found some local mead
#1
Posted 17 July 2010 - 11:27 AM
#2
Posted 17 July 2010 - 01:56 PM
considering the price of Honey is high, I am not surprised at the priceIt seems like they are marketing this pretty hard towards women. The names of the meads are seriously a little ghey. 2 examples: kisses, embrace. I bought some kisses b/c it was the one that seemed to be the most traditional in terms of mead. $15 for 375mL - seems awful expensive as well but maybe someone could correct me on that one. I tried samples of two kinds I didn't purchase and they were pretty good. One was very close to tasting like traditional wine.
#3
Posted 17 July 2010 - 01:59 PM
damn you bees!!!considering the price of Honey is high, I am not surprised at the price
#4
Posted 17 July 2010 - 02:33 PM
I didn't know he was making it commercially.ScottS charged more for his for the same volume.
#5
Posted 17 July 2010 - 03:03 PM
#6
Posted 17 July 2010 - 04:07 PM
yes - I may have to check the other location that I know sells this mead to see if they have any more "manly" offerings.Yeah, those names are oddly girly. I too think of mead as an ancient pillaging beverage, but some people now are marketing to women because they think it will sell better. Women do like sweeter things or things related to honey, and most uninitiated people think mead is supposed to always be sweet.
#7
Posted 20 July 2010 - 06:26 AM
#8
Posted 20 July 2010 - 09:15 AM
I think the stuff I bought is made by someone that knows what they are doing. This guy wins BJCP events regularly.ETA: I have to admit the Heidrun stuff sounds pretty awesome!About the only commerical mead I lay out money for these days is Heidrun (no affiliation, etc.), which is running $20-30 depending on varietal for a 750ml. Worth a look if you live in a state that allows shipping. Gordon knows his stuff.
#9
Posted 27 July 2010 - 01:50 PM
#10
Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:48 AM
#11
Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:48 AM
#12
Posted 28 July 2010 - 09:02 AM
it's not a problem for me but I don't want to see his sales hurt b/c more manly dudes than I won't buy the product.It's just marketing. If you like the meads, drink them.
#13
Posted 28 July 2010 - 01:59 PM
yeah - I didn't want to throw the names up here b/c I wouldn't want him to take offense. from what I can tell he knows what he's doing based on the awards he wins. the stuff I've tried so far seems good but I really don't have a reference point on what good mead should taste like.BTW, I just looked it up - those are from Moonlight Meadery by Michael Fairbrother. He is a great guy and makes really great mead. I met him at Mazer Cup this year and tried these meads.
#14
Posted 29 July 2010 - 10:52 AM
Was he working for someone else? He only just opened up the meadery that I'm talking about b/c his product just hit the stores in the last few months.I think the criticism of the names are fine. The beverages themselves are great - very well done. I personally wouldn't name commercial meads like that, but I have to assume he did some market research in the region. He's been doing it commercially for three years, pretty successfully, so you have to give him that.
#15
Posted 30 July 2010 - 03:51 AM
yeah - I'm looking over some old e-mails from him and it's a little ambiguous.It was my understanding this meadery has been up for 3 years - might have just being producing and aging before selling.
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