I amend my previous post (from 5/30/2012), just opened a bottle for the new year today, dang it's good! The welch's flavor has mellowed, and the color is like a tawny port, deep copper red...L'Shana Tova!
I felt the same way at first. But letting it age out completely chanes the flavor profile... Personally I think it's 100x better now. I gave it out at Christmas gifts to friends last year along with wine bottles of skeeter pee and told people not to open the mead for 8+ months. Around last month I started getting calls from friends being like 'omg this is delicious'. I didn't like it when I tasted it during bottling do I only kept 3 bottles... After tasting it a couple weeks ago I really wish I kept more haha.