Failed attempt: brioche

Enthusiastic about the brioche des rois that I had bought yesterday, I decided to make a brioche myself.
It was the second time. And for the second time I failed.
I mean, I tried to follow the recipe and up until the final stage, I made some small round brioches and the dough looked perfect…
And even after they came out of the oven they were sort of ok…
But I thought I was eating pure yeast! They were disgusting! 🙁
Once again, I have no idea what went wrong… I’ve read that if you need to make a brioche in a relatively short time, it is better to use the “levain” method (I think it is called sourdough starter in English).
I will try next time! Anyway it is required for my exam, I need to be able to make brioches!!