Ravenwood Meadery

Welcome to
Ravenwood Meadery
(Est. 1 October 2021)

North Alabama's first and only meadery
100% woman owned and operated
The first meadery in Alabama to focus on mead only

HOURS

Sunday 19 March: CLOSED
Monday 20 March: CLOSED
Tuesday 21 March: CLOSED

Wednesday 22 March: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Thursday 23 March: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Friday 24 March: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday 25 March: 11:00am - 7:00pm

Merchandise News
(Updated 15 February 2023)

Easter/Eostre/Ostara
Limited stock of beautiful egg and botanical candles is currently on display in our 'magical' cabinet. These are 100% beeswax, poured by hand by Chris from Cernunnos Farms in Canada.

We have made natural little burnable bundles by washing and drying the birch twigs we use for Berkana (our birch mead) tying them with hemp, and attaching a wooden DAGAZ (awakening) rune.
They smell delicious when set alight.

Our popular hand painted hare/rabbit mobiles are currently in production by several staff members and will be ready soon!

Hand drums
Aurora will continue painting these with henna designs.
Unpainted drums are available for a limited time.

Online sales
Please note that we are not licensed to
ship our mead.

The online store is for merchandise and the occasional bottle pre-sale only.

We are also looking into home delivery for
the Huntsville/Madison area.

ONLINE STORE

Mead News
(Updated 25 March 2023)

MEAD FOR WEDDINGS & EVENTS

Helheim (our additional mead storage space) has recently been approved and bonded which allows us to increase our production.

Yes, we finally have room to make mead for your weddings and hand fasting ceremonies!

Yes, we can also make mead for your special events!

In order to make a batch (or partial batch) just for you we do require an advance heads up. There is no extra charge. Here are the MINIMUM production times:

8 weeks
House

12 weeks
Dream Staves, Jord, Odin, Chocolate

14 weeks
Berkana

4 months
Maguay

Call us on (938) 207-3394 to get the ball rolling.

bottle sales

Wild Violet and Hanna's Bees are sold out
House 750ml no bottles Jord 750ml no bottles Berkana 750ml no bottles Dream Staves 750ml no bottles Odin 750ml no bottles Wild Violet 375ml 17 March Hanna's Bees 375ml 17 March Growlers & fills to take home are available at the tasting bar Please follow us on social media @ravenwoodmeadery for the most up to date bottling news	$32 $35 $35 $35 $35

Cocktails
(we can seal your cocktail to go)

Equinox on the Rocks
(March cocktail)
4 oz Jord, pineapple juice, 7-up
served over ice in a 16 oz cup $10

Persephone
(house favourite cocktail)
4 oz mead, house made grenadine (pomegranate),
7up, angostura bitters
served over ice in a 16 oz cup $10
mocktail version (no alcohol) $5

Thor cocktail
(house favourite cocktail)
4 oz mead, 7up, house made fresh lime cordial,
angostura bitters
served over ice in a 16 oz cup $10
mocktail version (no alcohol) $5

Pours

Oðinn
(signature mead)
-ruler of the Aesir, Thor's father-
mead infused with ash leaves and chamomile
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10

Jörð
(signature mead)
-Old Norse for 'Earth', the name of Thor's mother-
mead infused with our house made ginger root reduction
and soft Ceylon cinnamon
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10

Berkana
(signature mead)
-named after the Elder Futhark rune, meaning 'birch'-
mead infused with sweet birch bark and twigs
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10

Dream Staves
(signature mead)
-Icelandic symbols used to find answers while sleeping-
mead infused with lavender flowers, madagascar vanilla bean,
and butterfly pea flower extract
4 oz pour $8 | 6 oz pour $10

Whiskey Barrel
(dry)
Dry house mead poured from a used Irons ONE
mini whiskey barrel on our bar top,
notes of whiskey and oak
4 oz pour $8 | 6 oz pour $10

House Mead on tap
our flagship traditional honey mead
1 oz taster $2 | 4 oz pour $7 | 6 oz pour $9

Flights

Regular Flight
slot 1: 2 oz pour of house mead
slot 2: 2 oz pour of your choice of signature mead
slot 3: 2 oz pour of your choice of signature mead
slot 4: half sized cocktail
$18

Upcoming special edition flights:

Stardew Valley themed flight
19-22 July 2023
to celebrate the Summer Edition of Nerdy Noel
starfruit, salmonberry, and more!

