Beer Style: Mead
Saint-Valentine’s Metheglin
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Kiwi-Strawberry Melomel
Melomel = mead with added fruit. This is a great substitute for dry champagne.
Sparkling Cyser
A thirst-quenching but deceptively strong sparkling brew. Darker than most, because of the cider. Serve chilled.
Still of the Night Mead
A light, still straight mead, similar to a sweet white wine. Perfect as an aperitif or with dessert.
Rocky Mountain Red Metheglin
We found that hummingbirds loved Celestial Seasonings’ Red Zinger tea. Once we tasted this metheglin, we knew why!
Honey in a Glass
How to make a batch of mead, a classic fermented beverage that’s been around – and been enjoyed – for at least six thousand years. With simple recipes, step-by-step instructions and a guide to different kinds of honey, from clover to orange blossom and tupelo.
Cyserale
Partial mash with honey and fruit juice.
Braggot
Golden colored, full-bodied, smooth, and rich. An ale to be aged well, saved for special occasions, and even then to be savored slowly.
Funky Mead — Metheglin
Mead is, of course, easier to brew than beer, although it takes much longer for it to become drinkable, 13 months in this case. Part Belgian witbier, part mead, this is a nice introduction to the world of spiced meads, known as methglin.
Mead: The Most Noble Brew
Is there a brew that conjures up more images than mead? Whether you associate it with ancient druids, pre-Roman civilizations of central Europe, Vikings, Teutonic raiders, Celts ancient or modern, it is
