Viking Brewing Mjød

bomber straight from the brewery... brick red and rather (or surprisingly) thin looking for a mead with an off white head and spotty lacing. extremely floral aroma... along with notes of ripe peach, red apple, caramel-y malt, vanilla and a touch of smoke. vinous feel and flavors... tart honey, grapes... more akin to wine poached golden raisins, herbs, flowers, native flora and some caramel toasted grain with a slightly tart peachy finish. it tastes like honey yet it is fairly dry throughout... unexpectedly. i guess the alcohol and odd tartness keep it lighter on the tongue.

there’s something in here which i cannot place. it is intriguing and perplexing but not necessarily good... if that makes any sense? but, i can’t stop drinking it...7/4/7/4/13/3.5

Rating # 200, 1st mead rating.. Thanks Hophead22 for providing this bottle.. Pours a dark amber with no head.. Aroma is very sweet with apple juice and alcohol.. Flavor was sweet like apple juice with some grapes.. Low carbonation.. Looks like mead is something right up my alley!!

#56 for this beer, 22oz bottle, shared for DuffManSW’s 200th rating. Dark amber with no head at all. Sweet, with a high alcohol aroma, gren apple aroma as well. Tastes like apple juice, hard cider, not much too it, not my bag though. (977)

Bottle - Hmm...not sure what just drank. I’ve only had one other mead, and this was nothing like it. Poured brown with very little head and no carbonation. There’s bourbon and sherry on the nose, and it’s pretty boozy. Taste is port wine, honey, and cherries, along with a lot of booze and Bit-O-Honey candy on the finish. Seriously. Feels a bit nasty in the mouth--real syrupy, like drinking a really sweet mixed drink that you expect to taste upon waking in the morning. Thankfully, I didn’t, but this still didn’t do it for me.

Pours a clear orange color with essentially no head. Aroma is quite rich with fruits, very cidery, vinous. First sip left a strong negative impression: thin, nearly flat, with a strong alcohol burn and flavors reminiscent of cheap brandy. It slowly showed a bit of fruit complexity and grew on me, flavors are largely vinous, bits of green apple and cinnamon spice in the middle, some toffee on the end. Once the harsh booziness faded, has a lot in common with an abbey brown ale. Overall, sweet at the outset, but having a nice, crisp tart finish. At the end I’m unsure whether I like it or not. Not what I expected and slightly disappointing.

Pours a golden yellow color with no real head.Aromas of brandy and sour grapes.Flavor matches the aromas with a great sours finish and a touch of honey.I liked this brew!

Strong honey, citrus, orange, and malt in the aroma. Light sour flavor but well blended with the sweet honey and malt. Good brew.

Pours amber with thin head. Fruity aroma with caramel and sweet malt flavor. Floral accents.