 BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 5, 2007 RBSG 07 Minneapolis Grand Tasting: Pellucid beige, nose of dry ammonia and apple, honey and wood. Chemical smell overwhelms, lots of bandaid. The flavor is semi-sweet, honey, medicinal, planty, finishes grassy and floral. An ok mead.
MilkmanDan (1940), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Sep 30, 2007 Had this right after having the execrable White Winter Hard Pear; this is better, just not as better as I’d like. Light yellow. Nose of honey, honey, and more honey. Very sweet (yet more honey), but an odd chemical undertone, like glue or something.
kmweaver (2493), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 13, 2007 750mL bottle, courtesy of Skyview. Thanks, Bob! Pours a clear, medium straw color; headless, with decent legs. Generous, honey-laden and floral aroma; dense, layered honey character. Full mouthfeel: intense honey and viscous sugar character; floral, honeysuckle, and vanilla; hints of pear; intense sweetness without overextending itself; this goes down so quickly; lengthy, honey and sugar finish; minimal show of alcohol.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Name: Sweet Mead Reserve
Date: 06/24/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RBSG 2007
Vintage: 2004
clear pale yellow, streaks of lace,
sweet hot honey aroma,
sticky body,
lots of honey flavor, finishes sweet,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 24, 2007 RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Clear straw, no head. Smooth, sweet honey nose and flavors, more honey than I’ve ever tasted in a mead. Just a hint of oak. The body is silkier than I have ever experienced in any liquid. Just, WOW.
badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 11, 2007 And then skyview goes ahead and brings this rockin mead! Light yellow color with no head. Sweet honey aroma, like I just popped the cap on a jar of clover honey. The taste is superbly alcoholic honey. It strikes a great balance for the mouthfeel, is strong on honey, light with vanilla and not screaming in alcohol. Complex taste is not here, but I don’t think that’s what it was trying for and it is beautiful as is.
Nuffield (2728), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 30, 2007 Very light color. Strong honey aroma, vinyl-plastic flavor. Thick. I’ve had some exceptionally good meads, and I quite enjoyed their Black Harbor, but I just couldn’t get into this. I’ll give it credit for its smooth palate; it’s the overbearing honey that I’m not keen on. I wonder if aging in casks wouldn’t be better than aging in bottles? I could be off-base with that.
BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 24, 2007 Thank you skyview for sharing. Oak and honey on the nose on an exceptionally well done sweet meed.
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