Schramm’s Mead – the debut approaches!!
We’ve been telling Ken for years that he needs to open a meadery, if only so the rest of us will be able to get Heart of Darkness (what? You don’t know what that is? Dude, it is *phenomenal* mead!) outside of the Mazer Cup awards ceremony. And now he’s going pro (at least officially – he’s always been a pro to us!). So those of you in the Detwa area and surrounding Michigan towns will soon have not one, but 2 meaderies in Ferndale to get mead. I only hope that I’ll be able to sweet-talk Ken into saving me a bottle or 2 so I can hopefully get up to Michigan this summer to visit family and swing through to visit and pick up some mead before it sells out.
What’s All This About Mead?
If you’ve never been to a meadery, you only have to travel as far as San Martin to try the potent libation sometimes referred to as honey-wine.
Alderin’s Meadery, a Lightheart Cellars brand, is the brainchild of Mead Master Noah James, who is quick to converse on mead making, its storied history and its resurgence in popularity.
When you hear the word “mead,” it may conjure up images of the fictional half-giant Hagrid enjoying mulled mead at the Three Broomsticks pub of “Harry Potter” fame. Or the legend of Beowulf, in which King Hrothgar’s mead hall was attacked by the man-eating demon Grendel. Or the fabled Camelot, where King Arthur’s knights drank mead in celebration of their victories.
Not Just For Renaissance Fairs: Mead Producers Triple In 10 Years
by Allen Breed (AP) PITTSBORO, N.C. — Mead, that drink of viking saga and medieval verse, is making a comeback. But this ain’t your ancestors’ honey wine. “It’s not just for the Renaissance fair anymore,” says Becky Starr, co-owner of...Mead, drink of vikings, comes out of the Dark Ages
Mead, drink of vikings, comes out of the Dark Ages(read full article here) By ALLEN G. BREED AP National WriterPITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Mead, that drink of viking saga and medieval verse, is making a comeback. But this ain't your...
