10-21-25 Tonight we’re chatting with Brian Bookmiller, co-founder and meadmaker at Queen City Meadery in Buffalo, NY. They been making mead since 2018.
Brian Bookmiller is a driving force behind Queen City Meadery, serving as both co-founder and mead maker. His passion for craft fermentation began as a hobby shared with lifelong friends, eventually evolving into a full-fledged business. Bookmiller’s leadership has helped shape the meadery’s identity as a community-focused, artisanal producer of honey-based beverages.
In 2023, Queen City Meadery announced a major expansion at its current location, signaling strong growth and continued commitment to the Western New York region. The meadery’s presence has become a cultural touchstone in West Seneca, offering educational tours, tastings, and events.
Queen City Meadery has won numerous awards for their meads and continues to create new unique flavors for all to enjoy!
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Upcoming Shows
- November 18 – Blair Houseley – Etowah Meadery
- December 2 – Blöm Meadworks
Show links and notes
- Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff
- The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff
- Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff
Upcoming Events
- Oct 24 – St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI – Dags Und Timmah Live Music
- Oct 25-26 – St. Louis Renaissance Festival – Mead-evil Tasting – get 4 mead samples, mead tasting flask and entertainment (must buy faire ticket separately)
- Oct 25 – Beeserker Meadery, Lexington, KY – Monsters & Mead: A Night of Adventure, Ale, and Mayhem at Chaotic Good
- Oct 25 – St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI – Andy Six live music
- Oct 26 – Brimming Horn Meadery, Seaford, DE – Sips and Succulents – create your own terrarium
- Oct 31 – St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI – Luke Woltanski live music
- Nov 1 – B. Nektar Meadery, Ferndale, MI – Adult Book Fair
- Nov 1 – Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA – Mead and Mischief Halloween Party
- Nov 1 – Brown County Historical Society and Hazelwood Historic House, Green Bay, WI – Historic Skills Workshop: Learn to make Wine and Mead
- Nov 7 – Funktastic Meads and Beer, Midlothian, VA – Mead and Music by Damian Allen
- Nov 7 – B. Nektar Meadery, Ferndale, MI – Open Mic Night Comedy
- Nov 8 – St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI – Mead and Cheese Pairing with the Cheese Lady
- Nov 8 – UNL Bee Lab & Kimmel Orchard, Nebraska City, NE – Mead Making Workshop
- Nov 8 – Stardust Cellars, Wilkesboro, NC – Mead Making Course
- Nov 8 – Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI – Drink Mead, Learn Things: Potions, Poisons and Snake Oil
- Nov 9 – St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI – Sunday Brunch
- Nov 18 – WTF What to Ferment Meadery, Milford, DE – Mead and Cookie Pairing
You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
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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