Tonight’s guests are Ben and Becky Starr, owners of Starrlight Meadery in Pittsboro, NC. Ben and Becky turned a win for Best in Show at the International Mead Festival in 2006 with their Cyser into their full-time job, and just this past weekend celebrated their 5th year serving tasty beverages to mead lovers from all over. And that cyser that won Best in Show? One of their flagship meads. We’ll be talking all things mead. [break][break]
We also have a special treat, Oskaar will be on the show live tonight, so we’ll be taking questions from callers.[break][break]
What we were drinking:
- Vicky – Superstition Meadery – a chocolate and cherry sweet mead (sample with no label on it)
- A.J. – 12 year old Chivas Regal
- J.D. – Chaucers Mead
- Pete/Oskaar – Mutiny on the Bounty Cyser – a GotMead Patron recipe created by Oskaar
- Becky – Red Branch Brewing Company Raspberry Cyser
- Ben – Red Branch Brewing Company Honey Red Braggot
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Vicky Rowe has been active as a promoter and supporter of the mead industry since the mid-90's with Gotmead.com, and is totally serious about seeing the mead industry take its rightful place as a popular craft beverage on the world recreational drinking stage.
She is also an experienced marketing coach and consultant who has recently decided to focus her marketing expertise exclusively on the craft beverage market to help meaderies, cideries, breweries and distilleries expand their business and get more customers while doing what they love.
She is also an experienced marketing coach and consultant who has recently decided to focus her marketing expertise exclusively on the craft beverage market to help meaderies, cideries, breweries and distilleries expand their business and get more customers while doing what they love.
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