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 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Sheffields. Nice brown pour. Aroma is sweet and spicy. Honey notes, cookies, very light chocolate, caramel and some boozy notes. Flavor is sweet but not cloying. Honey and spicy with a rich mouthfeel. Good stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draught during Winterfest 2009 in St. Paul, MN. Pours a semi-hazy dark amber brown with a creamy off-white head that quickly leaves behind an excellent lacing. Aroma of mostly honey, brown sugar, caramel malt, some toffee and a hint of nutmeg. Taste is full bodied, with a very complex flavor of honey, sweet caramel malt, a hint of Graham cracker, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, a hint of banana and candi sugar. Wow! Finish is just plain sweet with a honey, brown sugar and caramel aftertaste. Definitely is quite sweet compared to all the other braggots I have tried over the years, which gave me a warm sensation below my eyes which usually occurs when it eat Baklava for dessert. Wow again!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Autumn Brew Review 2011. Outstanding! The only anniversary I missed the first time around! Dark red color with a medium head. Strong, monster honey aroma. Not really picking up the notes the clover honey gives off, just like you had popped the top on a glass of high quality clover honey, and it happened to be boozy. And that carries over quite nicely to the flavor. Light malt and fruitiness show up. Solid caramel character.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL.
A: Very dark with a deep tan head and plenty of lacing.
S: Lots of sweetness with both dark and ripe fruits; some dried raisins and a honey sweetness.
T: Over the top sweetness with honey, raisins, and other fruits coming to the fore.
M: Medium bodied and quite creamy; mild hints of alcohol throughout.
D: Not terribly drinkable, but this was my first of the style and I imagine most of them are this way.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 10-01-2009
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Winterfest 2009. Well carbonated, even for a bracket. Some honey aroma. Clearly recognizable as not a pure mead. I don’t get the bourbon, but I do get some white wine. Medium palate.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
on tap at the Maproom. pours black with khaki head. nose of sweet honey, malty, currants, beerys, vanilla, and oak. flavors of sweet honey, raisins, very mild roast, caramelized malts, port wine, and vanilla. lots going on with this and i think it somehow works very well. i can’t believe it is 10% braggot cuz it drinks like a 7% porter. a really enjoyable combination of honey and carmelized malt that never get too sweet or syrupy.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled from the tap at the 2010 GTMW. Poured a hazy dark brown with a gray brown head that was thin and dissipated quickly to the edges. Aroma was a combination of dark grain and honey with a hint of underlying dark chocolate. Flavor was similar with a combination of dark roasted grains and honey throughout with a bit of chocolate.
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