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The Mead Hub
Honey, water, and time — that is mead. Start here to learn the styles and how to taste them.
The BasicsWhat Is Mead?
Mead is honey wine — fermented honey, water, and yeast. Here's what mead is, what it tastes like, and how it's different from beer and wine, from an Oklahoma meadery.
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The CraftHow Is Mead Made?
Mead is made by fermenting honey with water and yeast, then aging it until it's balanced. Here's how honey becomes honey wine, step by step, from an Oklahoma meadery.
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The StylesWhat Are the Styles of Mead?
Traditional, melomel, cyser, pyment, metheglin, braggot — a plain-English guide to the styles of mead, from light session pours to strong sack meads.
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Good to KnowIs Mead Gluten-Free?
Yes — mead made from honey, water, and yeast is naturally gluten-free, because there's no grain in it. Here's what to know, and the one style to watch for.
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The TastingHow Do You Taste Mead?
Slow down and let the honey come through. A simple way to taste mead — look, smell, sip, sit — plus easy food pairings that make it better.
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CompareMead vs. Beer vs. Wine: What's the Difference?
Mead is fermented from honey, beer from grain, wine from grapes. How mead compares to beer and wine on taste, strength, gluten, and age, from an Oklahoma meadery.
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StrengthHow Strong Is Mead?
Mead ranges from light session strength to strong sack mead. How strong mead usually is, what hydromel and sack mead mean, and how to drink it responsibly.
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PairingMead and Food Pairing: A Practical Guide
What food goes with mead? Dry meads pair like white wine, fruit meads love cheese and dessert, and braggots hold up to barbecue. A practical pairing guide from Oklahoma.
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The SagaThe History of Mead: From Vikings to Your Glass
Mead is the oldest alcoholic drink, older than beer or wine. Its 9,000-year story, from ancient China and Norse mead halls to the craft mead revival happening now.
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The LoreViking Mead: What the Norse Actually Drank
What did Vikings really drink? Mead, fermented from honey, crowned Norse feasts, sealed oaths, and ran through the myths. The history behind the Hollywood version.
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