Saturday, July 2, 2022

Latest Buzz in the World of Mead, Vol. 01, Issue 05

Another issue of the Latest Buzz dropping now with info on Mānoa Honey & Mead, Colony Meadery, Brimming Horn Meadery, 2022 National Homebrew Competition winners, Honeypot Farms Meadery, and Valkyries Horn 2022 Home and Commercial Mead Competitions.

Mead Boosts Local Honey Value For Hawaiʻi Beekeepers

Nice little article from Forbes on Mānoa Honey & Mead in central Oʻahu.

Colony Meadery: Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market Vendor Spotlight

Short spotlight article from the Saucon Source about Allentown's Colony Meadery.

Brimming Horn Meadery to celebrate fifth anniversary July 2

Delaware's Cape Gazette dives into Brimming Horn's story ahead of the meadery's fifth anniversary today.

To celebrate five years in business, Brimming Horn will host a party [today] Saturday, July 2, at the meadery near Milton. Bands, vendors and food from Hammer and Horns will all be onsite. Brimming Horn Meadery is at 28615 Lewes Georgetown Highway, Milton. For more details, go to brimminghornmeadery.com.

Mead winners for the 2022 National Homebrew Competition

The American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) - the national not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the hobby of homebrewing—announced the winners of the 2022 National Homebrew Competition (NHC). Winners of the world’s largest amateur homebrew competition were recognized for the most outstanding homemade beer, mead, and cider.

Meadmaker of the Year Award – Sponsored by Redstone Meadery
Recognizes the best-of-show mead judged from all gold medal winners in the mead categories.
Allen Martin, Gilbert, Ariz., Arizona Society of Homebrewers.

2022 Mead Results

Category 36: Traditional Mead - 28 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M1C	Michael Wilcox of Wichita, KS	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2	M1B	Allen Martin of Gilbert, AZ	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3	M1C	Brian Stephens of Portage, MI	Keepers of Craft
Category 37: Cyser - 8 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M2A	Matthew Weide of Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2	M2A	Phil LaFleur of Loveland, CO	Weizguys Homebrew Club
3	M2A	Nathan Steigman of Saint Paul, MN
Category 38: Pyment - 16 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M2B	Allen Martin of Gilbert, AZ	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2	M2B	Jeremy Olsen of Minneapolis, MN	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3	M2B	Bill Boyer of Kennesaw, GA	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Category 39: Berry Mead - 17 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M2C	Lincoln Mettler of Edgewood, WA
2	M2C	Matthew Mead of Grand Rapids, MI	Michigan Mead Coalition
3	M2C	Chuck Beardslee of West Chester, OH with Cory Aldrich	Butler County Brewing Society
Category 40: Stone Fruit Mead - 8 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M2D	Eric Cockrell of Broken Arrow, OK with BOS Ranch
2	M2D	Matthew Mead of Grand Rapids, MI	Michigan Mead Coalition
3	M2D	Pavel Anisimov of Concord, CA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Category 41: Melomel - 9 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M2E	Matthew Mead of Grand Rapids, MI	Michigan Mead Coalition
2	M2E	Pavel Anisimov of Concord, CA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3	M2E	Gordon Mauger of Walnut Creek, CA
Category 42: Spice Mead - 24 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M3A	Scott Voak of San Diego, CA	QUAFF
2	M3A	Brian Stephens of Portage, MI	Keepers of Craft
3	M3A	Benjamin Daniels of Raymore, MO
Category 43: Specialty Mead - 37 Entries
Place	BJCP Cat.	Winner	Club
1	M4C	Michael Wilcox of Wichita, KS	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2	M4C	Vaughn Barker of Brookfield, WI
3	M4C	Benjamin Daniels of Raymore, MO

Cooperstown Beverage Trail includes Honeypot Farms Meadery

8 spots if you’re touring for wine, beer or cider around Hop City

Honeypot Farms Meadery

Mead, an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, often with another flavors added joins the customary collection of beers, ciders and wines. At Honeypot that includes things like currants and berries. Honeypot also sells other items like local honey.

Location: 5789 State Route 51, Burlington Flats

Phone: (607) 437-0463

For more information: Honeypot Farms Meade

Valkyries Horn 2022 Home and Commercial Mead Competitions are open for registration from July 2nd until August 26th, or until paid entry caps are reached.

"Valkyries Horn 2022 will take place September 9th and 10th. in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Our weekend for the competition has traditionally been the 3rd weekend of September. This year, we are holding the competition one week earlier to accommodate Mazer Cup’s new dates and location.

This creates a unique opportunity for judges and volunteers to efficiently participate in both competitions and there is little chance the planets will align in this way again. You can take advantage of the close proximity with an easy 6 hour drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Our special category for 2022 is Foraged Ingredients!

Make a mead with ingredients you’ve gathered from the wild. Ingredients must be gathered by you or a co-meadmaker. Commercial purchases and home grown ingredients are not permitted (honey/yeast are the exceptions). NO Mushrooms. No Federally illegal or restricted substances. No harmful ingredients.
But that’s not all… We are adding a commercial competition to the proceedings.
Valkyries Horn competition strives to provide entrants with the highest level of judging and feedback using experienced and high-quality judges. This premier competition is run by mead makers for mead makers. We will provide a very high level of judging for your meads, including some of the best home and commercial mead makers in the world. However, we can’t do this alone. We would encourage you to volunteer for what we know will be a very exciting event.
The competition judging will be held September 9th and 10th.
There will be separate Home and Commercial competitions.
The competition judging will be in-person.
Registration will open later this summer.
There will be an in-person Awards ceremony on September September 10th."

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