Widmer Brothers Reserve Prickly Pear Braggot

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

Spring 2010 release - Head is made up of small soap bubbles, but disappears extremely quickly. Body itself is a pretty deep golden color. Slight carbonation coming up from bottom of the glass, but not much. Not much of an aroma. Thicker body than average. Flavor of a watered down domestic. With the prickly pear I expected some residual sugar, but it’s not there. At least the palate and aftertaste are clean. Sadly underwhelmed with this one.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

22oz bottle shared by the Utah Beer Blog guy, Mikey. Thanks man
Appearance: Pours clear yellow with a medium white head and some lacing. Lots of carbonation and bubbles that keep the head going
Aroma: Honey and fruity
Taste: Sweet malts, honey and vanilla
Nice and drinkable.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

On tap at Brass Tap. Pours crystal clear deep gold with bright white head and some lacing. The aroma has lots of malty sugary sweetness with hints of fruitiness and faint sweet honey. The taste is, yep, sweeeeeetness with sugary malts, slick sweet honey and a sense of tropical fruit that runs into the finish. The modest smooth booze notes provide a sense of balance against the sweet sugary onslaught.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

I never understood why meads have such a high price tag because most of them are undrinkable. The pour is dark gold with amber highlights. No head. The nose is sugar and alcohol. Mouthfeel is full. Flavor is alcohol and sugar. I guess these aren't my bag.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

I wasn't so eager to try this, but my fiance picked it out for me to try. Gives me a buzz, but not worth the price IMO. I like the hop finish, but the prickly pear not really doing it for me. Pretty smooth mouthfeel, but not quite an 8 there. This is part mead, but I may prefer a straight mead over this. Interesting to try though nonetheless.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6

22 oz bottle. Pours a clear yellow gold with a thin white head that quickly diminishes to a thin film that leaves a little lacing.

The aroma is subdued - wheaty malts, honey and some fruit.

The flavor is sweet honey and some alcoholic fruits with a medicinal aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with light carbonation.

Overall, it's not bad, but it's a bit subdued and I don't really care for some of the harsher medicinal alcohol notes.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

here's a big, thick brew for ya. smell is somewhat sweet with honey, fruit, a little alcohol, and malt. feel is thick, Fort-like if you will, but not quite to the extent of that beer. Flavor is reminiscent as well, though honey and a touch of spice dominate here. Not bad. Not sure if it's worth the big price tag, but it was very nice to try.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Sampled on 4/16/2010. This mead pours a medium cantaloupe color from a 22oz bottle. Medium to small sized white foamy head. The aroma is honey, prickly pear, some melon and sweet. A medium bodied mead. The malts are fruity and sweet. A semi sweet honey kind of balances the prickly pear flavors. Sweet, but not cloyingly so. Decent carbonation. Interesting mead/beer, I am not sure what I was expecting here, but I don’t think this was it. Lots of fruit flavors at the start, with some semi-sweet honey in the middle with some prickly pear, melon flavors at the finish. Hides the alcohol well. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is semi-sweet with a touch of tartness.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Another stab at an historically significant style. A crystalline clear golden amber colored ale. Small white soapy textured head. No hang time. Settles into a thin ringlet and spotty film. A nice dance of light hops and a whole lot of sweetness both from the malt and the honey. Holding the glass up there’s lots of carbonated bubbles in this one. Moderate bodied. Creamy. The sweetness from the malt and honey is slightly balanced by the hops and is not too overpowering to make this less than a pleasant drinkl