As mentioned elsewhere, fruit-based hot sauces tend to be a very mixed bag, as far as what is available commercially. I don't know how well they actually sell, since I see so few of them, but when I noticed a number of the Bravado sauces at a local grocer's, given that I hadn't tried any of them, it seemed like a sporting idea to pick them up.
It is at this point that I begin to think that Bravado might be a company to avoid in the future. This sauce, when it tastes like pineapple puree, is mostly fine. However, agitate it enough and you start to get notes of garlic, which does not really pair particularly well with pineapple. The Habanero is MIA for this sauce, on the flavor side, at least leaving the salt, garlic, and pineapple to duke it out, though the garlic has been meshed down when I revised this sauce in 2024 and works much better and harmoniously. Before, I said I would go so far as to say the inclusion of garlic actually ruins this sauce, but am well-pleased to say that is no longer the case.
I still have another Bravado sauce to go from my haul at that grocer's and have reviewed another of their sauces earlier, but now 3 sauces in, I'm pretty mightily unimpressed [note - this has also changed somewhat, where I'm not as mightily as previous]. While better than the apple nonsense sauce of the prior review, it still is far from a good sauce, though I'd say it's a pretty solid mid-range entry. I do wish that it was a lot less loose, however, but my impression in 2024 is far more favorable.
Bottom line: Very low heat, but a pretty solid mid-level pineapple Habanero sauce, tending more towards the pulpy puree/juice variety.
Breakdown:
Heat level: 1
Flavor: 7
Flexibility: 5
Enjoyment to dollar factor: 7
Overall: 5
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