Mead selection (or lack thereof)

[C Dragonworks]

I too am a Obenhof mead lover...it is from Fredburg...We first found it when hauling a TB broodmare and stopped for lunch at a place that had wine for sale.... first mead I have gotten since MerryDown  that really made me smile...the rest is either too sweet or just lacks what I like... So I am drinking Long Hammer IPA and not mead!

[Hercules]

IMO Oberhof is a dry mead. Not AS sweet as other meads. My favorite is from Meadery of The Rockies, Cherries and Honey. The tartness of the cherry offsets the sweetness. Also Oliver winery offers several meads and they ship to Texas (Meadery of the Rockies does not).

I've made my own mead. But in order to get it to the dry level I prefer I had to put in the Rambo of yeasts which made for a VERY potent brew....

[Merlin the Elder]

...I've made my own mead. But in order to get it to the dry level I prefer I had to put in the Rambo of yeasts which made for a VERY potent brew....

Nothing wrong with that! 

[raevyncait]

IMO Oberhof is a dry mead. Not AS sweet as other meads. My favorite is from Meadery of The Rockies, Cherries and Honey. The tartness of the cherry offsets the sweetness. Also Oliver winery offers several meads and they ship to Texas (Meadery of the Rockies does not).

I've made my own mead. But in order to get it to the dry level I prefer I had to put in the Rambo of yeasts which made for a VERY potent brew....

Cherries & Honey??? YUM!

[Captain Teague]

Lord Dragon tipped us off to a place outside of St louis that has award winning Meads.  We checked their site out on Sunday.  Everything thing there looks yummy.  I was surprisised that the costs per bottle were fairely reasonable.  $15-18. And they do ship, which is always a plus. We might have to invest in some for TRF or even earlier.

Glad you liked their site. Their plain honey is dry. Their mix of blackberry wine and honey mead is semi sweet. (Our favorite )
We are currently waiting of a shipment of their new raspberry to try. 

[mpullen]

Please note that most of the commercial meads (e.g., Chaucers) are just a mixture of white wine and honey. Thorin's is a true honey brew, no matter what recipe offered.

Okay, Thorin, deliver the bribe.

[Captain Teague]

 

[Hercules]

Lord Dragon tipped us off to a place outside of St louis that has award winning Meads.  We checked their site out on Sunday.  Everything thing there looks yummy.  I was surprisised that the costs per bottle were fairely reasonable.  $15-18. And they do ship, which is always a plus. We might have to invest in some for TRF or even earlier.

Can you share the site or name of the meadery?

[Captain Teague]

Not certain I am allowed, but not the first time I been in trouble round here. 

http://www.pirtlewinery.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=12


A bit of background on them. I found them through gotmead.com and as their site says they have won several international competitions with their mead and also wines. I personally am a sweet type fan ( and most definitely not a wine connoisseur ), so me saying their straight honey is dry is for certainly true. Although I personally do not like "heavily" sweet mead and some other brands are indeed so. The effervescent mead is also very dry. I like their blackberry since it combines a dry and a sweet and does tickle the palate. Looking forward to trying the raspberry as I said before. I have never been to their winery but I figure they are somewhat small and can tell you that their selections of mead often sell out within a couple of weeks after they offer the different types for sale as batches become ready. Getting ANY of their mead products is nearly impossible in the month or two before Christmas as I have seen them sell out within a day of putting bottles up for sale online. They DO ship, but check your state laws as some states do not allow incoming shipments of alcohol and will require filing for certain permits and paying extra taxes.

We have been ordering from them for a little over 3 years and they are great merchants. Matter of fact this last order, they had a delay in bottle labels from the printers which they ran out of for the raspberry so they immediately called us to ask whether we wanted the blackberry shipped first or if we wanted to wait until the full order was ready, no extra charge for shipping if we did not want to wait for the labels on the raspberry.

We try nearly every mead that comes along. And there are some types that we like, however most are around 50+ per bottle too. I still prefer the Pirtle more in the end. And a quick look at their prices should easily show it is well worth the cost of a bottle to find out if anyone else does. 

[Hercules]

Effervescent mead is fun especially when put in a boda-bag and carried for more then ten feet. MEAD-O-GASM!

We've also found the Redstone meadery to have good selection. Pricey, but good.

[Queen Bonnie]

 I Love Thorin's mead.

[JackGonzo, MD]

Not only did Central Market but the big Specs downtown has begun selling Mead...never have to go without when a desire arises anymore lol