Schramm's Black Agnes

Named after one boisterous Scottish wench who successfully defended the Scottish Castle of Dunbar during a five-month siege by William Montague, the Earl of Salisbury. Grown in the British Isles for over five hundred years and used by herbalists since the middle ages, the black currants in this dessert mead pay tribute to Black Agnes, our kind of girl.

4.3

194 reviews

Ferndale, United States

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4.4 [Tasting - Åbyhøj] [Batch 11] Aroma: Intense sweet, intense black currants, black berries, sweet honey and black currant juice Appearance: Intense dark red-purple Taste: Heavy sweet and acidic, intense black currants, black currant skin, black currant juice and sweet honey Mouthfeel: Full mouthfeel with creamy texture Overall: Insanely delicious! I love black currants ;)

4.4 Purple color out of the bottle. Still. Great juicy berry nose. This is so rich. Flawless blend of the honey and black current juice. Just delicious.

4.6 Bottle, at bottle share, thanks to Ryan. Pours ruby red. Blackcurrant, rich tart blackcurrant, red grape, honey, sweet, raspberry, floral, hint of dark chocolate, fig, so blackcurrant. Oily body. Absolutely insane.

4.2 From Ryan at a share: pours very pretty maroon. Aroma is a lovely blend of black currant honey. Taste is sweet, fruity, deeply complex. Syrupy and smooth. Incredibly good.

4.2 From a bottle shared at Jason's. A dark purple pour with berry currant sweetness and very rich and jammy.

4.5 From bottle at the brewery. Dark red purplish color with no head. Aroma is sweet and tart fruity, berries - currants, honey, floral. Sweet and acidic taste like aroma. Medium oily body with flat carbonation.

4.8 Thanks Gregg for sharing! Taster showing dark wine red with no head. The nose shows intense notes of black currant. The palate is medium bodied. Extremely black currant throughout with perfect balanced sweetness with more black currant on the finish.

4.4 28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019. Batch 8. holy shit. Lovely sweet nectar. i am not a big connoisseur of meads yet but this is awesome. Deep black currants on a sweetish thick honey body. Well balanced and so smooth.

4.3 Rami Rami is drinking a Black Agnes by Schramm's Mead at Żytnia 16 Wchuj tej czarnej porzeczki. Malo miodowosci. Ale porzeczka kosmicnzie naruralna, calosc osczywiscie slodka i zarazem gestsza niz zazwyczaj schramssy

4.6 Bottle thanks to Niels. Aroma of black currants, honey, some warming spices. Dark red. Taste is honey, heavy sweet, black currant, vinous. Full body, smooth, black currant.

4.4 375ml bottle. Pours a very dark ruby red color and topped by a thin ring of bubbles. The aroma shows notes of rich dark fruit, black currants, toasted honey, and vinous jammy currant notes it has a touch of tartness and acidity. Very rich and fruit forward with loads of black currants. The flavor follows suit with rich and slightly tart black currants right up front and backed up by the sweetness from the honey with some nice vinous currant and jammy fruit notes with some balancing acidity. Full bodied and smooth with no carbonation that leads to a sweet honey and tart black currant finish with some nice acidity as well. Unbelievable fruit flavor in this mead and supremely well executed. Just awesome stuff.

4.1 Pours red-brown, dark, yet clear. Smell is full, berries. Taste is intense, full, bit dry, yet very sweet and thick backbone. Very fruity. Nice

3.7 alex supplied. farm aroma. acidic and sweet. dark dark colour. very elegant.

4.4 Dark reddish, wine like in appearance... Aroma of dark black currants, sweet honey, black currant jam... Flavor is sweet and jammy, lots of honey, vinous notes, black currant jam... Super tasty

4.4 Bottle at bumba. Aroma of molasses, berries, honey and just an overall very strong aroma. Taste has caramel, honey, molasses, raisin and and berries. Long finish. Exceptional.

4.5 Bottle sample at the source. Clear dark purple. Still. Dry and a bit floral while staying very Berry forward. Slick mouthfeel.

4.3 Phenomenal colour of ruby, mauve and black. Intensely fruity (though I would have guessed blackberry rather than blackcurrant), very intense and superb. Sweet-sourish, dark berries, superb fruitflavours, not a trace from the blackcurrantleaf, so often in beers. Lipsmacking sourness, restrained stickyness. The berryflavours in this mead are absolutely a delight.

