Fallentimber Meadery Hopped Mead Mead at 7.5% ABV ($8.49 at Willow Park Wines & Spirits, 500ml, no bottle date or best before)
Pours bright clear light yellow with no head or lacing. (2/5) Nose is honey, mild citrusy hops. (5/10) Taste is moderate sweet, harshly vinous bitter. (3/10) Light body, low to no carbonation, moderate astringent bitter finish. (2/5)
I’m trying to find something good to say about this, but, man, this is just a bag of hurt. It’s got some weak starts-with-C hoppiness going on, but the predominant characteristic is cheap white wine. The fact that it’s a honey wine doesn’t make a heck of a lot of difference to the overall palatability of it. I started drinking it cold and let it warm to see if that would help, but again, not a big difference. Not a fan. (6/20)
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