craft meadery

Episode 205 – Buzz Mead – Walt Talunas and Steve Occhiolini

This episode features Walt Talunas and Steve Occhiolini of ⁠⁠Buzz Mead⁠⁠.

Buzz Mead got started on a whim. 3 Bee Keepers Walt, Steve and George came together to sell honey from their apiaries. They make and sell a wide variety of cream and infused honeys. It was George that made the suggestion to start making mead. Walt has been home brewing for thirty years and already had experience making mead. Today it’s all about the creation process. What people want and what they can share and give them to have new experiences. Their perspective on mead is crisp, refreshing and full of flavor. Lots of bold expressions that give a tip of the cap to the styles that beer drinkers love.

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⁠Fraktured Sauce⁠

⁠Bowers Chile Pepper Festival⁠

⁠Chester County Bee Keepers Association⁠

⁠Philadelphia Bee Company⁠

⁠Independent Spirits Distillery⁠

⁠West Chester Growers Market⁠

⁠Philly Wine Festival

Episode 189 – Phila Mead Co. – Steve and Rich Kassabian

This episode features Steve Kassabian and Rich Kassabian of Phila Mead Co. Steve has been a home brewing hobbies for about 10 years.. He and his brother Rich always wanted to do something together. Rich brings his business education and experience to the partnership. Looking at the landscape they determined that mead was best to focus on. They saw that the mead industry was underserved and they felt that there was huge upside to make a mark with the consumer. All of their expressions are bold in flavor and have a wonderful wine adjacent drinking experience. They bring their passion, energy and creativity to the mead world. 3000 W Lincoln Hwy, Parkesburg, PA 19365 (267) 909-0021 – www.PhilaMeadCo.com – Instagram Be sure to support our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brewscuits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code fa2024 at checkout for 15% off your entire order.

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⁠East Falls Farmers Market⁠

⁠Los Angeles International Wine Competition ⁠

⁠Nektar⁠

⁠Dutch Gold Honey⁠

⁠Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild⁠

⁠Wine Condoms⁠

⁠Jacob Dombroski⁠ ⁠

Scott Labs⁠

⁠Free Will Brewing Co.⁠⁠

Cantillon Brewery⁠ ⁠

Scotts Mini Woodshop⁠ ⁠

Mother Compost⁠

Episode 110 – Obscurity Mead Hall and Cidery – Luke Goucher and Carson Souza

This episode features Luke Goucher and Carson Souza of Obscurity Mead Hall & Cidery.

Obscurity started with friends getting together and having a passion for beer. Carson had already been in the brewing industry for 10 years as a commercial brewer at a vegan brewery. Luke and Carson decided to get a little wild and play with mead as well. A adventure was born in the cornfields of the far west suburbs of Chicago. Mead was a challenge for Carson so he jumped right in. Luke and Carson flew around the country to check out some of the best mead makers and learn from their successes. This episode is a master class on brewing, fermenting and business. Obscurity is creating many tremendous expressions. Enjoy as we sample through their story.

21 S Main St, Elburn, IL 60119 – 630-320-2255 – www.drinkobscurity.com – Facebook

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Meadcon 2022

Braggot

Viking Braggot Company

Episode 89 – Mead Drinkr Tysen

This episode features Mead Drinkr Tysen.

We met Tysen at Cidercon 2022. Tysen and his brother-in-law Alan wanted to do something different. They decided to make mead instead of brewing beer. The passion is all about mead making and wanting to do it better. He loves going on road trips and visiting meaderies and of course, drinking mead. Tysen made his first mead in November of 2013. He enjoys learning from other people doing it and the science behind it. He’s a mead advocator and a fermentation educator. Enjoy this fascinating episode that discusses all things mead.

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Joe’s Agent Orange Mead

American Mead Makers Association

Monks Meadery

Aquafaba

Black Heath Meadery

Southern California Mead Club

Honey & Hops Brew Works

Sugarbelt Mead Festival 2022

Manic Meadery

Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery

Meadmaker.com

Meadcast

Episode 87 – Beach Bee Meadery – Curtis Blodgett

This episode features Curtis Blodgett of Beach Bee Meadery.

Curtis began his journey by considering opening a distillery. He and his wife Madeleine met with distillers to understand the process and what was needed to get started. They completed a meeting with a rum distiller and to decided to visit a meadery that was close by. They never had mead and they were totally blown away. Curtis was familiar with making wine and brewing beer, but he wasn’t familiar with mead. He looked at Madeleine and said, “this is what I want to do”. The whole experience was life changing. We got to talk mead, cider, yeast, barrels and so much more.

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5 89 Long Branch Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740 – (732) 403-3558 – www.beachbeemeadery.com –Facebook

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Melovino Meadery

Long Branch Distillery

Long Branch, NJ

Green Bench Brewing Co

Cidercon

Black Heath Meadery

Buskey Cider

The Veil Brewing Company

Armageddon Brewing Company

Episode 84 – Green Bench Brewing Co. – Brian Wing

This episode features Brian Wing of Green Bench Brewing Co.

For Chris and Brian the partnership began as home brewers. The brewery opened in 2013, all along, mead and cider was in the plan. They honed their craft and built up a following with their beer. They enjoyed drinking cider and mead so much in Florida. However, craft mead and cider was not common. They introduced mead and cider to the Saint Petersburg faithful in 2015. We had a lively and spirted discussion about Cidercon 2022, apples, orchards and all that is Green Bench Brewing.

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5 1133 Baum Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705 – (727) 800-9836 – www.greenbenchbrewing.com – Facebook

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