Cherry Wood Ya Honey
Jackie O's Taproom & Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At what point does a mead become a braggot?

Does it only need some malt?

If so, how much, and does wheat count?

(Also, “braggot” is fun to type.)

Gave my ladyfriend and sip of it and she said “hmm,” approvingly. Shortly thereafter: “Wow. T-there’s a lot going on there.” By which she means that even if you got a pallet that ain’t too up to snuff when it comes to the way barrel-aged honey cherry wheatwines should properly taste, it’s still possible to impressed by a brewer (or meader) who can combine that many nodes together without having any overrun the others, with nothing seeming off.