Robin Goodfellow
11-15-2014, 09:24 PM
Been working my way through local offerings of meads in the last while.
Fallen Timber and Chinook Honey are tied for first place, neck and neck.
Fallen Timber seems more consistently available than Chinook, but anytime I'm out okotoks way, I stop by chinook and grab a few bottles.
Both make flawless traditional meads/Metheglins.
Fallen Timber's Hopped mead is worth a try.... It's hoppier than the hoppiest IPA. It is an *interesting* flavor. My wife really likes it... I don't know that I do, but look forward to trying it again.
My seven year old daughter hates it.
Also tried spirit hills... the one I tried was TERRIBLE. It was only one of several varieties they offer, but it was bad enough that I would probably not try again.
There's another brand, with a stained glass shield on the label... can't remember the name, but it was too sweet for me. May buy if I ever want a really sweet mead, which will probably be never.
Seen a few other pricier brands out there, but didn't care to risk them, when I was already pretty happy with either Chinook or Fallen Timber.
Love to hear other mead reviews, or anything else I'm potentially missing out on.
Fallen Timber and Chinook Honey are tied for first place, neck and neck.
Fallen Timber seems more consistently available than Chinook, but anytime I'm out okotoks way, I stop by chinook and grab a few bottles.
Both make flawless traditional meads/Metheglins.
Fallen Timber's Hopped mead is worth a try.... It's hoppier than the hoppiest IPA. It is an *interesting* flavor. My wife really likes it... I don't know that I do, but look forward to trying it again.
My seven year old daughter hates it.
Also tried spirit hills... the one I tried was TERRIBLE. It was only one of several varieties they offer, but it was bad enough that I would probably not try again.
There's another brand, with a stained glass shield on the label... can't remember the name, but it was too sweet for me. May buy if I ever want a really sweet mead, which will probably be never.
Seen a few other pricier brands out there, but didn't care to risk them, when I was already pretty happy with either Chinook or Fallen Timber.
Love to hear other mead reviews, or anything else I'm potentially missing out on.