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  1. Jul 28

    7-28-26 Clyde and Sarah Hays – Vinland Meads – Murchison TX

    7-28-26 Today we'll be chatting with Clyde and Sarah Hays, owners of Vinland Meads in Murchison, TX. Vinland Meads is a family-owned meadery and artisan kitchen in Murchison, Texas, founded by Clyde and his wife, Sarah,. Although the company was officially formed in 2024 and their public tasting room opened in 2026, Clyde's history with mead began more than twenty years ago. He became interested in mead through his love of Scottish and Northern European history, and he mentioned to his grandfather that he wanted to learn how to make it. Rather than giving him a written recipe, he shared stories about how his own grandfather had made mead in Scotland. Those conversations taught Clyde about honey, patience, craftsmanship, and the importance of allowing the process to take the time it needs. He began experimenting from there, and those lessons still guide every batch he makes today. Vinland Meads first began at Hays Manor, our family farm in East Texas. That is where they incorporated the company, developed their recipes, and operated in production-only mode before moving the winery license and public operation into Murchison. Hays Manor remains an important part of their story. It is home to their apiaries, Scottish Highland cattle, farm animals, and the hawks we work with as licensed falconers. Their own bees provide as much honey as they can, and they supplement that with raw Texas wildflower honey from beekeepers whose apiaries and practices they know personally. The farm taught them many of the values that shape Vinland today, especially patience, stewardship, and respect for where their ingredients come from. Sarah and Clyde are also the parents of seven sons, and Vinland has always been a family story rather than simply a business venture. One of Clyde and Sarah's proudest moments is hearing their sons tell people what their family does and hearing the pride in their voices. Sarah is the majority owner, manager, and creative force behind the business, while Clyde serve as Head Mead Maker and oversee marketing. Sarah's belief in what Clyde was creating is one of the main reasons Vinland exists. Years ago, she brought home their first beehives and joked that Clyde would no longer need to buy honey for his mead. Those hives could never produce the thousands of pounds they now use, but they represented Sarah's belief that Clyde's longtime passion could become something much larger. When they moved into Murchison, they wanted to create more than a traditional tasting room. Vinland Meads now includes an artisan kitchen, which focuses on locally sourced ingredients and food designed to pair with mead, as well as the Rose & Raven Bookshop, curated by Sarah. They also host live music, trivia, educational classes, beekeepers’ gatherings, community events, and other experiences that make Vinland feel more like a modern gathering hall than a typical winery. Their goal is to introduce people to mead as a sophisticated and culturally significant beverage, not simply something associated with Vikings or Renaissance festivals. They produce handcrafted meads using Texas honey, locally sourced fruit whenever possible, and a process that generally takes about six months from honey in the tank to mead in the bottle or keg. Every bottle has a story behind it, which is why their tagline is, “Every Bottle a Story. Every Sip a Saga.” Join us to hear more from Sarah and Clyde! To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events July 29 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Sips and Succulents July 29 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Paint and Sip! July 29 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Seaford, DE - Mojo Duo live music Aug 1 - Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC - Mead Day celebration Aug 2 - National Mead Day! Aug 2 - White Bear Meadery, Maplewood, MN - National Mead Day party Aug 3 - Drinking Horn Meadery, Flagstaff, AZ - Mead & Magic night Aug 5 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Sushi Making Class Aug 9 - Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC - Mead and Food Pairing Class July 31 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Video Game Night Aug 14 - Silver Hand Meadery, Williamsburg, VA - Jazz Jams Aug 20 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Mead + Magic the Game Aug 20 - Silver Hand Meadery, Williamsburg, VA - Houseplant Bingo Night You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  2. Jun 30