3.3 Intensiver Beginn von Johannisbeeren, süßlich, etwas Honig, Saft. Dabei weniger süß als erwartet, die Frucht bringt eine milde Säure ins Met. Der Safteindruck verstärkt sich noch, dabei bleibt vom Met nicht viel übrig. Intensiv, nie alkoholisch, trockener Hintergrund von Johannisbeeren. Unsüffig. 10/11/8/10/12/10

2.7 Aroma of concentrated blackcurrant cordial. Sweet and sticky, like drinking saft (cordial). Taste just like blackcurrant juice concentrate with sugar. It's not very drinkable, or complex.

4.7 Pour at meadery. Pours ruby red. Lovely currant jam notes on the nose and tongue. Has the perfect balance of sweetness, tartness, and dryness. It’s like drinking jam. Another one that slides down the throat.

3.9 Clear bottle, 375 ml, batch #03, savoured on May 26 2017; eye: burgundy with a blood hue, semi-opaque; nose: honey, fruity, black currant, slight alcohol rich; mouth: honey, fruity, black currant, slight alcohol, rich, intense, finale in black currant with light presence of honey, medium body, below-average carbonation, rather sweet, syrupy texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, 375 ml, lot #03, savourée le 26 mai 2017; œil : bourgogne avec une teinte sang, semi-opaque; nez : miel, fruité, cassis, très léger alcool, riche; bouche : miel, fruité, cassis, très léger alcool, riche, intense, finale en cassis avec légère présence de miel, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, plutôt sucrée, texture sirupeuse; en résumé : très bon

4.2 Bottle: Poured a dark mahogany with bubbles. Aroma is dark fruit currant. Taste is super black currant and honey.

4.6 This Mead is a dark ruby-purple color with a minimal head and sticky legs on the glass. The aroma consists of black currant, cherry and honey. Full-bodied with flavors of tart black currant, floral honey and black cherry. The finish is sweet-tart with a lingering black currant aftertaste. Excellent overall.

4.2 Sample at Schramm’s, Ferndale. Dark red/purple. No head. Strong and complex aroma with blackcurrant prominent. But along with the fruit you can almost smell the leaves, stems and earth. Very juicy taste, raspberry fruitiness. Really delicious.

4.6 375ml bottle shared with Vanessa in room at Sutton Brouerie hotel. Aroma: wonderful aroma of freshed but riped black currant, some perceptible sweetness from the aroma, some light flowers and strong alcohol. Perfection!. App: dark purple with minimal off white head. Taste and palate: medium body, medium high sweetness but still well balanced with the acidity and the strong black currant flavor. Overall: This is beyond delicious. This is my second mead from Schramm and I must admit I'm in love. I preferred this one over the raspberry version. I just wish I had more than one bottle. Drinking this mead with my love was a pure moment of happiness. I hope to get my hands on another bottle one day. Amazing!

4.7 Batch 4 thanks to Ben. Pours deep opaque burgundy. Aroma is huge blackberry concentrate. Taste is massive blackberry and blackcurrant, blueberry sweet, slight honey sweet, a hint of blackberry and blueberry tart and sweet. Syrupy mouthfeel.

4.0 Many thanks to SinH4 for sharing! A deep red purple colour. Aroma of intense sweet honey, cherries, riped strong fruits. Taste of riped sweet cherries, wood, sweet honey, nice!

4.6 375ml bottle @ Alex's. Pours a dark purple colour with no head. Nose is tons black currant with a honey overtone. Flavour is upfront a sweetness bomb, some honey, while the black currant dominates with a very jammy character. It feels very well put together and is deliciously sweet.

4.7 Oxford tastings, corked bottle; 11% ABV Dark ruby color. Very deep aroma of currants, vanilla cake, green leaves; later, it shows aroma of German waldhonig mead; this is wonderful. Full bodied, silky, luscious; pure currant syrup flavor, pungent tartness, strong tannins, hint of vanilla. Not a mead at all, but a wonderful fruit wine.

4.5 375ml bottle (thx, Kory V.!!!) shared at Alex's. Pours a dark violet with no head. Aroma is sour black currant. Taste is extremly sweet with some nohey notes. Whoa, this one is incredible!!! Like drinking black currant jam in a liquid view.