Mead

[Real Men Wear Green]

I am starting to get into this. Any experienced mead drinkers have recommendations on the best one?

[nathanjizzle]

whats the difference between say a honey apple crisp ale?

[NumberSix]

Da fcuk is mead?

[Smoke117]

whats the difference between say a honey apple crisp ale?

Mead is made from honey, generally.

[nathanjizzle]

Mead is made from honey, generally.

i see. seems like an inefficient use of honey.

[gigantes]

whats the difference between say a honey apple crisp ale?

there's almost nothing in common except for the fact that an ale of that type is flavored with a bit of honey whereas mead is a wine-like higher-proof drink whose alcohol content comes from fermented honey. an ale is a warm-fermented beer whose alcohol comes from fermented barley mash in most cases. apples and oranges, i.e. totally different.

anyway, i haven't had mead in a long time. my brother brewed some a few years ago but i can't recall it well.


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side note-- i just had one of these the other night. speaking of apples, this was the best commercial cideri've ever had. far better than woodchuck, for example.

[oarabbus]

Da fcuk is mead?

How have you not heard of mead

[NumberSix]

How have you not heard of mead

Is "mead" a slang word or is it an actual thing?

[gigantes]

Is "mead" a slang word or is it an actual thing?

mead is one of the oldest man-made alcoholic beverages in history.


even before the age of cereal crops and the original product made from them (i.e. beer), if you had some honey you could make mead.

[dunksby]

Is "mead" a slang word or is it an actual thing?

You either don't read or stick to a strict type.

[DukeDelonte13]

i had it once and it was not very enjoyable.

i think the mead I had was like 20% alcohol, i'm no mean expert, i don't know if that's normal or not.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I would like to thank gigantes for coming the closest to sort of addressing the question.

i had it once and it was not very enjoyable.

i think the mead I had was like 20% alcohol, i'm no mean expert, i don't know if that's normal or not.

It varies. I think the one I tried was 12.5%. 20% would be much stronger and as you probably know when it comes to alcohol the stronger the drink the less likely it is to be easy to drink.

[gigantes]

I would like to thank gigantes for coming the closest to sort of addressing the question.

certainly. i'm not proud to say that i've tried a pretty wide range of boozes, directly shortening my life, but if i may ask, what enquires you in this recent mead direction, RMWG?

[Real Men Wear Green]

I...I...I...I tried some at a Renaissance fair. Don't judge me.

[gigantes]

I...I...I...I tried some at a Renaissance fair. Don't judge me.

EVIDENCE: as to why RMWG is one of my potential bros in life.