Three
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Braggot Special Out of Production|
Score
7.08
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Surly Three is our third anniversary beer. Try it first at Winterfest! (Feb 6, 09). Look for it draft only the week of Feb 9, 2009. Brewed with 50% Honey and 50% German Dark Munich malt, fermented with a Belgian yeast strain and aged on toasted White Ash. Lots of honey aroma intertwined with rich caramel-cracker flavors, the White Ash adds a cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla aroma and a dry finish.
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8/10
Tried
on 18 Jun 2016
at 10:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the 2010 GTMW. Poured a hazy dark brown with a gray brown head that was thin and dissipated quickly to the edges. Aroma was a combination of dark grain and honey with a hint of underlying dark chocolate. Flavor was similar with a combination of dark roasted grains and honey throughout with a bit of chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2010
at 15:08
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
AKA - Black Braggot. Draft at ACBF09 in Boston. I think I spent a good 10 minutes off the floor contemplating my love/hate for this. I think the holes I burned through my insoles that day had more to do with it though. Poured out a black & tan color, a bit greasy, with some cola-ish head. Smell was interesting enough, with mainly prunes, brown sugar, cola, & charred wheat. Taste just overwhelmed me with ugly. A black wheat feel with tons of table sugar. Some hope with pitty fruit, though it follows with bitter nutmeg(that I got no aroma out of), a nasty licorice residual, & just way too much sticky honey. Carbonation was harsh, dragging citric acid & grainy malt in its wake. I’m a fan of braggots, but this was just a mess.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2009
at 18:59
9.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Draft at Bavarian Lodge, Lisle. I wasn’t feeling well this day, but just the smell of this nectar made me feel better right away. Belgian-type smell of dark, but not bitter malts, and golden honey. Solid black color, with a slowly dwindling, creamy tan head. Taste is just amazing: the honey sweetness of a mead with chewy malt mouthfeel of a schartzbier of Belgian black wit. Yes, some vanilla, a bit of cinnamon, wood and then way in the back is some tart orange. And that lovely honey. Yes, I’m probably over-rating this, but this just exactly was what I needed when I’m feeling poorly. The country needs more braggots! And this site needs to give it its own category!
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2009
at 10:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Winterfest 2009. Well carbonated, even for a bracket. Some honey aroma. Clearly recognizable as not a pure mead. I don’t get the bourbon, but I do get some white wine. Medium palate.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2009
at 19:55