Prickly Pear Mead - now 14 years old.

[mrdillon5]

Just found this bottle of 14 year old prickly pear mead. It was red/purple color when bottled, now it is reddish yellow. It tasted like cough syrup when I bottled it, it tastes FANTASTIC now. I have a five gallon batch percolating right now, can't wait.

 

[davekippen]

I have a five gallon batch percolating right now, can't wait.

Um, it'tl be another 14 years!!

 

[mrdillon5]

Um, it'tl be another 14 years!!

Hahaha, it won't make it till 14 years unless I forget where I put it, like this one.

 

[So Shay]

Just found this bottle of 14 year old prickly pear mead. It was red/purple color when bottled, now it is reddish yellow. It tasted like cough syrup when I bottled it, it tastes FANTASTIC now. I have a five gallon batch percolating right now, can't wait.

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I also did a batch of prickly pear mead a couple of decades ago and only kept one 16oz. bottle that I would try over the years and it got to it's optimal taste in the years 12 to 14.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I just checked...I have 6 bottles from 2007...

 

[So Shay]

I just checked...I have 6 bottles from 2007...

They should be awesome!! Let us know how it is.

 

[homebrewer_99]

They should be awesome!! Let us know how it is.

I had one earlier this year. It was pretty damn good.

I also have 11 bottles from two batches of Papazian's Barkshack Ginger Mead from the same year.

 

[FatDragon]

I just checked...I have 6 bottles from 2007...

Bottles of what?

 

[homebrewer_99]

Bottles of what?

Prickly Pear Mead....