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9-22-26 Tonight we’re talking with Cody Lenz, co-owner and meadmaker at Three Hands Mead Company in Plant City, Florida.

Cody Lenz has been making mead since about 2013. He started with the ever so famous JAOM (Joe’s Ancient Orange Mead). He expanded his mead making skills by taking mead making classes led by Jared Gilbert at Cigar City Cider & Mead, which eventually led to a part time job there helping out with production and teaching the classes that helped him learn. This was instrumental in his mead making development, having a resource like Jared at his disposal played an important role in improving his meads. He’s also been a part of the Tampa Bay Area Mead Makers group since it’s inception in 2017, being surrounded by a talented group of mead makers, and having quarterly competitions, has also helped him continue to push the quality of his meads.

in 2019, Cody and his wife decided to take this hobby and make a job out of it.

Cody Lenz is the co-owner and head mead maker behind Three Hands Mead Company in Plant City, Florida. As the familiar face of the meadery’s daily operations, Cody leverages his guest interactions to create a guest focused, innovative approach to craft fermentation. Cody and his wife Jamie have built a welcoming space for patrons with their tasting room in historic downtown Plant City, FL. Whether he is experimenting with new flavor profiles in the tasting room or attending community events, Cody is dedicated to cultivating connection and elevating the craft beverage scene in his city.

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Upcoming Shows
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Upcoming Events
  • Sept 24 – Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT – Meadery Jam with Bozeman Area String Jams
  • Sept 25 – Stardust Cellars, North Wilkesboro, NC – Mead and Messages – Oracle Card Readings
  • Sept 25 – Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN – Carl Pariso Live
  • Sept 26 – Rohan Meadery, La Grange, TX – Rohan Meadery Experience
  • Sept 26 – Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC – Mead Fest 2026
  • Sept 26 – Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI – Drink Mead, Learn Things – The Death of Europe: The Great Plagues of the Old World
  • Sept 26 – Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN – Harvest Market
  • Sept 27 – Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI – Sweet Treats & Permanent Jewelry
  • Sept 30 – Hierophant Meadery, Freeland, WA – POSER Benefit Concert
  • Oct 1 – Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT – Meadery Jame with Bozeman Area String Jams
  • Oct 1 – Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK – October Trivia
  • Oct 6 – Black Heath Meadery, Richmond, VA – XOAP – Phish After Party
  • Oct 8 – White Bear Meadery, St. Paul, MN – Mead, Myth and Music
  • Oct 8 – Queen City Meadery, West Seneca, NY – Bills Mafia Doormat Paint & Sip
  • Oct 9-10 – Ravenwood Meadery, Huntsville, AL – Evil Cheez Productions Presents: The Rook and the Sinister Urge
  • Oct 10 – Michigan Mead Cup – entries are open!
  • Oct 15 – Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA – Mead and Read
  • Oct 16 – Manic Meadery, Crown Pointe, IN – Paint & Drink: Jack-o-Lamp
  • Oct 16 – Vinland Meads, Murchison, TX – Comedy Night
  • Oct 17 – A BRAND NEW Mead Only competition in Maine – The Dirigo Cup. If you are available, and want to judge or volunteer please get signed up. Kevin is attending, and he’s convinced them that a bottle share should be on the agenda.
  • Oct 24 – J. Bird Wines, Cambridge, MN – Hallo-Mead

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