1.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 2/20 Anomalocaris (1) - - JUL 29, 2013 does not count
A pretty poor example of a mead and is more akin to a sack mead, but lacks the high abv which might salvage this mead...
A- Pretty nice golden color that looks delicious
S- strong notes of fusel alcohol and burnt honey
T- Strong start on the front of the tongue with crisp honey sweetness, mild acidity leads into disappointment of thick, overpasturized honey with hints of orange, finishing with nice notes of orange peel. The toasted honey flavors stay behind.
M- thick and syrupy with very little warmth on the end
Overall this mead could use a little less back sweetening. This would taste much better if aged for 2+ years to get the volatiles out from the orange blossom. Pretty disappointing mead.
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20 Rciesla (5499) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - APR 8, 2010
Bottle. Pours a pale gold with a still head. Skunky, urine and honey odd aroma. A mild citrus hint and a weak overtly sweet finish. Pretty bad.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20 bu11zeye (12364) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - MAR 26, 2010
(750ml bottle) Pours a transparent pale yellow body. Aroma of honey, florals, citrus, white wine. Flavor of florals and honey with a thin mouthfeel.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 daknole (10346) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - MAR 16, 2010
Light yellow. Honey and orange flowers. Not much else going on. Sweet. Easy to drink but not very special.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 fata2683 (2176) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - FEB 27, 2010
bottle, shared at the Panama City Beach Winery, pours still light yellow. Strong honey and flowers in the aroma, a touch of citrus. Extremely sweet honey flavor, a little bit of orange peel with lots of honey sickle in the finish.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20 Ernest (6841) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - JUL 20, 2008
Bottle. No head (still). Body is clear and colorless. Aroma is notes of fusel alcohol (paint thinner, etc.), honey, orange peel. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Medium body, syrupy/watery texture, flat carbonation. Straightforward and tainted with higher alcohol stink. I fear to drink more than a few sips of this...a painful hangover is assured. Appearance is horrible...no color at all, looks just like water in the glass.
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20 DragonStout (1408) - Pickerington, Ohio, USA - NOV 30, 2007
Thanx degarth for the urinal cakes.this must be what the urinals smell like in heaven, urinal cakes and honey.Flavor was sweet with a hint of oranges.The body was too thin to consider to be a mead.Finished off sweet.Really couldnt sample much more, next!
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20 kp (10884) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - NOV 25, 2007
Name: Orange Blossom Honey Wine
Date: 11/17/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Throwdown 3
clear, frothy around the edges,
alcoholic orange aroma,
sweet flavor, touch of orange character, very little character,
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4
1.8 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20 Beerlando (3342) - Orlando, Florida, USA - NOV 18, 2007
Courtesy Degarth at O-Town Throwdown 3. Clear, still body showing just the slightest yellow tint. Looks thin for a mead. The aroma was downright offensive. The term "urinal cake" was thrown around quite a bit. Smells strange, like dirty water or something. The flavor wasnt too much better. Sugary corn syrup-esque base with honey and orange flavors. Tainted sugar water finish. The body is lacking in structure. This is a poor example of a mead. Cant get past the horrible scent.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20 mgumby10 (1856) - Jupiter, Florida, USA - NOV 18, 2007
Courtesy Degarth. Pours just the lightest yellow, almost clear. The smell I thought was a little offensive. Somebody said urinal, and I couldnt really disagree. It really wasnt that horrible, just had a big rotting apple aroma to it. The taste was definitely better than the smell. Very sugary sweet, some honey, some citrus. Not balanced really all that well. Just not well done. Damn you Florida!!
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