by Jimmy Cocktail
6. May 2010 07:20
OK, I’ll admit that I had to go look up what braggot meant. It is certainly not a word that you come across every day. What I found is that braggot is a cross between mead and ale with at least 50 % of the fermentable sugars coming from honey. Well that explains a lot, especially as I found that the scent and flavor of honey was well represented in the Widmer Brothers, Brother’s Reserve Series Prickly Pear Braggot.
This is a light brew that tastes and feels more like a beer than a mead. It has a nice light goldenrod color and a very white, medium density head that rapidly vanishes. There was no lacing present at all. On the nose you get a scent of honey and a background of malty sweetness. There are no hops to speak of in the aroma. On the tongue you get honey up front carried along by a bit of earthiness in the mid palate. It finishes with a light, almost ephemeral note of fruit. There is bit of fizzy carbonation that completes the picture being painted on your tongue.
All in all this is an excellent brew. It is a pretty big beer, weighing in at 10% ABV but it is not really notable in the nose or on the palate. It is light enough that you could drink more than one of these but since they come in a 22 oz bottle, I think doubling up would lead to trouble down the road. A most excellent endeavor by the Brothers Widmer.
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