 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Jan 17, 2008
From the bottle as part of a mead flight at Sunset Grille, 11/17/07.
Clear straw to pale gold, almost a chardonnay-like color, but with a hint more orange tones. Fully diminishing cluster of bubbles and flimsy legs left behind.
Aroma of dry, powdery sugar and old, plasticy vanillin extract. Little in the way of honey emanating in the nose, almost a straw-like dryness. Flavor is papery-astringent juniper twigs, in flavor and in texture. Not particularly flavorful, yet tremendously drying. Watery, straw-steeped-in-water sort of effect (must be the alfalfa) that is flimsy, not complex at all (I get barely any mead from this, just touches of light yeast dryness, vanillin and juniper). The only sweetness is a cheap, alcopop like candy/sugar. Stale and watery, though not sharp and fuselic for the 12 abv. Large, overly expansive bubbles further harry the palate and break up the flavors. In my mind, an analogy to beer makes this a spice/herb/vegetable beer that concentrates too much on the spices, letting slide the beer aspect. And even the spicing does not seem authentic and particularly well-done. Just atrocious.
gunhaver (541), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle, courtesy Tony at Oldsmar Tap House. Clear golden pour, no head or lacing. Bright honey aromas, sugary sweet, brown sugar, pears. Sweet honey flavors, some distant citrus, fairly tasty. Sweet but not offputting, good for dessert I suppose. Can’t drink too much of it, though.
Rogueone (291), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
May 19, 2008 Sample@ World Beer Expo: WTF. This tasted like house sake mixed with apple juice.
scraff (1612), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Apr 5, 2008 Clear gold in color with soft sweet honey aromas that softly layer on hints of wood and gin. Dry tannic honey and citric hay-like flavors throughout. Airy body, dry, semi-sweet finish. Nice experiment here that seems to work well...
Edmoe (115), Orlando, Florida, USA
Feb 12, 2008 Appearance is a very pale yellow w/ hint of blush. Aroma is Kool Aid with a hint of dirty socks. Flavor is a tad more aggressive than aroma but still mostly Kool Aid with a subtle juniper. Palette is too thin with a weird finish. Not actually bad, just a little boring.
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