Add Brach's Easter Brunch review

Author: Scotchester

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+title: "Brach’s Easter Brunch Jelly Beans"
+brand: Brach’s
+variety: Easter Brunch
+date: 2024-03-31
+permalink: brachs-easter-brunch-jelly-beans
+image: brachs-easter-brunch-jelly-beans.jpg
+image-credit: OldTimeCandy.com
+image-layout: float
+---
+
+
+We have reached the end of this abbreviated 2024 jelly bean season,
+and we're heading back to house of Brach's,
+whom it seems like we'll always be able to count on
+to release one limited edition set every year.
+This year's package has an Easter brunch theme.
+Let's dig in!
+
+
+## Size and shape
+
+Quality control has bever been one of Brach's strong suits,
+and consistency is again a bit of a hobgoblin here.
+The smallest beans are smaller than Jelly Belly beans,
+and the biggest are probably double that in volume.
+The average size is just right, though.
+
+The eggy shape is a bit more consistent,
+but there are a fair number of slightly lumpy ones,
+and there's no attempt at dimpling into a proper bean shape.
+
+**2 out of 5 beans**
+
+
+## Chewability
+
+These Brach's jelly beans have chewability that is perfectly down the middle.
+No complaints at all in this department!
+
+**5 out of 5 beans**
+
+
+## Texture
+
+Brach's has never been a paragon of texture, either.
+In this case, the shells are not very substantial, breaking down
+rather than breaking apart,
+and the insides seem slightly grittier than last year's
+[Desserts of the World](/brachs-desserts-of-the-world) offering.
+
+**3 out of 5 beans**
+
+
+## Taste and flavor
+
+<div class="inset">
+    <h3>Flavors</h3>
+    <ul class="emoji-list">
+        <li>:blueberry: :maple_leaf: :pancakes: Blueberry Maple Pancake</li>
+        <li>:strawberry: :milk_glass: Berry Smoothie</li>
+        <li>:candy: :coffee: Caramel Cold Brew</li>
+        <li>:orange: :champagne: Mimosa</li>
+        <li>:doughnut: Chocolate Glazed Donut</li>
+        <li>:fire: :fish_cake: Cinnamon Roll</li>
+    </ul>
+</div>
+
+Brach's always manages to come up with some interesting flavors and
+(and remixes of past flavors) for these limited edition packages.
+
+Mimosa is the most interesting flavor here,
+a flavor unlike any I've previously encountered.
+It does an excellent job of adding a champagne-esque layer
+to a strong base of orange with adequate acidity.
+The worst thing about this bag is that the proportions are lopsided, and
+there are far too few Mimosa beans and far too many of the
+Chocolate Glazed Donut and Caramel Cold Brew beans.
+Both of those flavors are good enough, but they also feel the most like
+common non-fruit jelly bean flavors I've had in the past.
+
+Blueberry Maple Pancake and Berry Smoothie are individually quite pleasant
+and also make for a nice pairing if you munch on them simultaneously.
+They both do a good job of exhibiting all parts of the flavors in their names.
+
+Cinnamon Roll is my least favorite of the bunch, but I do appreciate that
+it's a completely different take on cinnamon than
+a classic cinnamon candy flavor, which I have always disliked.
+
+**8 out of 10 beans**
+
+
+## The one-of-each test
+
+Perhaps the ultimate test of a bag of jelly beans is how enjoyable it is
+to take one of each flavor and eat them all at the same time.[^1]
+
+This is easily the most interesting one-of-each test of the season!
+All of these flavors work pretty well together,
+with the brightness of the fruity flavors complementing the
+more desserty flavors quite well.
+The chocolate and cinnamon notes are really hard to pick out, though.
+
+**7 out of 10 beans**
+
+
+## Conclusion
+
+Category         | Score
+---------------- | ---------------
+Size and shape   | **2**/5 beans
+Chewability      | **5**/5 beans
+Texture          | **3**/5 beans
+Taste and flavor | **8**/10 beans
+One-of-each test | **7**/10 beans
+---------------- | ---------------
+_Total_          | **25**/35 beans
+
+That's a pretty good note on which to end the season!
+I definitely recommend that folks check out this collection
+if they can find any still in stock.
+
+See you back here for whatever new sets we can rustle up next year!
+
+
+---
+
+[^1]: I reserve the right to excuse certain flavors from this test that would ruin it for all the other flavors.