Category Archives: Mead

South Bay Summer Beers – Rabbit’s Foot Meadery

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Peter
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Belated Mead Day 2010 Tasting Recap

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Peter

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has designated the first Saturday of August to be Mead Day. Mead Day is meant to raise awareness for mead as well as foster camaraderie amongst meadmakers. Some of you might be wonder what mead … Continue reading →

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Beer. Beer. Mead!

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Peter

This weekend is shaping up to be epic with regards to craft beer and mead. Here’s a brief list of things happening this weekend:

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2009 Mead Day Mead Tasting

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Peter

Mead is arguably the oldest, fermented beverage in the world. What isn’t debatable is most people don’t know what mead is. In a very small nutshell it is an alcoholic beverage made from honey. It’s not a wine (although many … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers at Rabbits Foot Meadery

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Peter

For those who may not be aware, in addition to brewing my own beer, I also brew my own mead. Despite the fact that mead is probably the oldest alcohol beverage known to man, it is the least known. You … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On: Wilbur’s Total Beverage

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Peter

Almost the entire time Sammy and I were in Fort Collins, Mike and Bonnie kept saying how we could just pick this up and that up at Wilbur’s. By the way they spoke of the place, you’d think that Wilbur’s … Continue reading →

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GABF Day 2

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Peter

By the time we get up to start our day, it’s already close to noon. The Gold Medal Dinner was an absolute blast. In addition to eating some great food and drinking equally great beers, Sammy and I got to … Continue reading →

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GABF Day 1

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Peter

As expected, a lot happened in our time here in Colorado. I will do my best to retell the tale in as much detail as necessary but there’s a lot to go through. I only hope my notes were adequate … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Session: Honey Hefeweizen

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Peter

A few weeks ago when I realized we were putting together A Mid-Summer’s Day Beer and Food Event, I realized that I needed to replenish the beers in my kegerator. Since we would be celebrating Mead Day, I wanted to … Continue reading →

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A Mid-Summer’s Day Beer and Food Event Recap

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Peter

The first Saturday of August has been designated by the American Homebrewers Association as Mead Day. It is a day set aside to help draw attention to mead and mead-makers. To help celebrate the day, we at BetterBeerBlog put together … Continue reading →

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