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Experience the world's oldest known
alcoholic beverage: MEAD
The oldest confirmed sample of mead was discovered in an pottery vessel during the excavation of a village in China. It was made from honey and rice, and dates back to 7000 BCE, predating wine.
Mead was enjoyed by a wide range of cultures throughout history. From ancient civilizations like Greece and China to the Vikings and Celts, mead was a popular beverage, often consumed in both religious and celebratory contexts.
During Medieval Europe it was a common drink and household receipes from that era can still be found.
Mead is often called 'honey wine', being an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water. However, mead definately deserves its own class.
Here at Ravenwood we hand craft our own small batch mead as authentically as possible, using our own techniques to ensure the yeast is never rushed or stressed, therefore very few chemicals are used during production. Our meads are unfiltered, and served at room temperature to maximize the flavor of the honey.
Step out of the every day world and into our Nordic themed tasting room to be transported back in time and taste a little bit of history.
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These are the mainstay staples of our meadery, and usually available year round.
House
The original. This is the traditional mead consisting of simply honey, yeast, and water, that we opened the meadery with in late 2021. To this day it remains a firm favorite.
Dream Staves
Lavender and vanilla
Lifa
Raspberries and hibiscus
Berkana
Birch bark and twigs
Odin
Ash leaves and chamomile
Jord
Ginger root and cinnamon
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We are very proud to have this lineup of meads that we make from Norwegian ale house kveik yeasts purchased from Kveik Yeastery. Each yeast originates from a different farm, bringing with them very different taste profiles. Although all these meads are ale forward, remember, they are not beer! These meads are usually available year round.
Stalljen
Notes of ale and apple
Eitrheim
Notes of ale and pear
Ebbegarden
Notes of ale and tropical fruit
Voss
Not yet available
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We make small 5 gallon batches of a special line of meads we call BEE KEEPER. Here we utilize honey from small local apiaries in order to support and showcase them without requiring a large volume of honey from them. These traditional meads also highlight how very different a mead can turn out by using honeys from different areas.
Each mead is named after the bee keeper we purchased the honey from.
These batches take longer to make than our House, and we bring them out as they come to fruition.
Coming up mid-June: KEITH FLETCHER
Coming up August: BILL'S HONEY and RAY EASTON
Coning up September: BLOSSOMWOOD HONEY |
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As the seasons come and go, so do these meads. Batches are limited and bottles of these sell quickly once released. If you are on social media we suggest following us on Facebook or Intagram to keep up with bottle availability.
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Dandelion
Dandelion petals, raisins, citrus
aged 1 year
Wild Violet
Wild violets, raisins, citrus
aged 1 years
Hanna's Bees
Irish heather honey traditional mead
aged 1 year
Fairy Rose
Rose and lychee
Sweet Strawberry
Sweet locally grown strawberries
Maguay
Honey, agave, lime |
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Peach
Fresh local peaches
aged 1 year
Nectarine
Fresh local nectarines
aged 1 year
Blackberry
Fresh local blackberries
aged 1 year
Solskin
Infused with fresh local peaches
Blatonn
Infused with fresh local blueberries
Miklagard
Infused with fresh local mulberries
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Frigg
Apples and spices
Algiz
Hand picked super ripe blackberries, juniper, cedar
Blood of our Enemies
Fresh cherries and cacao |
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Skadi
Double cacao and peppermint
Surtr
Aromatic cinnamon and habenaro peppers
Yule
Cranberries, oranges, spices
aged 1 year
Orange Spice
Oranges and spices
aged 1 year
Plum
Red plums
aged 1.5 years
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