Mike Loves Beer

Name – Prickly Pear Braggot (Brothers’ Reserve Series)
Country – United States
Type – Braggot

Appearance – Poured an absolutely clear orange color.  There was a super thin white head but it was gone before I could even snap a picture.

Smell – Honey and booze is pretty much all I get in the nose.  Kind of smells like rubbing alcohol.

Taste – Super sweet honey flavor with a really strong alcohol backing through out.  The booze gets even more intense as it warms up.

I’ll admit I was hooked into buying this because of the box it came in (no pic sorry) and now kind of regret it.  I’ve only had one other braggot before and that was Brooklyn Buzz Bomb.  That beer wasn’t nearly as intense as this one.  This was just honey and alcohol.  It was rough to drink cold and close to undrinkable when it warmed up.  I don’t know which one I got a more classic braggot out of but if this is what the style is like I might pass on future braggots.  I’m sorry Widmer Brothers.  I like your Drifter Pale Ale and the Hefe is solid but this just wasn’t good at all to me.

Overall Grade – D-