pours a pale orange-reddish body with no head. Some fruity tartness in the aroma along with apple dust. Quite sweet again in the flavour and it’s a bit dusty and fruity - funny how there isn’t a whole lot of blueberry character overall. The alcohol is warming but not overwhelming. Decent.

Item #10 at June 2006 Toronto cider/mead -fest - bottle from tupalev. Poured clear pink, flat-looking. Aroma quite tart and alcoholic, plenty of bitter fruit but nothing I could identify as blueberry. Taste was the same - alcoholic, generic syrupy tart fruit with a bitter finish - very sweet and sticky, pretty flat - nothing really wrong here, but it had a harshly sweet boozy aftertaste.

My bottle at our cider/mead tasting at Doug’s. Mild sweet aroma but no blueberry to speak of. Clear, copper. Nice dry blueberry skin like taste, but that’s stretching. Nice, no blueberry, but sweet and enjoyable.

Golden body witha light pinkish tint. Sweet alcoholic aroma with very light fruit. Light sweet generic fruit with honey and alcohol background. Virtually no blueberry presence which is disappointing. Average to medium palate.