Where can I purchase some Mead
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 10:33 AM
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 10:51 AM
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 10:51 AM
Thanks I see several places close buy. If I'm going to do this, I think that I will start with one gallon batches. I like the simplicity of it. I am sure that it may get complicated with the different recipes.That's a tough one for you in Virginia, I'm afraid. Just avoid Chaucer's.You should be able to find some Blacksnake Meadery, they won several medals. That's probably your best bet.
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 07:25 PM
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 08:45 PM
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 09:51 PM
Funny how Redstone got all that hype... The few I have had from them I thought were middle of the road at best. Like I said before, we have some good producers here. I had a great sparkling mead the other day, but the producer escapes me. Still, the best I have had has been from homebrewers. My club has a lot of great meadmakers. When I was working in Buffalo, there was a guy out there who was a crotchety old bastard, but gott dang if he didn't know mead. The stuff he brought around was great. Point being, perhaps it is easier to find good commercial mead these days, but good luck just walking into a liquor store looking for it.That's true. There are all these boutique meaderies popping up. I see them at wine festivals. Used to be just Redstone.
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Posted 14 August 2012 - 07:31 AM
Yeah, absolutely. It would have to be someplace like Dirty John's to have any sort of selection. Even around here, about all you find in stores is Redstone and Chaucer. Redstone isn't bad really, it's just that a commercial meadery can't do things economically the way we'd do them. So they use fruit juice or fruit concentrate, they use middle of the road honey, etc. A well-made homemade mead will always be better than something like Redstone. Some of the smaller ones, like Scott for example, can afford to use better ingredients.Funny how Redstone got all that hype... The few I have had from them I thought were middle of the road at best. Like I said before, we have some good producers here. I had a great sparkling mead the other day, but the producer escapes me. Still, the best I have had has been from homebrewers. My club has a lot of great meadmakers. When I was working in Buffalo, there was a guy out there who was a crotchety old bastard, but gott dang if he didn't know mead. The stuff he brought around was great. Point being, perhaps it is easier to find good commercial mead these days, but good luck just walking into a liquor store looking for it.
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Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:48 PM
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Posted 14 August 2012 - 07:08 PM
I was supposed to quit the day job and go on a mead-making binge. Then we decided to move, so laying down some mead doesn't make sense. Now I'm 9 months minimum away from getting some going again.If I wasn't sort of low on properly aged mead, I would suggest a mead trade circle.
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Posted 15 August 2012 - 04:43 AM
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Posted 15 August 2012 - 04:47 AM
Thanks GlennSuggestion of a place to try right down the road from youhttps://www.virginiawine.org/wineries/hill-top-berry-farm-and-wineryIgnore the wine (unless you like fruit wines etc..) they are a great meadery too. Last visit I made was a couple years ago so YMMVAlso hit that main link (the virginiawine.org) Tons of stuff has cropped up since the last time I was up there (cideries , more wineries etc..). I suspect you might find more meaderies have cropped up too. If you are ever down in this area I'd strongly suggest Starrlight meadery in Pittsboro NC. Great people running the place, great mead also!
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 03:40 AM
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 03:32 PM
great idea! I'm inIf I wasn't sort of low on properly aged mead, I would suggest a mead trade circle.
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