    6-30-26 Glenn Lavender – Silver Hand Meadery – Williamsburg, VA

    6-30-26 Tonight we're getting together with Glenn Lavender, owner and meadmaker at Silver Hand Meadery in Williamsburg, VA. Glenn Lavender is a musician, mead maker, entrepreneur, and educator who founded Silver Hand Meadery in Williamsburg, Virginia, now in its 11th year. His journey into mead began in an unexpected place: on the road as a touring musician and in the pages of homesteading and historical fiction books, where a curiosity about honey bees and mead grew into a passion for varietal honey, fermentation, and the ancient craft of mead. Through Silver Hand Meadery, Glenn has built one of Virginia's most recognized mead brands, with a mead club of more than 800 members, distribution throughout Virginia including Virginia ABC and Total Wine, and private-label projects for historic institutions such as Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello. The meadery's tasting room and educational space has introduced thousands of people to the diversity of honey, the magic of the honey bee, and the creativity of modern mead making. Silver Hand has recently expanded beyond mead into cider production, continuing its commitment to crafting distinctive fermented beverages. An advocate for mead education and industry growth, Glenn played a pivotal role in helping create the Virginia Mead Trail, supporting the visibility and success of mead producers across the Commonwealth. He has also been a featured speaker at the American Wine Society National Conference (2025) and the North Carolina Winegrowers Association Conference (2026), helping introduce new audiences to mead and its place within the broader world of wine and fermentation. In May 2026, Silver Hand Meadery's mead was served on the Today Show, bringing national attention to America's oldest fermented beverage. Glenn's passion for varietal honey and terroir continues to shape Silver Hand's approach to mead making and education. A lifelong musician, Glenn continues to connect his passions for music, hospitality, and community through Silver Hand Meadery, which has become Williamsburg's home for jazz, hosting regular performances that bring together local musicians and audiences. Whether discussing honey varieties, fermentation, entrepreneurship, or the future of American mead, Glenn's goal remains the same: helping people discover something worth savoring. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events July 2 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Mead & Meditation July 2 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Meadery Jam July 2 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Harry Potter Trivia July 3 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Adventure July 3 - Vinland Meads, Murchison, TX - Sarah Jills Birthday Bash July 4 - Adventures Await Retreat & Meadery, Houston, DE - Mead Tasting July 4 - Colony Meadery, Bethlehem, PA  - Smooth Retsina Glow live music] July 7 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Writer's Night & Open Mic - presented by Music City Movement July 8 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Ladies BrewGroup July 10 - Bløm Mead + Cider, Ann Arbor, MI - Mead & Cider & Candle Making July 11 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Cornish Folklore: From Cornwall to Michigan July 12 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam July 12 - MoonJoy Meadery, Lenoir, NC - Make a mystical dusting besom! July 12 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Mead Merchants & Music July 12 - Mead People 716, Hamburg, NY - Tai Chi & Mead July 15 - Mead Hall, St. Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam July 16 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA - Mead & Read July 16 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Fiber Crafts Evening July 18 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Sparkle and Sip - artisan jewelry July 24 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint & Drink: Espresso with a Bow July 25 - B. Nektar, Ferndale, MI - Mead for Mutts: A Toast to Survivors - A Fundraiser for Bark Nation July 25 - Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co, Caldicot, UK - July party: Borderlines + Tandoori G live music and custom food You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  3. May 19

