B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle Mead

The sweet matches the heat in this brilliant wine with a kick. We started with Michigan wildflower honey and a ton of Michigan cherry juice. Once fermented, we added a lion’s share of red chipotle peppers to give it a smokey character and medium spice level. A fantastic wine for dessert. Try pairing this with rich chocolate cake.

3.9

252 reviews

Ferndale, United States

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4.1 Ohh.. quute a treat. Start with intense sweetness balanced with nice pepper kick and lots of cherry, cherry jam. Overripe fruitiness, herbs, spices. Nice balance, highly enjoyable

3.9 Red with no head. Sweet, bit source aroma. Sweet honey taste with some sour cherry notes followed by strong spiciness. The latter lasts in the aftertaste (on a sweet fruity background)

3.5 Bottle. Clear deep pink color. Peppers are evident in the aroma, on a fruit background. Taste has peppers up front too, mild heat but strong chili presence, and the rest is cherry. Honey is pretty well hidden.

3.8 Bottle. Clear red color, no head. Aroma has chipotle notes, cherry notes. Nice taste, cherry, chipotle notes. Sweet cherry finish.

4.0 Bottle shared at Maakun’s. Clear red with no head. Sweet honey and cherries, chipotle peppers with increasing spiciness. Massive sweet and spiciness rising. Medium body, supple and no carbonation. The sweetness and cherry aroma is a bit plain and candy like but its saved by the increasing spiciness and complexity brought by the peppers.

3.9 Bottle shared massive thanks to sjogro. Clear deep ruby with no head. Sweet cherries, soft roasted notes, sweet sugary stuff, light alcohol, light chili heat, marzipan, light lemon, soft paprika. Quite sweet and very light bitter and sour. Full bodied, no carbonation and medium chili heat. Nice stuff!

3.7 Danke an Sinh4. Weicher Beginn, wenig Honig, rauchig, dezente Schärfe. Feine konstante Kirsche, die Schärfe steigt ein wenig. Vollmundig, langer Nachhall. Lecker! 9/10/11/11/10/11

3.6 Sampled @ BKL 2018. A clear reddish purple colour. Aroma of cherries, strong honey. Taste of intense sweet strong honey, cherries, mild chili.

3.9 Bottle shared with the KL tasting crew. Poured a clear burgundy colour with a bubbly round head. The aroma is sweet honey, cherries, light chill spice. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet with a smooth rich sugary, dry chilli spice palate. Medium to full bodied with flat carbonation. Smooth, sweet and with a balanced and very subtle chilli burn. Superb.

3.5 Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017 - Green Session Pours clear red without a head. Aroma has notes of honey, cherry and berries. Taste is medium to heavy sweet with a long honey, cherry, berry and a light chili spicy finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

3.4 Bottle at Craigs Edinburgh. Clear mid brown colour no head. Sweetish aroma with dome fruit. Some heat in mouth but not over the top. Decent sweet honey and smoke heat. Decent.

3.6 At CBC Boston 2017. Comes dark red. Aroma of cherries and honey. Taste is cherries, honey, and peppers. It works for me.

3.8 37,5cl Bottle @ Cervezalandia, Vall d'Uixo, Spain Dark red colour with no head. Aroma is cherries, red wine, sweet. Taste is cherries, sour, chilli, sweet. Medium to full body, soft carbonation.

3.7 Backlog. Dark red with no head. Highly vinous with cherry and honey upfront and a kick of chili at the end.

3.3 @ Brewskival 17-8-26: Lite tung och mycket söt med en tydlig chillihetta i eftersmaken

4.1 Pours dark red, not much carbo there. Nose has beeswax, super winey. Smoke and chillies come out in the taste. Sweet and smokey. Liking this quite a lot. Sweet and smokey chilly. Very satisfying indeed. Drinks way easier than it should.

3.8 On tap @ Brewskival 2017. Red with no head. Fruity and spicy tones. Fruit, sweetness and spice. Full body with a balanced fruity / spicy finish.

2.2 375ml bottle (Alus Celle, Riga) (5:2:4:2:9=2.2) Slick brown. Should rate appearance lower because of the disgusting colour of the bottle, to be honest. Waxy cherry aroma, children’s medicine, some chilli clear. Slick palate, immediate chilli throb. Tastes of cherry medicine with added chipotle sauce, a terrible combination. Chilli burn dominates the finish. A stupid gimmick.

3.4 375ml blue bottle (Alus Celle, Riga). Ruby red color. No head. Sweet, cherries and honey in aroma. Sweet, cherries, sour in taste. Sour and cherries and honey in aftertaste. Chilly peppers come later. Alcohol is covered. Very nice siper.

4.2 Bottle @alus celle thanks to gnoff. Pours red or rouge no head. Aroma:cherry, wine, berries. Taste; sourish, dark ripe cherry, chilly, like some kind of cherry liquor with chilli. Love it.

3.8 How: Bottle. Where: Alus celle, Riga. Appearance: Ruby red/purple colour with a small bubbly head. Aroma: Sweet, honey, spices, cherries, chipotle, some fruit. Body: Medium to full body, flat carbonation. Flavour: Honey, sweet fruit, cherries, spices, chiptole, alcohol.

4.3 RBESG 2017, sampled on July 20, 2017. Alus Celle, Riga. From bottle. Clear deep ruby red color, some sugary residue on the glass, no legs forming straight away. Sweet, alcohol, cherries scent. Sweet, chili, cherries taste. Honey, cherries aftertaste. Smooth full mouthfeel, burning chili like finish. Very nice, very tasty, heat in it might be a bit much for some but works well for me. 8/5/8/5/17=4.3

3.7 8 3 8 3 15 Bottle. Clear brown with no head. Aroma of sweet cherries, honey, cinnamon, floral notes and some fruity chili notes coming out. Flavour is heavy sweet. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.

4.2 375ml bottle, thanks gnoff, at Alus Celle. Pours clear ruby red, no head. Aroma of cherry, brandy, mead. Taste is alcoholy sweet, more like stronger schnaps, liquour. Alcohol in aftertaste, honey aswell, spicy pepper. Full body, almost flat. Amazing drink, whatever it is, more like strong schnaps.

3.9 Tap sample@MBCC May 2017, Copenhagen - pours red with no head. Aroma and taste is very sweet with prominent cherry, some honey, caramel sweetness, hot chilli and resonating sweet finish.

3.7 375 ml bottle. Deep red color with a lot of upfront sweetness and cherry then a bit of heat in finish.

4.2 Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017, green session. Clear ruby red pour. Aroma has smoky habanero pepper notes with some sweet fruit syrup in the background. Taste is sweet and fruity with cherries and hot pepper notes that linger for a while.

3.5 [5/13/17] Draught at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017. Green session. Red. Cherry, some chili, sweet, honey, somewhat hot finish.

4.3 (B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle Mead) Bottle at Anticarnaval tasting, ABV 14% Bright red colour on the body, clear, non existent head. Aroma of red wine, grapes. Taste is sweet, with honey, red wine, red grapes, peppers and a mild burn on the finish. Medium thin body, low carbonation. Very tasty.

3.8 Mbcc green. Reddish. Red,berries on nose, smooth meadowy. Floral. Med full bodied, sugary. Red curranty berries, light chili burn in finish. Sugary sweet, intense, real nice.