Mead News
(Updated 20 September 2023)
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MEAD FOR WEDDINGS & EVENTS |
We can make mead for your weddings, special events, and hand fasting ceremonies!
In order to make a batch (or partial batch) just for you we do require an advance heads up. There is no extra charge. Remember the more notice you give, the more aged your mead will be. Here are the MINIMUM production times:
8 weeks
House
12 weeks
Dream Staves, Jord, Lifa
14 weeks
Berkana, Surtr, Odin
Call us on (938) 207-3394 or email Roo@ravenwoodhuntsville.com to get the ball rolling.
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bottle sales |
1 October is the anniversary of us receiving our final licence to begin manufacturing!
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6 October we will have bottles and we'll roll them back to 2021 prices for that day only to celebrated
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We don't always have bottles, but 1000ml 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.
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Cocktails
(we can fully heat seal your cocktail to go) |
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) $6
Thor
(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) $6
Idunn
(autumnal seasonal cocktail)
4 oz mead, apple cider, caramel syrup
whipped cream, sugar & spice
non-dairy available
served over ice in a 16 oz cup
$12
mocktail version (no alcohol) $8
Ruby's Garden
(autumnal seasonal cocktail)
2 oz mead, fresh squeezed ruby grapefruit juice,
Nrdic style tonic water, wild hunt bitters
served iced in a 9 oz cup
$10
mocktail version (no alcohol) $8
Jörð Maya
(later this week - limited time)
4 oz Jörð (ginger/cinnamon mead),
Ghirardelli ground dark chocolate & cacao, Ghirardelli chocolate syrup
hot milk, whipped cream
5 oz cup
$10
mocktail version (no alcohol) $6
BEE KEEPER
traditional honey mead made with honey
from local bee keepers in the Huntsville/Madison area
Hive of the Rising Sun 13.7% ABV
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10
White Nectarine 15.5% ABV
(specialty DRY mead - limited bottles 6 October)
fermented white nectarines and honey
aged for a year
4 oz pour: $9 | 6 oz pour: $11 | no growler fills
Peach 16% ABV
(specialty EXTRA DRY mead - limited bottles 6 October)
fermented local Scott's Orchard peaches and honey
aged for a year
4 oz pour: $9 | 6 oz pour: $11 | no growler fills
Óðinn
(limited signature mead)
-the wanderer, the poet, the wise, Thor's father-
mead infused with ash leaves and chamomile
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10 | *growler fill: $36
Lifa (available this weekend)
(signature mead)
-Old Norse for 'to live, alive'-
mead infused with organic Egyptian hibiscus flowers
and fresh raspberries
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10 | *growler fill: $36
Jörð
(signature mead)
-named after Thor's mother - Old Norse for 'earth'-
mead infused with a fresh ginger root reduction and
earthy Ceylon cinnamon
4 oz pour: $8 | 6 oz pour: $10 | *growler fill: $36
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 | *growler fill: $36
House Mead on tap
our flagship traditional honey mead
1 oz taster $2 | 4 oz pour $7 | 6 oz pour $9 | *growler fill: $32
*We can only fill growlers sold by us, please do not bring growlers purchased from other establishments into the meadery
empty 1000ml growler (1 liter) $12
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:
Heilung themed flight
18-28 October 2023
to celebrate Heilung performing in Huntsville
during our extended pre & post party
Algiz (test batch take I)
blackberry, juniper berries, cedar tips
Heilung Week mead - currently in testing phase
Nornahringir (test batch take I)
mushrooms, icelandic moss, oak
Heilung Week mead - currently in testing phase
THE ABOVE TWO MEADS ARE FOR OUR
Heilung pre & post party
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Meadow
mead made with clover blossoms foraged on
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment property
and
clover honey
started: Spring 2023
expected release date: October 2023
Pear
fermented with fresh ripe pears
started: Summer 2022
expected release date: unknown
Plum
fermented with fresh ripe plums
started: Summer 2022
expected release date: unknown
Yule
fermented with cranberries, oranges, and cinnamon
started: December 2022
release date: Black Friday 2023
Orange Spice
fermented with oranges and spices
started: December 2022
release date: Black Friday 2023
BEE KEEPER: BLOSSOMWOOD HONEY FARM
local wildflower honey
from the hives at Redstone Arsenal
wildflower and tupelo
started: 29 August 2023
release date: Black Friday 2023
BEE KEEPER: ROBERT DANIEL
local wildflower & clover honey
release date: Black Friday 2023
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Hanna's Bees
traditional varietal mead made from
imported
raw Irish heather honey
started: March 2023
expected release date: Spring Equinox 2024
Wild Violet
wild violets, oranges, lemons, raisins
started: April 2023
expected release date: Spring Equinox 2024
Peach
fermented with fresh ripe peaches
purchased from Scott's Orchard
started: Spring 2023
expected release date: Summer 2024
Blackberry
fermented with fresh local blackberries
picked by us at Isom's Orchard
started: Spring 2023
expected release date: 2024
Plum
fermented with local fresh ripe plums
from Scott's Orchard
started: July 2023
expected release date: Black Friday 2024
Toro
raw Mexican cacao beans, dark chili peppers, coffee
test batch
Frigg
sweet apples & spices
Skaði
double raw cacao & peppermint
BEE KEEPER: Steve Hall LS
local wildflower honey
predominantly Carolina Jasmine
BEE KEEPER: Bill's Honey Farm
local wildflower honey
We're sorry, but we
are not licensed to
ship our mead
at this time
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