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2-25-25 Tonight we’re talking with Rob Ratliff, meadmaker and author of “The Big Book of Mead Recipes”, “Let There Be Melomels” and “Let There Be Session Meads”.
An experienced meadmaker, Rob has been studying mead and its creative aspects since 2006. He has won multiple awards during competition with his meads at the Annual Mazer Cup International Mead Competition over the years and is regularly sought out for his input on recipe ideas. As a certified BJCP Mead Judge, Robert also enjoys offering pointers to entrants in upcoming competitions.His extensive collection of meads, and meadr ecipes, has been gathered from around the world. A retired soldier (and former sailor), he is a veteran of the Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars, has lived in 7 states, and visited most of the rest. Between his civilian and military careers, he has lived in or travelled to approximately 20 countries spanning the globe. Wherever he goes, he looks for local meads to sample and local mead makers with whom to share his knowledge with and to learn and unique local brewing techniques from.
Come and listen and lets talk recipes with Rob!
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Upcoming Shows
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
- Feb 26 – Cloud City Modern Mead, Leadville, CO – Mindfulness MeadUp
- Feb 26 – Cupka’s Bee Good Meadery, Auburn, IN – Mead Makers Night
- Feb 28 – European Mead Makers Conference, Kraków, Poland
- March 1 – Dawg Gone Bees Apiary and Meadery, Hanover, PA – Mead Making Class
- March 1 – Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI – Drink Mead, Learn Things – Fantasy Drawing Workshop
- March 1 – Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO – 3 Pints Gone live music
- March 5 – Kingview Mead, Mt. Lebanon, PA – Trivia Night
- March 6 – Kingview Mead, Mt. Lebanon, PA – Cover 2 live music
- March 7 n- Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN – Viking Mead Tour – Party Bus!!
- March 8 – Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC – Mead and Food Pairing Experience
- March 8 – Four Brothers Meadery, Festus, MO – JJ Live Music
- March 9 – The Parched Pug, Libertyville, IL – Mead Making Class
- March 9 – Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery, Chicago, IL – Cookies and Mead Pairing
- March 10 – Happy Butts Honey, Watertown, SD – Mead Making Workshop
- March 12 – Green Mountain Mashers, Essex, VT – Mead Series Part 3: Spiced Meads
- March 13 – Scale and Feather Meadery, Avondale, AZ – Mead and a Medium
- March 15 – Dawg Gone Bees Apiary and Meadery, Hanover, PA – Mead Making Class
- March 15 – Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI – Drink Mead, Learn Things: Spirit Dragon Jar Workshop
- March 16 – Harvest Ridge Winery, Toughkenamon, PA – Mead and Cheese Pairing
- March 22 – The Great Minnesotan Mead Tour, St, Paul, MN – 3 meaderies, tasting flights, charcuterie and lunch!
- March 23 – Maniacal Meadery, Ypsilanti Township, MI – Michigan Mead Coalition March Meeting
- April 12 – The Great Minnesotan Mead Tour, St, Paul, MN – 3 meaderies, tasting flights, charcuterie and lunch!
- May 17 – Sugarbelt Mead Festival, Crown Pointe, IN – Many meaderies with their wares at this festival – live music, food trucks and more!
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