Meadiocrity Meadery
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Style & Specialties
Estate
The meadery operates its own apiaries. They manage the bees and the land, ensuring total control from flower to bottle.
Competition
Focused heavily on medalling in competitions to validate the quality of their mead.
adjunct
canned
spontaneous
Metheglin
Mead flavored with spices or herbs (cinnamon, vanilla, hops, etc.).
Cyser
Mead made specifically with apple juice/cider.
Melomel
The broad category for mead fermented with fruit.
Pyment
Mead made specifically with grape juice or grape must.
Traditional Mead
Honey, water, and yeast only. No added flavors.
Historical
Specializes in reviving ancient or cultural mead traditions and recipes.
Braggot
A hybrid of mead and beer (fermented with both honey and malted grain).
Hydromel (Session Mead)
Mead with low alcohol content, typically designed for easy drinking and higher refreshment profile.
High-Gravity Mead
Mead fermented from a high sugar concentration must, resulting in elevated alcohol potential and dense fermentation dynamics.
Sparkling Mead
Mead that is intentionally carbonated, either through secondary fermentation or forced carbonation.
Hyper-Local
Sources honey within a very tight radius of where the mead is produced and consumed.
Bochet Mead
Mead made using caramelized or burnt honey that is heated prior to fermentation, producing deep toffee, molasses, and roasted sugar notes.
Wild Fermented Mead
Mead fermented using non-commercial yeast strains from the environment or raw materials.
Sustainability-Focused
Prioritizes organic honey, sustainable beekeeping practices, and minimal-intervention production.
Honey Varietals
Lavender
Strong floral perfume, herbal lavender oil notes, slightly soapy edge if concentrated
Mango
Rich tropical sweetness, waxy fruit body, slightly resinous finish
Sage
Light herbal floral, slightly savory, clean dry finish
Blueberry
Soft berry aromatics, gentle acidity, light floral honey backbone
Blackberry
Dark berry aroma, jam-like sweetness, mild tartness, rich floral base
Strawberry
Very subtle berry aroma, light floral sweetness, delicate finish
Thyme
Intense herbal spice, savory notes, slightly medicinal finish
Rosemary
Piney, resinous herbal notes, clean cooling finish
Peppermint
Cooling menthol, sharp herbal freshness, clean finish
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