Kuhnhenn Braggot Mead

12oz bottle from winter solstice 2008..... pours a dull garnet red with a soapy ring of barely noticeable head..... aroma of sugar and fruit notes... flavors started off on a sweet note with cherries, caramel, and honey which then turns a bit tart at the finish. not sure if that was intended or not but it wasn’t bad but took me by surprise. carbonation has certainly developed in the bottle. body is somewhat thin for the style. abv hard to detect.

Source:12 oz bottle at a tasting in Nashville.
Glass:Fullers snifter.
Appearance:Red/amber pour with a half finger of off white head.
Aroma:Fruit, honey and caramel.
Flavor:Sweet honey base with caramel and earth.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Boozy and sweet, but not terrible.

Bottle shared by ryan on 7/26/09: Bright copper amber with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of sweet toffee and a touch of light fruits and a hint of tartness. Starts with some finely dissolved carbonation and light fruits and honey sweetness along with a touch of tartness and warmth toward the finish. Not much honey character, but has some pretty good balance.

12oz bottle courtesy of hoppymeal poured into a snifter. Pours a deep, clear copper with a small short-lived off-white head that leaves a tiny collar and no lacing. There are definitely some boozy legs that cling to the sides on the way down. The aroma is an interesting mix of sweet honey, caramel malts and a slight sourness lingering in the nose as well. It’s definitely dominated by the sweetness though and pretty close to what I expect from the style. The taste has a quick tart apple sweetness that gives way to the much bigger honey sweetness with some caramel malts thrown in. There is definitely an alcohol burn in the finish with a slight sour and cardboard twang. Not too bad though. The carbonation is fairly low, which is fine, but the overall mouthfeel is very thin for the style and really hot with the alcohol. I was definitely expecting a bit more body with this one and the sourness was slightly offputting, though it wasn’t enough to ruin the beer for me.

12oz March08 bottle. Recently shared one that went sour. :( Bottle before that during the winter was questionably just down the line. I’m thinking I could easily bunt this one foul & strike out here. Poured into my Ommegang Anniversary glass. Dark brown/orange wood stain color, surprising amount of glittery off-white/creamer-colored head. Smells of butter & stewed pears. Weird sour candy berry syrup smell on the approach that I can see people labeling strawberry. It disappears once you’re on top. Much bigger is the sticky Euro beer, stale Honey Nut Cheerios & charred newspaper. Alcohol is like aerosol, but seems approachable. Taste is again certainly sour. Lemon tea. Once that passes, I get medicinal concord sweetness & along with that, burnt honey. A plastic & leafy bitterness follows. The body dries considerably after that. Of course this is infected. Still manages to coat the lips. Just a touch of carbonation. Stale grain on the finish, with a little lingering acidity. Confusing, interesting & sloppy all at the same time.

(12oz bottle, thanks ryan) Small beige head atop clear dark amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, strawberry. Taste is moderately sweet, strawberry, berry, light honey, faint seltezer. Alcohol noticeable, particularly in the finish, but not overpowering. Medium body, some stickiness.

Interesting. Not at all like I expected. Not very sweet, not at all boozy. I do get the aformentioned strawberry.

Bottle and Liquid Sunshine VI. Thanks bvc! Smells like strawberry jam if it was fuel. Very sweet, alcohol forward.