White Winter Traditional Brackett

White Winter Winery
Brewed at South Shore Brewery/Wilmarths Deepwater Grille
Style: Mead
Iron River, Wisconsin USA

Name: Traditional Brackett
Date: 02/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear amber, whispy off white head, spicy sweet honey aroma, huge dry honey flavor followed by an assult of bitter floral hops, tons of spicy character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Clear dark golden bronze with a thin, lightly-lacing off-white head. Sweet toasty malty and floral dark honey aroma is very interesting. Body starts with a sweet sticky malt and honey balance toward a smooth, floral dark caramel and honey finish. Hides its alcohol well and is quite enjoyable.

My first brackett - It pours a deep brownish amber with a very short lived, slender & bubbly head. Smells nice, midly sweet cherries, honey, vanilla, and a light nutty bitterness. The bitterness increases slightly in the flavor and the honey gets a bit waxy, but the cherry & vanilla tastes remain steady. At a low ABV - for a mead - this is a very drinkable brew for a change of pace.

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Hazy dark amber color with a smaller head of slightly rocky tan foam. Aroma of light wheat, rosemary, thyme and dry buckwheat honey. First sip, WOW, that intense! Definate, dry honey, flavors. Dry caramel covered with bitter nearly sour pear. Interesting, but the bomber is a bit much for one setting. This would go well paired with cheese and light fruit.

Bottle from Matt Capone. Deep coppery ruby pour with minimal lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, Wheaties, tart fruit, honey. Tastes cereally malty, with honey, corn flakes, fruit, apple, pear. The fruit is tart up front, with the honey kicking in at the end.

Teh body is a fairly dark amber with a medium khaki colored head. The aroma has some cherries and some boozy vanilla. There are also pears and some cinnamon. A nice and sweet fruity nose. The taste has some dry honey along with almonds and a hint of cough syrup. There is a bit of menthol in the finish. Interesting and different. A little more sweet than I was expecting after having a couple others in the style from this brewer.

Poured a clear golden amber color with a thin off-white head. It had a sweet aroma made up of honey and fruit. Some caramel maltiness was also present. Light alcohol fumes hit the nose. Flavor had sweet caramel with a touch of honey. This has a medium body and a silky mouthfeel. Light bitterness appears on the finish.

The first beverage sampled at the RBSG ’07 Grand Tasting. From 12-oz bottle, pours a clear burnt amber colro beverage with no head or lacing. Aroma of dry wood, caramel malt and some dark cherries. Taste is light carbonated, dry with a slight sour aftertaste. Not much honey in flavor or scent.