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We have many varieties of meads ranging from Dry to Sweet.
Regular Line-Up (Available Year-Round)
 Orange Blossom
Our orange blossom mead is made from the honey of orange and other citrus trees, and is aged on American oak. The flavor and bouquet will transport you to warm climates, where citrus groves stretch on for miles and miles. This mead will continue to mature wonderfully in your cellar.
Wildflower
Made with Michigan wildflower honey. This mead captures the essence of the natural beauty of Michigan. It has a wonderfully complex floral aroma and flavor. We use a ‘no boil’ technique in our mead-making that preserves the subtleties of the raw honey. Aged briefly on American oak for complexity.
Wildberry Pyment
A ‘Pyment’ (pie-ment) is a mead made with grapes. This one is made with clover honey, shiraz grape juice, and natural wildberry concentrate. It is full bodied and semi-sweet. Makes a great sangria or try it over ice as a spritzer. Our most popular mead.
Vanilla Cinnamon
A light colored, sweet mead made with whole cinnamon sticks and vanilla beans. The beans are sliced open by hand before being added to the mead to ensure maximum flavor extraction. This recipe continues to win awards wherever it goes. Try this mead served warm on cool nights with someone special.
Limited Releases
Bourbon Barrel Mead - NOW AVAILABLE
This very limited batch shows just how complex a mead can be. This mead is made with a blend of orange blossom and buckwheat honey, then is aged in a bourbon barrel. This process mellows the mead and adds a noticeable bourbon flavor for a wonderful sipping mead. This mead ages well.
Yo Momma's Strawberry Pizzazz - NOW AVAILABLE
This fantastic mead recipe was shared with us by guest mead maker Jamie VanKuren (known on Gotmead.com as Yo Momma). Almost 3 pounds of fresh wild strawberries were used per gallon to deliver a beautiful aroma followed up by incredible flavor. Simply a classic mead to share with someone special.
Tupelo - Still Available
Our tupelo mead captures the unique aromas and delicate flavors of the honey from tupelo trees, which grow in the swampy areas along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. Beehives are kept along the river swamps on platforms or floats during the tupelo bloom to produce the rare, certified tupelo honey. This mead ages well.
Buckwheat - Still Available
This mead is not for the weak or timid. The bold, rich taste of buckwheat honey, in all of its glory, carries through into this mead. Buckwheat honey has a very earthy, almost malty, flavor and aroma. We use only 100% pure buckwheat honey in this mead. Enjoy with your favorite barbecued foods.
Ken Schramm Signature Series
The Heart of Darkness (375ml)
Meadmaker Ken Schramm crafted the Heart of Darkness exclusively from his home grown fruit. This mead represents a true labor of love.Hand-picked and hand-pitted morello cherries were fermented with black currants, red raspberries and Michigan honey from Larry Yates’ Sawmill Lake Apiaries. Virtually all of a season’s fruit production was used in this inaugural batch, limiting its production to a small number of individually signed and numbered bottles. The Heart of Darkness was free run, unfined and unfiltered, yielding a deep, intense character. It pairs beautifully with grilled meats, bleu cheese, and dark chocolate
This is the first ever, commercial release of Ken's world famous mead. To commemorate this momentous occasion, each bottle is hand signed, numbered, and the neck was sealed with wax. Only 110 bottles were produced.
Ginger Mead (aka: The Moviestar)
Seeking to create a pure, refreshing and unapologetic expression of ginger and Orange Blossom Honey, consulting meadmaker Ken Schramm has crafted the ginger mead. Bracing ginger character and balanced, lingering sweetness make this mead a perfect accompaniment to a wide range of bold flavors, including sushi, Indian and Thai cuisines, full bodied cheeses and smoked meats or fish. Serve lightly chilled. One sip will lead to another, we can assure you.
Xtra Limited Releases
Chocolate Raspberry Love (February 2010)
We made this mead to release last year, but it just wasn't ready in time for Valentine's day. So we let it bulk age for another year, which worked like magic! This sweet dessert mead is made with real cocoa and raspberries and makes for one decadent end to any meal. Reminds me of one of those chocolates with real fruit inside. Share this one with your sweetie.
Dry Shiraz Pyment (January 2010)
Here's one for those that ask us, "don't you have any dry meads?" Of course we do, and here's another one. This pyment was made with shiraz grape juice and Michigan wildflower honey. Its big bold fruit flavor has a smack of tannins. This one will be great to age.
Pomegranate Margarita Mead (December 2009) - ALMOST GONE
Thanksgiving Mead (November 2009) - SOLD OUT
Based loosely on a pumpkin pie recipe. This mead is made with clover honey, pumpkin, cinnamon, clove, and ginger. We wouldn't call it a pumpkin pie mead because the pumpkin is very subtle, but it will pair wonderfully with all of your Thanksgiving desserts. Only about 38 bottles produced.
Fall Harvest Cyser (October 2009) SOLD OUT
We took some reserve apple cider from our Bourbon Barrel Cyser and made this xtra limited batch. Fermented with fresh pressed apple cider, clover and wildflower honey. We fermented it dry, then sweetened with a little bit of wildflower and buckwheat honey, then aged it with some cinnamon and clove. The spices are subtle but present. The buckwheat honey adds a dark brown sugar-like character. We also threw in some American oak for good luck.
Spiced Peach and Apricot Mead (September 2009) SOLD OUT
Clover honey, peaches, apricots, ginger, cinnamon, and clove. Only 48 bottles produced.
Margarita Mead (August 2009) SOLD OUT
Made with dark and light agave nectar, orange blossom honey, fresh lime juice, lime zest, and orange zest.
Blueberry Melomel (July 2009) SOLD OUT
Only 6 gallons of this sweet mead were made on April 7th, 2009. A Melomel is a mead made with fruit. This one is made with tupelo and clover honey, along with currants, blueberries and blackberries. This is a truly fantastic mead that is both smooth and complex, with big flavor and aroma that draws you in. A classic mead to be shared with someone special.
Cherry Buckweat Mead (June 2009) STILL AVAILABLE
If you like our buckwheat mead, you will love this cherry buckwheat mead! The flavor and aroma of the cherry juice really compliments those of the buckwheat honey. A fantastic balance of fruitiness and earthiness contribute to a truly complex libation. Buy one to drink now and one to lay down for a nice long rest in your cellar - this mead will continue to mature for many years.
Raspberry Chipotle Mead (March 2009) – SOLD OUT
Silver Medal Winner at the 2009 World Expo of Beers in Frankenmuth, MI. This mead is made with 2 pounds of raspberries per gallon, and dried chipotle peppers, giving it a sweet heat kick. Don't worry, it's not really that hot. The peppers just give it a smoky, and slightly warming character.
Pineapple Melomel (August 2008) - SOLD OUT
This mead is big on flavor! We combine 100% pineapple juice, fresh pineapples, shredded coconut, and orange blossom honey for this wonderfully tropical mead. It's absolutely fantastic! This award winning recipe is sure to please when served chilled on a hot day.
COMING SOON
The D's Bees™ (a dry mead made with local DETROIT honey)
Pineapple Coconut Melomel
Bourbon Barrel Cyser
Dry Tupelo Mead
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