Meadfest

What's the word "Mead" bring to mind? How about Honey & Vikings?

About 10 years ago, Ray Daniels launched a Mead Fest in Chicago. Since it's moved to Boulder now, several of us thought,"why not bring Mead back to the Midwest." We've already got a honey producer (Andy Hemken), a Mead Judge (Rich McKagan), and several Mead brewers, like John E. O'Brien and Jeff & Diana Kane in the Beer Barons club, so, it's a natural.

Rich, Andy, Jonathan Hamilton of White Winter Wineries (a Wisconsin Mead producer) & I are assembling Meadfest as another "ring" in the World of Beer " circus".

Kickoffing it off will be Andy on the speaker's stage, talking about growing bees & producing honey, followed by Jonathan launching into a brief into in Meadmaking.

Meadfest continues with Mead samplings, both homebrew and commercial; a homebrew Mead competition, and a series of demonstrations on producing honey as well as brewing beer with honey and, of course, making Mead.

The Beer Barons meet at Clifford's Supper Club on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM, with exceptions for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and occasional special events. See the events page for notices. Meetings are open to anybody 21 years of age or older and normally cost $5; however costs may be higher to cover costs for special events.

Clifford's is located at 10448 W. Forest Home Ave. in Hales Corners.

Beer Barons of Milwaukee
P.O. Box 270012
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53227

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