Braggot
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

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From:
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Braggot
Ranked #6
ABV:
12.8%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,066
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 9.72%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
157
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 02, 2023
Added:
Sep 22, 2003
Wants:
  68
Gots:
  33
Braggot is mead and beer combined, this batch won the Bronze medal at 2012 GABF, one of only three medals given to Michigan breweries in the state This batch was made with Michigan Wildflower mead and Scottish Ale. Frank and Eric collaborated to make this award winning mead.
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Ratings by Etan:
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Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin

4.2/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle, 2011 vintage, shared by Marco. Thanks!

A: Pours a reddish brass color, no head.

S: Beautiful waxy honey aroma. Deep and sweet. Hints of apple and whole wheat bread.

T: Honey, bready grain, slight warmth, a bit vinous. Drinks like it's 7%, not 16%.

M: Thick, slightly syrupy body. No hint of alcohol.

O: Definitely one of the better American braggots I've had. The honey aroma and flavor is deep and satisfying and the alcohol is incredibly well-hidden.
Feb 06, 2013
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle at share. 2015 vintage. Flat reddish brown pour. Aroma is honey, earthy, clove. Taste is sweet, honey, mild savory notes, silky. Has held up very nicely in the cellar.
Jul 02, 2023
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Reviewed by JohnG190 from New York

3.77/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light reddish brown with a fizzy tan head that dissipates as quickly as the fizz of a soda. On the nose, strong toffee, honey, and caramel. On the palate, caramel, honey and toffee with a hint of booziness. Full bodied with light carbonation. Overall, this is a little too sweet for my tastes, and I'm not really a mead guy, but it's a warmer on this cold winters night!
Dec 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by tommy5 from Michigan

Jul 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by mattreitz49 from Florida

May 23, 2016
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Reviewed by mtomlins from Canada (ON)

4.06/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Big thanks to JasonR1975 for the bottle!

Pours a reddish brown, clear with 1 finger of bubbly tan head, no lace. The nose is big and boozy, pit fruit, bread, caramel. The taste is similar and feature a big toasted malt grain bill, toffe, caramel, prunes, raisins, and a nice honey mead. Lots of hot alcohol still, medium heavy body with light carbonation. Really nice and very interesting.
Mar 06, 2016
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Reviewed by SportsandJorts from Virginia

3.96/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: pours a light reddish brown. strong garnet hues. half a finger of a tannish head with moderate retention and the slightest lacing. crystal clear with a strong brightness.

Smell: strong toffee, light and floral honey. some caramels. dark fruits and some booze.

Taste: opens with some strong maltiness. toasted grains transitioning into caramels and toffee. floral honey and some booziness.

Mouthfeel: heavy and somewhat sticky. little to no bitterness. strong sweetness but not cloying. boozy and warming.

Overall: a very nice braggot. the base beer works well with the honey addition while even letting a nice amount of honey into the taste.
Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Dec 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Jul 25, 2015
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.31/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle received in a recent trade with mikeyson4, thanks dude!

This one pours a clear medium amber, with a very small head, and no lacing.

Smells super wonderful, ripe honey, dark fruit, slightly tart grape, raisin, and some booze.

This has a really unique flavor to it that I honestly quite love. There's a great dark honey flavor, earthy and ripe, with some slight mustiness, grape, raisin, dark cherry flesh, with a slightly boozy finish. It's definitely not a strong boozy presence though, more warming than anything. Definitely some overripe prune as well. Maybe a little chocolate, too.

This is medium bodied, with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel, and a lower level of carbonation.

Another delicious high octane brew from Kuhnhenn.
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by jrs3994243 from Michigan

Jul 08, 2015
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Reviewed by JefferyLaGrow from Michigan

3.81/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The nose is the best part about this beer. It has so many great aromas, and smells more like a good quad than a braggot. The flavors are sweet caramel, toffee, raisin, and a little dark fruit. Meh to good beer. Hides the 12.8% well.
Jun 30, 2015
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

3.92/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Received in a trade a long, long time ago. 2011 vintage.

A- Poured into my Duvel tulip a murky chestnut hue with visible carbonation, however, no actual head or such.

S - Aromas of caramel, toffee, sticky sweetness, honey, bit of alcohol.

T - Taste is very sweet, caramel sauce, super sweet malts. Tastes almost like one of those 'Bit O Honey' candies, or a honey hard candy the kind with the honey filling. Cloyingly sweet, sticky, alcohol hidden though.

M - Mouthfeel is very sticky and sweet, cloyingly so. Alcohol was hidden relatively well though due to age.

O - Overall this is a tough style. Typically VERY sweet and loads of honey notes it's hard to make this beer not taste syrupy or heavy. The age helped this, sure, but, it is what it is.

Serving type: Bottle
Jun 25, 2015
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Reviewed by justinp444 from Michigan

4.6/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Look is caramel with a thin beige ring of foam. Smell of honey, light malt, apple. Taste of honey, fig, raisin, roast bread, caramel and brandy. Has a clean smooth mouth feel with a tiny bit of crispness.
Jun 20, 2015
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

4.01/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2011 bottle.

A: Pours....almost black. Whoa. Very dark brown at least. Small, tiny little tan head despite an aggressive pour. No head retention, no lacing, nada. Practically looks still.

S: Huh. Kinda reminds me of a scotch ale. A little bit of smoke and some dark caramel. Stronger though. Menacing. Sticky caramel and molasses mostly.

T: Whoa. Very sweet. Loads and loads of honey and caramel up front. A little bit of that familiar scotch ale smoke/peat taste. Molasses even? Toasted sugars and caramel into the finish. Add some honey and that sweet taste lingers on forever.

M: Very heavy and syrupy. Almost no carbonation.

O: Wow. Super duper sweet, cannot be overstated. Only a few beers from the Bruery can compare. Lack of carbonation only adds to the crazy syrupy body and flavor. Thank god this is only 12 ounces. It's good but it's just hard to drink, a sipper for sure.
Jun 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by SCW from New York

Jun 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota

2.55/5  rDev -34.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2014 vintage. Cola color with a few stray bubbles on top. No retention or lacing. Aroma of caramel and anise, spicy, with hints of peat. In the taste, licorice, tar, tobacco, peat, notes of dark dried fruit and honey. Left a bad taste in the mouth like smoking a bad cigar. Some syrupy booze in there, with an otherwise harsh mouthfeel. Not very drinkable, not very good...
May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.07 by HopSavant from Tennessee

May 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by jbaker67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by wallbj from Oklahoma

Apr 15, 2015
Braggot from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 157 ratings