3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at GTMW. Porued rich, chocolatey-golden (yeah.. chocolatey-golden) with an unexpectedly lovely, well-retained head on it. The aroma picked up sweet, toasty honey and floral character with pinches of caramel and chocolate backing.. not your traditional mead, but a welcome departure. The flavor had more dark honey and floral notes with a touch of peppery spicage accenting.. moderately-sweet.. chocolate-covered oranges and dark honey on the long finish. Medium-plus bodied and well-carbonated on the palate.. warm, but it went down very easily.. very much intriguing!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at winterfest. A solid braggot. Honey and malts on the aroma with a spicy character, particularly cinnamon and vanilla. A sweet honey body that went down easily.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tap at ACBF. My first braggot, and honestly I didn’t know what a braggot was when having it, other than it was classified as mead on here. Aroma of decadent pastries with lots of blackberry and black currant filling, also prunes, earth, lots of dark fruit skins. Flavor an onslaught of sweetness, but very sip-able sweetness, addicting honey, nectar and pastry sweetness with lots of ripe fruits. Tantalizingly luscious, very glad I got the chance to try this.
2.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 9/20
AKA - Black Braggot.
Draft at ACBF09 in Boston. I think I spent a good 10 minutes off the floor contemplating my love/hate for this. I think the holes I burned through my insoles that day had more to do with it though.
Poured out a black & tan color, a bit greasy, with some cola-ish head. Smell was interesting enough, with mainly prunes, brown sugar, cola, & charred wheat.
Taste just overwhelmed me with ugly. A black wheat feel with tons of table sugar. Some hope with pitty fruit, though it follows with bitter nutmeg(that I got no aroma out of), a nasty licorice residual, & just way too much sticky honey. Carbonation was harsh, dragging citric acid & grainy malt in its wake. I’m a fan of braggots, but this was just a mess.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark brown mild head smells like a candy apple and caramel. Brown sugar, candy apple and caramel flavor. To sweet and syrupy for me.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at ACBF09. Pours a cloudy brown with no real head. Aroma of sweet sweet malt, beets, and stew-like notes. Flavor of sweet caramel. Very sugary. Not terrible flavor-wise, but so sweet and hard to manage more than a couple sips of.
6/4/7/3/13 (3.3/5)
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Awesome. Haven’t had many meads but the flavor of this was outstanding. Aroma of sweets, caramel and honey. Flavor is similar. Just very yummy
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Sheffield’s. Pours dark reddish-brown with a lingering tan head. Smells great- bourbon, honey, cherries. Caramel malt is more prevalent in the taste.
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