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4-23-24 Tonight we’re headed to Arizona to talk with Uwe Boer, meadmaker at Celestial Artisan Meadery.

Uwe was born in 1960 in Dortmund, Germany and lived there until the age of 21.

He graduated with a degree in business, and immigrated to the US later that year, after several years of preparation. He came to live in San Diego, CA and worked in an industrial environment, working in production and business management until moving to Phoenix, AZ in 1986 to start a new career in brewing.
Growing up in Dortmund, one of the largest beer producing towns in the world, he developed an appreciation of beer and the German beer culture. Hoppy Pilseners from the region are still his favorite beer style.
After moving to San Diego, with the Craft Brew movement emerging, he started home brewing in 1991 and making Mead the same year. In 1996 he moved to Phoenix, AZ to start a new career as Brewmaster for a start -up Microbrewery, and still manages a brewery to this day. Brewing became a career, and making Mead was a hobby.
He was a member of a home-brew club with a strong focus on Mead making. He started entering Mead competitions, and Mead judging and created a Mead – only competition.
Uwe’s passion for making mead and sharing his passion with others grew strong during that time leading him to start his own Meadery.
He spent several years developing recipes and procedures for commercial production.
Celestial Artisan Meadery was created with his friends and business partners Heather and Ron Hurst-Kline, and started distribution in AZ in February of 2022. The cultural history holds a special mystique for Uwe, along with mead’s simplicity and wide versatility of flavors. Celestial Artisan Meadery, in fact, gets its name from a combination of honoring the tradition of meads throughout history and mythology. His passion for mead-making was met with perfect timing to open Celestial Artisan Meadery. Heather Hurst-Kline, the Meadery’s co-owner, retired from 30 years in healthcare to join Uwe in fulfilling his dream of owning his own business. Heather had wanted to start a family business where her two sons, Jacob and Alec, could be involved. Heather and Uwe had been friends for years, and when Uwe shared his passion for meads with her and some of his home-brew recipes, they realized the timing was perfect and the stars were aligned – a universe of opportunity was realized!
Their Meads are available in retail stores, bars and restaurants in AZ and their Mead Club, as well as through on-line orders.
Celestial Artisan Meadery is creating liquid art and sharing it with the world.
Join us to talk with Uwe!

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Upcoming Shows
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Upcoming Events
  • April 25 – Kingsview Mead, Mount Lebanon, PA – One Ray Live
  • April 25 – Liquid Alchemy Mead, Wilmington, DE – Mead Cocktail class
  • April 26 – Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO – Fry Project Live Music
  • April 27 – Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI – Drink Mead, Learn Things – Tree of Life Wreath Workshop
  • April 27 – Kingview Mead, Harborcreek, PA – Young Erie Professionals Free Mead, Wine and Cider Tasting
  • April 27 – Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO – HUBB Solo live music
  • April 28 – Skål Beer Hall, Seattle WA – Spring Mead Festival including Hierophant Mead – Freeland, WA, Contrivance Mead – Tukwila, WA, Oppegaard Meadery – Tukwila, WA, Sky River Mead – Redmond, WA, Æsir Meadery – Everett, WA, Melchemy Craft Mead – Carson, WA, Odin’s Alchemy – Olympia, WA, Thunderland Mead – Duvall, WA
  • April 28 – St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI – Mead and Cheese, a Cheese Lady Pairing Event
  • May 3 –  BeeHere, Brussel, Belgium – (Re)Opening: Meet the Meadmakers: Get ready to sip, savor, and socialize as we taste our way through a lineup of 7 fantastic meads straight from Belgium!
  • May 3 – Blacksmith’s Meadery, Brussels, Belgium – Meet the Mead Makers with Blacksmiths Meadery, Clockwork Bee Mead, De Mederie and Fermenthings
  • May 3 – Apis Mead and Winery, Carnegie, PA – 732 the Electric Duo live music
  • May 11 – Hickory Tree Farms Apiaries, Kent City, MI – Mead Make and Take class
  • May 11 – Maniacal Mead Company, Ypsilanti, MI – Wax Kings / Echo labs light industries presents Krystal Palace electronic event
  • May 11 – Bløm Mead and Cider, Ann Arbor, MI – 6th Birthday Party!
  • May 12 – Mikkeller Beer Festival at Warpigs Brewpub,  Copenhagen, Denmark – Chicken Maple Brunch and Mead Pairing
  • May 12 – Artifice Ales and Meadery, Manheim, PA – Session 2: Mothers Day – Pottery class
  • May 17 – Mead Meander, Scandanavia, WI – a fun-filled evening of mead tasting, a.k.a. honey wine, and exploration at participating businesses in Scandinavia. Nine venues, 8 in downtown Scandinavia, serving tastes of various Wisconsin-made mead in commemorative glass.
  • May 17-19 – Bull and Bee Meadery, Albany, NY – 2024 Saint Sophia Greek Festival, Bull and Bee Meadery will be vending their delicious Meads for tasting and bottle sales at this awesome annual event
  • May 18 – Sugarbelt Mead Festival, Crown Pointe, IN – Unlimited tasting of over 20 meaderies from around the country, lagers and other beers from Gnosis, Food Trucks, Live Music from Groovatron, Charity raffles and more! $75 GA and DD tickets available.
  • May 18 – Hickory Tree Farms Apiaries, Kent City, MI – Mead Make and Take Class
  • May 22 – Beer Barons of Milwaukee, Hales Corner, WI – Modern Mead Making with Mazer Cup Best of Show winner Jason Rohloff
  • May 31 – The Barge Inn, Pewsy, UK – Mead and Cider Weekend
  • Aug 3 – White Bear Meadery, Maplewood, MN – Mead Day Celebration

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