    5-19-26 – Bob Slanzi – Beekeeping and Barreling Meads

    5-19-26 Tonight we’re talking with Bob Slanzi, meadmaker, beekeeper, and world traveling mead influencer and enjoyer. Bob has been keeping bees and making award winning meads for years. He is very active in the meadmaking, homebrew and beekeeping communities, having held offices in both his clubs in NY in the past. he is the past president of the Home Governing Committee of the American Mead Makers Association, and very active in helping bring the word of mead to everyone. He was the person who set up and maintained the monthly deals the American Mead Makers Association has for members. Bob was a speaker at the 2022 European Mead Makers Association Conference and judged at their Mead Madness Cup mead competition. He went to the Mead Madness Cup again in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and judged there. He was awarded Mead Personality of the Year at the EMMA as well. He is known for his meads, and isn’t afraid to try new flavors, like seaweed or toasted walnuts. Bob likes to experiment, and talks about layering flavors in meads to get the result you want. Join us to talk mead, bees and whatever else we find ourselves in. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events May 21 - Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL - After Hours Networking May 21 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam May 21 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Fiber Crafts Evening May 22 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Forest Fairy May 24 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic music with Mike Rocke May 26 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Writer's Night and Open Mic May 29 - Manic Meadery, Crown Pointe, IN - Faux Stained Glass Workshop May 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 mile Bike Ride May 30 - Slash-o-Meadery, Nacogdoches, TX - Live Music with Dan McMahon May 30 - Hive Mind Mead and Brew Co., Caldicot, UK - It's CANDY Disco night with Tandoori G May 30 - Honnibrook Meadery, Castle Rock, CO - Mead and Magic featuring Bret Allen and Ye Olde Loremonger May 31 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Artist Mead Up May 31 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Mead Making Class May 31 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Grown-Up Book Fair May 31 - Helderberg Meadworks, Troy, NY - Mead and Read - the book 'The Corpse Flower' and an Artist Mead Up June 3 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing Jazz June 4 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night June 4 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Mead and Meditation June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music June 13 - Stardust Cellars, Mooresville, NC - MoonJoy Meadery Takeover June 13 - Treehive Meadery, Brocton, IL - Rich Hogan acoustic music June 13 - Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA - Mead and Metal Night Market June 14 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Mead, Merchants and Music June 17 - The Mead Hall, St. Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam June 18 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA - Mead and Read, bring your own book! June 19 - Manic Meadery, Crown Pointe, IN - Paint and Drink at the Meadery: Paint your Partner June 19 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Juneteenth Fundraiser for Major Tayler Trail You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  4. May 5

    5-5-26 Tony Qualls – Manic Meadery – Gnosis Brewing – Sugarbelt Mead Festival

    5-5-26 Tonight we're hanging with Tony Qualls. Tony is meadmaker/owner of Manic Meadery and brewer/owner of Gnosis Brewing. And he puts on the Sugarbelt Mead Festival every year. A busy guy! Tony is not just a meadery owner, he's also a musician. He toured in the band Groovatron for 12 years, doing over 1500 shows in 12 years (makes me tired just thinking about all that travel!). In April 2024, Tony and the gang opened Gnosis Brewing, also in Merrillville, Indiana. Founded by Tony, Keith, Eric, Adam, and Brandon, the brewery embodies an unending quest for beer perfection, continually evolving to delight both new craft beer enthusiasts and seasoned connoisseurs. With a commitment to quality over quantity, Gnosis Brewing rigorously tests each beer recipe through multiple batches and trials before it reaches the customer. The brewery aims to push the boundaries of traditional brewing, ensuring that every release meets their high standards of excellence. Tony is a lifelong entrepreneur, having run a vinyl record company, painting company and a bunch of other businesses. Plus he's a skilled tradesman in welding and carpentry (that would help with build out!). Tony has been married to his lovely wife Vanessa for 12 years, and they have two kids. Not to sit on his laurels, Tony plans to pursue law school and recording backlogs of musical material while running his meadery (getting tired again, lol). He likes to mountain bike and ride his motorcycle in his free time (he has free time?). Tony co-founded Manic Meadery with Keith Cantwell in 2018 in Crown Point, Indiana. Manic is a small batch meadery, and they also do wine and cider. They've gotten a lot of interest in their sweet dessert meads using whole fruit and often multiple adjuncts. Tony is also a BJCP mead judge, and holder of Mazer Cup awards for both home and commercial mead. The plans for Manic in 2020 include increasing self distribution, expanding their production space, and organizing a mead-only festival, the Sugarbelt Mead Fest.   To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events May 6 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing-Jazz May 7 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Mead and Meditation May 7 - Vahalla Meadery - Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam party May 7 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night May 9 - Brimminghorn Meadery, Seaford, DE - US Wrestling Justice May 12 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Writers Night and Open Mic May 13 - The Mead Hall, Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam May 14 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA  - Mead and Read May 14 - Vahalla Meadery - Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam party May 16 - Adesanya Brewery, Grandville, MI - Mead Samples with A New Image Salon May 17 - Foxes Den Meadery, Minooka, IL - Rock the PHight Kickoff Fundraiser at Papa Magoos Bar and Grill May 21 - Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL - After Hours Networking May 21 - Vahalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam May 22 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Forest Fairy May 24 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic music with Mike Rocke May 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 mile Bike Ride May 30 - Slash-o-Meadery, Nacogdoches, TX - Live Music with Dan McMahon May 30 - Hive Mind Mead and Brew Co., Caldicot, UK - It's CANDY Disco night with Tandoori G May 31 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Mead Making Class May 31 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Grown-Up Book Fair May 31 - Helderberg Meadworks, Troy, NY - Mead and Read - the book 'The Corpse Flower' and an Artist Mead Up June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  5. Apr 21

