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9-24-24 Tonight we’re talking with Frederick Rodriguez, Francisco Olachea and Rob Tyrrson in Mexico. Kevin and I were in Mexico for the Copa Hidromiel Mead Competition a couple weeks ago, and got to check out the meads that these folks produce, and we’ll be talking about their methods, meads and plans.
And bonus, we are bringing in a new guest host, Raul de la Garza, owner of Freya Meadery in Monterrey, Mexico.
Francisco Olachea is a biochemical Engineer, and holds general Certificate in Brewing and Spirits by the IBD, is a Certified BJCP judge, Certified Cicerone®, and a Mead BJCP judge, Cider BJCP judge, Unionbirrai Beer Taster, Master Mezcalier, Cigar Sommelier and Sommelier member of the Mexican Sommeliers Association. He is also an instructor at the Mexican Academy of Sommeliers. Finally, he is CEO at I+D CERVEZA SA de CV since 2011.
Frederick Rodriguez is a photographer, producer and director with more than 30 years of experience in the audiovisual industry. He has produced, photographed and carried out various feature film, short film, video clips, corporate, institutional and documentary projects. In 2012 he edited and post-produced the documentary series “Hallazgos” of the INAH, Partner and founder of La Valija Industriarte, obtaining the PACMyC award for the development of the documentary “Los paths that van” 2014 as director and photographer, In 2012 with the company Museum he developed a 360º mural for the Museum of Music in Puerto Rico and from 2015 to 2017 he developed an interactive table for the exhibition of the Constitution in the National Palace at the same time he developed 2 video walls for the Museum of Constitutions of the UNAM, since 2022 he documents the “Copa Hidromiel México”, creator of the documentary “Fermentos Ancestrales” (watch the trailer) in which he focuses on mead and pre-Hispanic ferments of Mexico and he is a mead judge (in process) since 2023.
Frederick has also done a 2023 collective exhibition “I Feel Then I Re-sisto” UAM- University of Brighton” video art “Viaje sin Regreso”, 2022 researcher of the script “Tierra barbara” mini series. Currently he is the owner of Phocal Photography where he directs, produces, post produces and photography for different companies such as Lincoln Towncar, Laboratorios Decrha, Intervet Schering Plougth, MSD Salud Animal, Sony Entertainment, Municipality of Lerma, Adidas, Nissan, América Express, Sicario, KRBO Bikes, Del Pacifico Sea Foods, US Meat, Crayola and the guild meadery.
Rob Tyrsson is owner of Tyrsson Meadery in Mexico City.
Rob started in 2019 in the middle of the COVID era, all starts trying to pay some bills and deal with a few problems he had, his first batch wasn’t ready for the first Copa Hidromiel México, and he just sold it pretty cheap, fortunately a few friends told him he was making a pretty good thing, and he sent it to Guatemala at Copa Quetzal and won a gold medal. In 2020 he tried to go professional and sell his mead at festivals. After that everything is history!
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Upcoming Shows
- October 8 – Dominic Roth – beginning in mead in Australia
- October 22 – Alberto Leyva – Aliens Kaab Mead
- November 5 – Kristeva Dowling, Stolen Harvest Meadery
- November 19 – Raul de la Garza – Freya Mead
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
- Sept 25 – Oppegaard Meadery, Seattle, WA – Paint and Sip
- Sept 26 – Skal Beer Hall and Heirophant Meadery, Seattle, WA – Mead the Makers: Mead 101 Tasting Class
- Sept 26 – Hex Mead, Watertown, WI – Mead tap takeover at the Drafty Cellar
- Sept 27 – Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL – Makers and Mead Friday Fall Market
- Sept 27 – Bumbling Fools Meadery, Minneapolis, MN – Warrior Dog Rescue
- Sept 28 – Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA – Mead and Metal Craft Event
- Sept 28 – Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO – Lisa live music
- Sept 28 – Blissful Folly Farms, La Grange, TX – Texas Mead Fest
- Sept 28 – Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI – Drink Mead, Learn Things: Spooky Season Crown Making Workshop
- Oct 2 – Kingview Meadhouse and Winery, Mt. Lebanon, PA – Trivia night
- Oct 4 – Moonjoy Meadery, Lenoir, NC – Mead and Mindfulness at Wolf Moon Salt Cave
- Oct 5 – Four Brothers Meadery, Festus, MO – Mead on Mead and Metal Music
- Oct 5 – Maniacal Mead, Ypsilanti, MI – Mead Day Celebration
- Oct 6 – Blom Mead & Cider, Ann Arbor, MI – Barrel Signature Workout Class
- Oct 6 – Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC – Mead and Macrame
- Oct 11 – Thistlerock Mead Co,, Charlottesville, VA – Conley Ray and the Joneses live music
- Oct 12 – Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC – Mead Making 101
- Oct 12 – Dawg Gone Bees Apiary and Meadery, Hanover, PA – Mead Making class
- Oct 19 – Iron Stone Meadery, Erie, PA – Mead and Bleed Craft Fair and Bleeding Disorder Fundraiser
- Oct 19 – Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO – Blight of Many live music – the Halloween Show!
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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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- 8-27-24 Matthew Chrispen – BJCP Mead Exam Tasting Demo and Discussion - August 27, 2024