David McGee · 1mo · discuss
A braggot is what you get when you ferment honey and grains together. Most braggots begin with the question "What if we did beer, but quirky?" This is a venerable question, and attempting to answer it has led to much innovation. But, I am attempting to answer a more specific corallary of it: "If a Guinness had carnal relations with a strong dessert wine, what would their kid be like?"1 Thus, we will make a few departures from the typical beer formula. Our braggot will be still, for dessert meads are rarely carbonated.2 And there will be no hops. If...