Grandis Hydromelita
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
- From:
- OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Braggot
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 12.25%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Grandis Hydromelita is our blended braggot from various ales matured in oak barrels from several months to three years & South African Coffee Mead that was matured in wine barrels.
Blend #1 - 11/04/2014
Blend #2 - 12/07/2015
Blend #1 - 11/04/2014
Blend #2 - 12/07/2015
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Reviewed by Myotus from Texas
4.71/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 2 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.71/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 2 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Poured gently at 49°F from a 500ml bottle (blend 2 - 07Dec15) into a snifter. Allowed to warm up to 55°F before reviewing. Consumed on 05Jun16.
LOOK: A trace of an off-white foam head is formed after pouring. Dark brown in color, almost black. There are no visible rising bubbles. Lacing is thin and nearly nonexistent. This is quite a physically unattractive beer.
SMELL: Strong aromas of sweet coffee and aged gouda cheese interestingly intertwine with mild oak, honey, plums, molasses, and raisins. Subtle sour green apple and spicy red wine aromas bring just the right amount of tartness and funkiness to the brew.
TASTE: Strong sweet coffee and mild spicy red wine flavors initially explode on to the palate. Mild flavors of plums, raisins, and aged gouda flow in right after to create a balancing sweet funkiness as coffee flavors grow slightly stronger. Mild oak flavors enter next as gouda flavors grow significantly stronger. The sweetness is amplified as mild molasses and subtle honey flavors flow in. A mild earthy yeast and subtle sour green apple finish off this symphony of flavor as all previous flavors maintain.
FEEL: Full-bodied with hints of carbonation. Goes down ridiculously smooth and creamy while also clinging to the back of the throat like syrup. Finishes with a strong, yet somewhat pleasant dryness. A strong and welcoming alcoholic warmth reminds me that I'm drinking a 12% alcoholic brew.
NOTE: This not only was one of the most complex brews that I have ever had, but it was also one of the best. Those funky, aged gouda flavors are what set it off for me. I'm not sure what OEC did to create these flavors, but it made the beer dank, funky, and scrumptious.
Jun 06, 2016LOOK: A trace of an off-white foam head is formed after pouring. Dark brown in color, almost black. There are no visible rising bubbles. Lacing is thin and nearly nonexistent. This is quite a physically unattractive beer.
SMELL: Strong aromas of sweet coffee and aged gouda cheese interestingly intertwine with mild oak, honey, plums, molasses, and raisins. Subtle sour green apple and spicy red wine aromas bring just the right amount of tartness and funkiness to the brew.
TASTE: Strong sweet coffee and mild spicy red wine flavors initially explode on to the palate. Mild flavors of plums, raisins, and aged gouda flow in right after to create a balancing sweet funkiness as coffee flavors grow slightly stronger. Mild oak flavors enter next as gouda flavors grow significantly stronger. The sweetness is amplified as mild molasses and subtle honey flavors flow in. A mild earthy yeast and subtle sour green apple finish off this symphony of flavor as all previous flavors maintain.
FEEL: Full-bodied with hints of carbonation. Goes down ridiculously smooth and creamy while also clinging to the back of the throat like syrup. Finishes with a strong, yet somewhat pleasant dryness. A strong and welcoming alcoholic warmth reminds me that I'm drinking a 12% alcoholic brew.
NOTE: This not only was one of the most complex brews that I have ever had, but it was also one of the best. Those funky, aged gouda flavors are what set it off for me. I'm not sure what OEC did to create these flavors, but it made the beer dank, funky, and scrumptious.
Rated by kylehay2004 from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brian tasting
Apr 24, 2016
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
4.49/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On the mead game, this is spot on.
A wonderful sweet brew. Lots of sweet honey, dessert wine/port, red grape, a slight coffee bitterness, a huge oak tannic structure of red wine, dry on the back end. The sweetness really hides the alcohol.
A complex winner from OEC.
Jul 04, 2015A wonderful sweet brew. Lots of sweet honey, dessert wine/port, red grape, a slight coffee bitterness, a huge oak tannic structure of red wine, dry on the back end. The sweetness really hides the alcohol.
A complex winner from OEC.
Rated by Wowcoolman from California
4.02/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Very interesting nose, alcohol character is off, like fussil fuels
May 21, 2015
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
3.24/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 2 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 2 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
375ml foiled and capped bottle into a Cigar City snifter. Shared by schen9303.
Pours still. Beer is a cloudy dark brown/mahogany. No lace but oily, thin legs. Nope.
Nose is booze, dark raisins, soy sauce, vinegar, chocolate, liquorice, smoke and roast. Pretty nice and very complex.
Opens tart vinegar, soy sauce and raisin. Anise, liquorice, smoke, roast and more vinegar in the middle. Ends overripe prunes and chocolate. Boozy aftertaste. Certainly one of the most unique beers I've ever had.
Medium to full bodied with no carbonation. Oily and slick in the mouth and goes down moderately boozy and filmy. Finishes messy and hot with a lingering, dry and filmy aftertaste. A bit much.
I don't know if carbonation would help this beer. While the uniqueness that characterizes OEC's offerings is definitely there, this just doesn't carry through desirable flavors.
Mar 22, 2015Pours still. Beer is a cloudy dark brown/mahogany. No lace but oily, thin legs. Nope.
Nose is booze, dark raisins, soy sauce, vinegar, chocolate, liquorice, smoke and roast. Pretty nice and very complex.
Opens tart vinegar, soy sauce and raisin. Anise, liquorice, smoke, roast and more vinegar in the middle. Ends overripe prunes and chocolate. Boozy aftertaste. Certainly one of the most unique beers I've ever had.
Medium to full bodied with no carbonation. Oily and slick in the mouth and goes down moderately boozy and filmy. Finishes messy and hot with a lingering, dry and filmy aftertaste. A bit much.
I don't know if carbonation would help this beer. While the uniqueness that characterizes OEC's offerings is definitely there, this just doesn't carry through desirable flavors.
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