Who knows any commercial braggots?

[alaktheman]

So I'm looking to make a braggot the only issue is that I don't have a baseline to know how it will turn out. So my question is if anyone out there knows of a good commercial braggot help a mate out and respond to this thread with as much information on the braggot you are recommending.

 

[Zymomancer]

I have a bottle of Trafalgar Mead Braggot sitting in the fridge, no idea how it tastes yet, though:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/765/87739/

I think it's only available in Ontario, though.

You might just want to try to see if you can get a hold of one of these:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/114/

 

[alaktheman]

I'm trying to see if a local beer place can get a hold of some braggot for me that's why I'm looking for names, but thanks for the info. I'll look into it.

 

[Schmoltsbeer]

Sam Adam's made a Braggot recently, don't know its quality though.. There is a place in Mannassas, VA that makes a braggot also, that I can attest to being pretty darned good.

 

[alaktheman]

Yeah I wanted to get my hands on Sam Adams honey queen

 

[Zymomancer]

Okay, so I drank that braggot I had in the fridge (this one http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/765/87739/)

It's a mead with beer in it, not a beer with mead in it. No carbonation, amber colour, and beery smell. Sweet taste with strong honey and malty flavours and just enough bitterness to not be noticeable. No hop aroma. 8% ABV gives it a "boozy" texture and finish.

Honestly, it most reminds me of a gruit with none of the herbal tastes and a "boozy" texture. Much like with gruit, a beer drinker will think it's cloying and way too sweet. A mead drinker will probably like it, so long as they also like beer.

 

[wmcc75]

Rogue makes a braggot. I've only had it once and it was very very good. For the life of me I cannot remember the name of it right now.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

I haven't tried a commercial braggot yet either. Great topic. Dogfish head makes a braggot from time to time, but I haven't tried any of them yet. They have a great restaurant not too far from me, so I''l have to go check that out.


I recently took second runnings from a 3G vienna/chocolate pale with OG of 1.020 and doubled the gravity with honey, and it turned out pretty good. I tried to caramelize the honey and didn't accomplish much more than driving off all of the "honey" aromatics, but it still got rave reviews. Go easy on the bitterness since they ferment so dry. Mine ended up at 1.007. from 1.040

 

[Frognostic]

Waggle Dance is not marketed as a baraggot but it is a beer fermented with honey, about 5% abv: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wells-waggledance-bottle/91971/

 

[FattyLumpkins]

Honey Basil Braggot; Northern Ales, Kettle Falls, WA, USA

 

[FattyLumpkins]

Rogue makes a braggot. I've only had it once and it was very very good. For the life of me I cannot remember the name of it right now.

The Marionberry Braggot. Excellent stuff!

 

[wmcc75]

The Marionberry Braggot. Excellent stuff!

Yes thank you, it's all coming back to me now.

 

[alaktheman]

I have a bottle of that sitting on my shelf right now