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What Does Mead Taste Like?
I know this may sound silly, but I've never had mead before - what exactly does it taste like? Is it more like wine than a beer?
I'm curious about what mead tastes like, too. I don't think I've ever seen it in a store or served anywhere. I wonder where it may be commercially available in Canada or the US?
I'd be interested in knowing what it should taste like before trying to make it.
What is mead? or What does mead taste like? are great questions.... There is HUGE variety in meads. Here is a article I wrote on the topic. http://meadery.wordpress.com/2010/08/21 … aste-like/
Happy to answer more questions and direct you to more resources.
Wassail!
Mead tastes like honey for the most part, from the few that I've had. It's a honey wine, after all, and that's exactly what it tastes like. The honey is very evident in the aroma and flavor. It's nothing like beer, at least in plain ol' water, honey, yeast format.
Of course, there are many ways to do it, as the linked article above relates. For all I know there's a lower alcohol carbonated version that isn't so meady but the three or four I could find on retail and the one that I made were all basically the same - honey, honey, honey. It's safe to say that if you like honey, you'll like mead.
I'm sure if you look around at your local liquor stores you'll find it. Just ask the folks at the shop, they'll probably be able to get it for you. It's not commonly found around here, but it's not unavailable.
BrothersDrake wrote:
What is mead? or What does mead taste like? are great questions.... There is HUGE variety in meads. Here is a article I wrote on the topic. http://meadery.wordpress.com/2010/08/21 … aste-like/
Happy to answer more questions and direct you to more resources.
Wassail!
I have a bad feeling about BrothersDrake. Gee, I hope I am wrong, but this post does not give me much confidence. And jumping in on a thread that is over four years old??? Followed the link (wince) and yes, this is an apparent expert, with their own meadery (sp). Guess we don't have too many guys doing mead on BKB, but this is not our normal type of participant. Am I being too closed here?
We certainly didn't mean to "jump in." Since question was an unanswered one (didn't even look at the dates....) and a good question, it seemed worth connecting. If is is not welcome, we apologize.
We included the link (not sure why the wince?) because it's a rather lengthy article on the topic. We started as homebrewers and then went commercial 2 years ago.
We'd like to support homebrew and encourage folks to work with mead.
http://gotmead.com is one good nonprofit place for information for those who want more or to see where meaderies around the country are.
Wassail!
I welcome all advice especially from a pro. Now if you were selling auto parts or something then I may get a bit annoyed.
I went to the gotmead site and found a local store that should carry some in state made mead, so I'll have to go over and find a bottle. So thanks for the link.
@Hogarthe Hope you enjoy. There is so much variety in mead. Some good options that are typically available are B Nektar and Redstone. Please do check out regional offering. Most meaderies are really small and self-distribute, so they have limited distribution. It can be really worth it to try an number of different kinds of mead. Just like you would not expect your favorite beer to taste like your favorite wine... a favorite mead is out there, it just might take a few different varieties and certainly different meaderies to really get a sense of what mead can be.
It's a great homebrew option, since you don't need to boil and everywhere there are people, there is local honey you can use.
Enjoy the adventure.
In my experience, mead is very difficult to find in a store. Most of the mead I have ever had has been home-made. I have made it several times, and it typically turns out to be very much like a dry white wine that has noticeable honey flavor. You could probably get a decent idea of what mead tastes like by stirring a teaspoon of honey in a glass of really dry chardonnay.
Mead CAN be sweet, and if you find it in a store, it probably will be the sweeter variety.
+1 to goodgood. at least the 1 example I've been able to try so far tasted that way. I'm still waiting on free fermenter to make my first mead, and I will be looking at the liquor store for another example. the one I bought was only $8 and change, so it might not be the best example, but it doesn't taste bad. I went all the way across town to get a mead made in TN that the company's website said was sold at a particular store, but when I got to the store I didn't see that company's mead, only the $8 one.
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