Posted on 10/28/2016 9:51:13 AM PDT by fishtank
“He found evidence of honey, meadowsweet, barley, and mint—ingredients in a type of beverage known as a braggot.”
I would think the proper description would be “BARFIT!”
Back in the '70s I used to drink Rainier Ale that came in a green quart bottle. The ale was a rich dark amber and smelled like swamp water, but by God, it was one of the best ales I have ever drunk. Didn't take much to take me to Dreamland.
Later on, I read that thee cpmpany received some kind of an award for that ale, as it was one of the two ales current whose recipe closely matched that made in Medieval times.
Greasy Dick is some good beer. I guess they went out of business....
LOL!!
Sounds like a meady sweet whiskey. The meadowsweet would give it an almondy/nutty flavor. The honey would make it cloyey sweet like mead, and of course the barley gives it that good stout kick.
darn I forgot, since I can’t drink beer, that barley is used for that too...I was hoping for the good stuff...then again I might be able to tolerate this one....
Whodathunk! Weren’t those ancients great? A beer with its own hangover headache cure!
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