    4-21-26 – Blair Housley – Etowah Meadery – Dalonega GA

    4-21-26 - Tonight we’re talking with Blair Housley, owner of Etowah Meadery in Dalonega, Georgia. A Dahlonega native, Blair grew up fishing and exploring along the Etowah River—a place that shaped his connection to North Georgia and later inspired the name and roots of Etowah. At 21, Blair joined the U.S. Air Force, an experience that strengthened the disciplined, process-driven approach he brings to building brands and crafting beverages. More than 15 years ago, he began brewing beer and mead as a hobby and quickly became focused on honey fermentation and the potential of mead as a modern craft staple. Blair’s belief is simple: mead is the perfect natural alcohol beverage. What began as a hobby in his garage and winning over two dozen medals, he decided to turn it into a business. In 2016, Blair founded Etowah to make mead more approachable, refined, and relevant, built to stand confidently alongside beer, cider, and cocktails. Etowah is recognized as one the most awarded meaderies in the Southeast with over 60 commercial mead awards and over a dozen craft beer awards to-date, with flagship mead favorites including RB&B, Black & Blue, Granny’s Apple Pie, Stone Pile Peach, and Georgia Standard. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows April 21 - Blair Housely - Etowah Meadery Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events April 22 - Captain’s on Main, Brighton, MI - Buzzin and Bloomin 2026: Mead, Music and Earth Day Vibes April 23 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam April 25 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 25 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - It's Raining Cats and Dogs - Make. your own round house sign April 25 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Meadery Meet Up April 26 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - Spring Mead Fest with 8 local meaderies! April 26 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Artist Mead Up April 26 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam April 28 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Open Mic night April 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 Mile Bike Ride May 6 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing-Jazz May 7 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night May 9 - Brimminghorn Meadery, Seaford, DE - US Wrestling Justice May 13 - The Mead Hall, Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam May 14 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA  - Mead and Read May 21 - Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL - After Hours Networking June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  6. Apr 7

