Mead

Mead is an ancient beverage and is the result of when you combine honey, water, and yeast. This traditional mead highlights the intricate nature of honey. However, you can add almost any fruit, herbs, or other flavorings to a mead. Each of these additions will give you a new style of mead be it a Melomel (honey + fruit), a Pyment (honey + grapes), a Cyser (honey + apples) or the many other versions. Each are delicious and bring a unique flavor.

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2015
Honeygirl Meadery

Honeygirl Meadery

Before I knew about artisan mead, my mind always imagined a dark sweet drink that people in the middle ages drank in their local pub or in a grand hall.  This may well be what many people think of when you mention mead.  However, mead is making a come back.  Nowadays mead can range from super sweet to bone dry with flavors galore.  In our modern world of gluten-sensative diets, mead provides a great alternative to beer.  For those who enjoy wine, mead is essentially a wine of a different flavor.  We’re fortunate in North Carolina as we have several meaderies throughout the state.  One of the newest is Honeygirl Meadery in Durham, North Carolina.

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Posted by Matt Kemberling in Mead, 1 comment