Meade at your Faire

[dogglebe]

The SCRF served meads from the Long Island Meadery, my favorite meads... after my own.

SCRF = southern ct ren fair?

That's the one.  I didn't get to go this year, but they had L I Meads there last years.


Phil

[Peddlin]

NCRF serves Redstone, in several varieties, most of which are not bad at all and fairly priced.

[Lord Finger]

I found out today that Sterling serves Mead from Montezuma Winery in Seneca Falls, NY. I've had their Traditional Dry Mead and really liked it.

http://www.montezumawinery.com/

[Phelyp, Lord Maydestone]

I just came across Moniac Mead from Scotland - very dark and rich.  Have also had mead from White Winter Winery from WI - quite nice.  At the MN faire we can get some pretty good regional meads and melomels - think it was mentioned earlier.

[Poldugarian Warrior]

We have Oliver's now at MiRF, and I believe they also carry Chaucer's and Rabbit's Foot, depends on which wine/beer booth you go to. I found out that different booths carry different brand wines and beers also. One of my favorites Celis White which is a belgian style ale brewed here in Webberville, MI. is only sold at two booths at faire. So you have to ask around to get a certain brand, but that makes it better especially for people that have an affiniy for a certain brand. And of course all brands even though one class/style of drink can taste different. I also foudn if you come on a wine or beer tasting day different beers and wines that are locally brewed/vinted are sold throughtout different booths at faire. So always see what's on tap, or go to the tasting so you knwo what to buy.

[longgraywall]

I know this is a late post but I just found this forum.  The Oklahoma festival in Muskogee doesn't sell mead.  The two in NY did though.  But, Oklahoma has strange beer laws anyway.

[DonaCatalina]

I know this is a late post but I just found this forum.  The Oklahoma festival in Muskogee doesn't sell mead.  The two in NY did though.  But, Oklahoma has strange beer laws anyway.

Hopefully that will change if the Winery Industry in Oklahoma continues to grow.

[Poldugarian Warrior]

Southern state liquor laws are strict, I know one of them for South and North Carolina I believe states that anything over 0.5% must be labled as malt liquor. So a 6% Labatt's would not be considered beer.  But malt liquor and this makes it hard for some businesses to obtain permits to seel alcohol if they choose to sell anythin over 5%. So with wines, it's just as hard if not harder because most wines run at the 10% range. But, you never know it seems that liquor laws change from year to year. According to the sale and distribution of it. the consumption laws and age limits are basically the same nation wide.

[Tygrkat]

I found out today that Sterling serves Mead from Montezuma Winery in Seneca Falls, NY. I've had their Traditional Dry Mead and really liked it.

http://www.montezumawinery.com/

I'll lift a glass to that  I quite enjoy the Traditional Dry, and I think after looking at their website I may order a bottle of the sparkling mead for New Year's  - thanks for posting the link!   

[Capt Robertsgrave Thighbiter]

Sadly, our home faire, Connecticut Ren Faire, is a dry faire ( officially).  Its a drag, but it does cut down on the number of stumbling patrons at day's end.  Actually a lot of the smaller faires are dry too.

[Drake Starsong]

I found out today that Sterling serves Mead from Montezuma Winery in Seneca Falls, NY. I've had their Traditional Dry Mead and really liked it.

http://www.montezumawinery.com/

They have very excellent mead, I love the mead served at the faire, some of the best I've had yet!

[Mandrake Von Sets]

We have Rabbits Foot mead in this neck of the woods (Northern California)



http://store.rabbitsfootmeadery.com

I have seen it at Valhalla, Folsom, Nor Cal and others.

They have a wide range, from sweet to dry and you can order from their website.   As you might surmize, I highly recommend them.

Huzzah

Heh, I just stumbled across this thread.  I basically live across the street from them.

[Poldugarian Warrior]

We had Rabbit's foot here at Michigan  for a few years, it was the first mead I ever had, very good, not very sweet, and a little dry. But, that spurred my curiosity to try other brands, but yes this is one of the more affordable brands and of good quality to boot. My favorites though have to be Slowianski from Poland, English Mead which in fact is actually it's brnad name as well as beign a style of mead and Oliver from here in the states. I would suggest these to the beginning mead drinker.

[Dustin]

I'm pretty sure Four Kingdoms had Chaucer (regular and raspberry). At the other faire I visited this year, Stronghold, the hardest thing is Coca-Cola.

[Macintyre]

TRF does carry mead, but it's just Chaucer's.  Don't get me wrong, I like it, but you end up paying way too much for it in the end.  That's why I stick to Loki!!!

chaucer's isn't the only mead that TRF carries.  They carry another brand and both in several varieties, not just pure honer based