    4-7-26 Carlos Herrera – Texas Longhouse Meadery and the Texas Mead Association

    4-7-26 Tonight we’re getting back together with Carlos Herrera, owner and Meadmaker at Texas Longhouse Meadery in Wylie, Texas. Carlos is the owner and mead maker of Texas Longhouse Meadery, where Nordic inspiration and Texas craft meet in the glass. With over two dozen awards and a passion for building community through mead, Carlos is also the President of the Texas Mead Association, working to grow the mead industry and bring more people into the Longhouse. Carlos, an Army Veteran, a Paramedic, and a Diplomatic Security Specialist, started learning how to make mead from an outgoing mentor. After learning the basics from his mentor, Carlos was injured at work and was sent home to recover. While home recovering from multiple surgeries, he set out to improve his new hobby. After many hours reading, researching, and experimenting Carlos fell in love with mead and really started to hone his craft of mead making. Fast forward several years and Carlos was really making waves in his new endeavors by entering many Mead competitions, winning awards, and giving his fellow competing mead makers quality feedback as a BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) Certified Mead Judge. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows April 21 - Blair Housely - Etowah Meadery Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events April 9 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam April 10 - Bløm Mead and Cider, Ann Arbor, MI - Fool Moon Candle Bar April 10 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Karaoke Mead Up April 10 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Spring Chickens April 10 - Blöm Mead + cider, Ann Arbor, MI - FoolMoon Candle Bar April 11 - Mershon’s Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival April 11 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Wine Run 5k Aprl 12 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam April 12 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Portrait of Ritual - Painting Birds of Prey April 12 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 14 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Wrights Night and Open Mic April 15 - Mead Hall, St. Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam April 15 - Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing - Jazz April 16 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Fiber Crafts Evening April 17 - Pips Meadery, Gurnee, IL - Magneen live music April 18 - MAC Ice House, Berkeley Springs, WV - Uniquely WV Wine and Mead Festival April 18 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Mead-ieval Day April 18 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Link and Ink with Sealed with a Spark and Shelby Lynn April 18 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Europe Under Siege: The Weapons that Won Kingdoms April 19 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Make a Sand Art Terrarium April 19 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Meadery Dance April 25 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 25 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - It's Raining Cats and Dogs - Make. your own round house sign April 26 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - Spring Mead Fest with 8 local meaderies! April 26 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Artist Mead Up April 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 Mile Bike Ride May 7 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night May June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  7. Mar 24

    3-24-26 Melody and Kyle Stout – Space Time Mead and Cider – Dunmore PA

    3-24-26 Tonight we're talking with Melody and Kyle Stout, the new owners of Spacetime Mead and Cider in Dunmore, PA. They bought and took over Spacetime from owner and mead-maker Dan Schreffler has retired to take time for, well, whatever he decides to do on any given day. They are the next generation for Space Time! Melody began homebrewing in fall 2021, and really got into it, like it does for so many. She continued and got her BCJP Mead Judge certification in spring 2024. Her meads have done well in competition, including at Valhalla, the Mead Stampede and Your Honey or Your Life. Medaled in multiple competitions including Valhalla; Mead Stampede, and Your Honey or Your Life In late 2025, Melody and Kyle bought Spacetime from Dan, and  Melody and Kyle will be working closely with Dan to fully transition the winery into their care over the next few years. Kyle isn't a mead maker, but he is handling the marketing side of the meadery. “We make high-quality craft mead and cider with high-quality ingredients and local ingredients as much as possible. And we typically make sci-fi and fantasy-themed meads and ciders, along with some others. We're very focused on providing the highest quality and the most excellent product that we can provide,” said Stout. Stout said Space Time’s offerings are locally inspired, and she shares some of the fan-favorite selections. “One of the things that sets us apart is that we are a PA Preferred Winery, which means that about 75% of our product is made using local ingredients. That's not very common in this area. There's not a lot of PA Preferred Winery, and we're very proud of receiving that designation. So, it's really important to us to maintain that designation and have products that are high-quality and locally inspired,” said Stout. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows April 7 - Carlos Herrera - Texas Longhouse Meadery April 21 - Blair Housely - Etowah Meadery Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Mar 26 -  Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Music Jam Night Mar 27 - Pips Meadery, Gurnee, IL - Cousins Maine Lobster Mar 28 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Bonsai and Cheers with L&J Nursery Mar 28 - Folklore Brewing and Meadery, Dothan, AL - Dothan Songwriters Festival Mar 28 - The Queens Arms, Helston UK - Meadery Night Mar 29 - Wandering Wind Meadery, Charleston, WV - Mead Making Workshop Mar 31 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Writers Night and Open Mic April 1 - Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing - live Jazz April 2 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night April 2 -  Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Music Jam Night April 4 - Queens Reward Meadery, Tupelo, MS - A Meadery and Books April 10 - Bløm Mead and Cider, Ann Arbor, MI - Fool Moon Candle Bar April 10 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Spring Chickens April 11 - Mershon’s Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival April 11 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Wine Run 5k Aprl 12 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam April 12 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 16 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Fiber Crafts Evening April 17 - Pips Meadery, Gurnee, IL - Magneen live music April 18 - MAC Ice House, Berkeley Springs, WV - Uniquely WV Wine and Mead Festival April 18 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Link and Ink with Sealed with a Spark and Shelby Lynn April 18 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Europe Under Siege: The Weapons that Won Kingdoms April 19 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Make a Sand Art Terrarium June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