Meads in progress

Avocado Blossom
Mexican avocado blossom honey varietal mead
expected date: early 2023

Maguay
margarita style mead
fermented with raw blue agave and key lime
started: January 2023
expected date: 3 May 2023
(for Cinco de Mayo)

Peach
fermented with fresh ripe peaches
expected date: Summer 2023

Nectarine
fermented with fresh white nectarines
expected date: Summer 2023

LOCAL LINE: Robert Daniel
fermented with local wildflower honey
started: 7 January 2023
expected date: unknown

LOCAL LINE: Sweet Wood Apiaries
fermented with local wildflower/clover honey
started: 7 January 2023
expected date: unknown

LOCAL LINE: Bill's Honey
fermented with local wildflower honey
started: 9 February 2023
expected date: unknown

LOCAL LINE: Ray Easton
fermented with local wildflower/clover honey
started: February 2023
expected date: unknown

LOCAL LINE: Steve Hays
fermented with local wildflower honey
started: February 2023
expected date: unknown

Orange Blossom
orange blossom honey traditional (varietal) mead
expected date: unknown

Pear
fermented with fresh ripe pears
expected date: unknown

Plum
fermented with fresh ripe plums
release date: Black Friday 2023

Yule
fermented with cranberries, oranges, and cinnamon
release date: Black Friday 2023

Orange Spice
fermented with oranges and spices
release date: Black Friday 2023

Hanna's Bees
traditional varietal mead made from
imported raw Irish heather honey
started: March 2023
expected date: Spring Equinox 2024

Upcoming production

Blackberry
production commences in March 2023
release date:
2024

We're sorry, but we
are not licensed to
ship our mead
at this time

Reserve our
group table

SEATS UP TO 12
no reservation fee

Perfect for parties, gatherings, and gaming

Reservations:
roo@
ravenwoodhuntsville.com

upcoming events

25 F ebruary 2023
12:00pm-4:00pm

ALABAMA TROTH
OFFICE HOURS

The Alabama/Tennessee steward of The Troth, Jay Meeks, holds his office hours at the group table every third Saturday of the month.

Anyone who is interested in learning more about Norse mythology and/or following the Norse path is welcome to join him and other like mindeds for conversation and companionship.

We are proud to be North Alabama's first meadery. We call ourselves a MICRO meadery due to our very small square footage, focusing on small 5-7 gallon handcrafted batches. Our fermentation room is able to house 36-42 active batches.

Ravenwood Meadery is located inside Studio 2069 at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, a cotton mill built in 1901, converted into over 150 working studios that house artists, makers, independent businesses, and restaurants. We are immensely proud to be direct neighbours of Irons One whiskey distillery, Dragon's Forge Cafe, and the largest art gallery inside the complex.

We conduct sales of bottles in our sales room when they are available. We post here and on social media as soon as we have firm dates. Due to our small production, bottles to take home are not always available.

We have a have a small tasting bar where you'll be able to enjoy house mead on tap as well as mead cocktails and seasonal drinks. The tasting bar operates each day we are open, and have a cozy seating area for you to relax in. You can also make a reservation for the group table for you and your friends.

In addition, you can purchase our mead tumblers, horn cups, or horn mugs, and borrow our cork screw so that you can enjoy a sip while exploring the mill, watching a concert on the docks, sitting on the lawn, or enjoying food from the restaurants.

How to find us at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment:

As you enter the main gate, you will see small guard shack. Park near the guard shack.

On foot from the guard shack, follow the concrete path around the side of the building until you come to the first door on your left, grey DOOR 30 in the concrete seating area.

We are at the top of the stairs next to Dragon's Forge Cafe.

STUDIO: 2069 (yellow route, 2nd floor north)

For those who need accessibility:

Come through the main entrance gate, drive to the end of the paved parking area, follow the drive to the right, into the Water Tower parking lot.

There is handicap parking and a wheelchair accessible ramp near Vertical House Records and Tangled String.

Enter through DOOR 13 on the docks, the elevator operator will take you to our floor and explain how to get to the meadery from the elevator.

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In addition to mead, we offer some great merchandise to go with it.

Various styles and sizes of drinking horns; horn cups, mugs and tumbers; tshirts (sizes small to burly viking!); rune, bindrune, and sigil carved pendants; beard combs; rune sets, etc. Can't figure out what to get for your friends? Grab a gift card and let them choose for themselves.

Follow along with meadery updates:

Email studio and meadery enquiries to Roo Kline at roo@ravenwoodhuntsville.com