  8. Feb 24

    2-24-26 – Ryan Kretchmer – Barbarian Mead – Philadelphia, PA

    2-24-26 Tonight at 9PM ET, we're talking with Ryan Kretchmer, owner of Barbarian Mead, a meadery in planning in the Philadelphia area. Like many people, Ryan has lived a quiet, normal life growing up in the suburbs of Chicago — quietly wrestling tigers in the Roman Colosseum, serving as a United States Senator, accepting a beauty pageant crown, conducting questionable laboratory experiments, and occasionally floating through low Earth orbit as an astronaut. Unfortunately, a demanding schedule of international diplomacy, space travel, and tiger hand-to-hand combat made it difficult to maintain a work-life balance, so he reluctantly retired from his many prestigious careers. The official story is “career exploration.” The real story is that the tigers unionized and HR got involved. In reality, Ryan is married to amazing and beautiful woman named Mary, who has given him more patience then he usually deserves...and a house full of dogs.  He spent many years working as a general contractor and carpenter, building and renovating homes. After a serious health scare forced him to reassess life and priorities, he stepped away from the physically demanding side of construction and transitioned into working as a quality inspector, where he now evaluates new homes for several national builders. While he no longer swings a hammer all day, the attention to detail and problem-solving mindset followed him into his next unexpected chapter. That chapter began one morning slightly hungover when he checked his email and discovered he had apparently purchased a mead-making kit the night before. Instead of canceling the order, he decided to see what would happen — and promptly fell down a very deep rabbit hole. What started as curiosity turned into an obsession. To date he has made more than 180 batches of mead. He plans to eventually operate **Barbarian Meadery**, where creativity, experimentation, and a refusal to take himself too seriously are part of the process. There are many more batches — and probably a few more questionable late-night purchases — still to come. Cheers. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Feb 25 - Silver Hand Meadery, Williamsburg, VA - A Reading by Stephen R. Lawhead (and mead) Feb 26 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Meadery Jam - bring your instrument Feb 26 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Karaoke Night Feb 28 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Anatomy of a Killer: When Doctors Become Predators Feb 28 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Mead and Girl Scout Cookie Paring Feg 28 - St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI - Barefoot Music party Mar 1 - Brothers Drake Meadery, Columbus, OH - Sabor Sundays - Salsa and bachata social Mar 5 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Paint and Sip Mar 5 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Meadery Jam - bring your instrument Mar 5 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night Mar 8 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam with Mike Rocke Folk Music Mar 13 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink Mar 15 - Jane Austen Society of North America, Columbia, MD - March Mead Madness - Mead Making class Mar 15 - Harvest Ridge Winery, Toughkenamoon, PA - Mead and Cheese Pairing Mar 15 - Frederick CUUPS, Frederick, MD - Mead Making workshop Mar 20-21 Valkyrie’s Horn Mead Competition, Minneapolis, MN Mar 21 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Armored Combat Exhibition Mar 28 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Bonsai and Cheers with L&J Nursery Mar 28 - Folklore Brewing and Meadery, Dothan, AL - Dothan Songwriters Festival April 11 - Mershon’s Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival April 11 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Wine Run 5k April 12 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 19 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Make a Sand Art Terrarium You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

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