Rabbit Warren Mead is a project of the household known as The Rabbit Warren.  We brew for, and with the help of, our community.  We are not a commercial brewery.  We have a dedicated space in our home.  We are magically trained and brewing is part of our spiritual practice. 

We began brewing in 1999 and discovered that we really enjoyed it.  We are particularly fond of mead that includes spices (metheglin) and sometimes fruits (melomel). We have made over two dozen flavors, twelve of which are still in stock. 

Not being a commercial brewery, we are subject to laws which limits selling it and production to under 200 gallons a year.  On the other hand, we don't have to pasteurize it, which means we don't have to kill the flavor as commercial brewers are required to do. We do, however, set aside a limited amount of our mead to trade for donations to our honey fund.

If you would like more information about our mead, including trade rates, just let us know.  You can contact us at: mead@therabbitwarren.org.

Types of mead we have produced:

In Stock:

Traditional Mead - made with honey and yeast.  Made in 1999. Current batch bottled in Fall 2007.

Traditional Metheglin - made with honey and a blend of over a dozen spices that lends itself to a mulled spice flavor.  We brew this one every couple years. Current batch bottled in Summer 2010.

Cherry - made with honey and binge cherries.  First made in 2005. Current batches include some from Spring 2006 and a new batch bottled Spring 2009.

Ginger Rose Vanilla - made with honey, organic rose petals from our garden are combined with fresh ginger and a vanilla bean.  This is probably our most popular flavor and we have since taken to making it every year. Last batches bottled in Spring 2006 and Summer 2010.

Nasturtium Spice - made with honey, nasturtiums, clove and cinnamon.   Made in 2000. Current batch bottled in Fall 2007.

Licorice - made with honey and licorice root.   Made in 2000. Current batch bottled in Fall 2007.

Bouquet of Flowers - made with honey and a combination of over a dozen flowers resulting in a delightful flavor and an after effect of being able to smell the flowers.  We have produced this flavor twice. Current batch bottled in 2004.

Wildflower - made with honey and a combination of wildflowers.  Bottled in Fall 2007.

Raspberry Cin - made with raspberry blossom honey and a stick of cinnamon. Subtle and longer lasting than a fruit mead. No spice or fruit added.  Bottled in Fall 2007.

Orange Blossom - made with orange blossom honey.  No spice or fruit added.  Bottled in Spring 2006.

Pomegranate - made with honey and pomegranate juice. First made in 2006. Current batch bottled in Spring 2009.

Dandelion - made with honey and dandelion flowers. New flavor, bottled Spring 2009.

 

Out or Private Stock:

Blackberry Cin - made with blackberry blossom honey and a stick of cinnamon. Subtle and longer lasting than a fruit mead.  First made in 2005. Current batch bottled in Spring 2006.

Blackberry Blossom - made with blackberry blossom honey.  No spice or fruit added.  Bottled in Spring 2006.

Raspberry Blossom - made with raspberry blossom honey.  No spice or fruit added.  Bottled in Fall 2007.

Honeysuckle Vanilla - made with honey, honeysuckle blossoms and vanilla. Bottled in Spring 2008.

Orange Spice - made with orange blossom honey, cinnamon and cloves.  Bottled in Spring 2006.

Cranberry Spice - made with honey, cranberries, clove and cinnamon.  Bottled in 2000.

Strawberry - made with honey and strawberries.  Bottled in 1999.

Raspberry - made with honey and oris root which mimics raspberry flavor.  Bottled in 1999.

Tangelo Elderflower - made with honey, tangelo and elderflower.  Bottled in 1999.

Pepper - made with honey and peppercorn.  Bottled in 2008.

Blood of Dionysos - made with honey and blessed grapes (pyment).  Sacramental wine used only for ritual. First made in 2000 & 2006.  Current batch bottled in Summer 2010.

Milk of Inanna - made with honey and dominana.  Medcinal. First made in 2007.  Current batch bottled in Spring 2008.

 

For some basic information on mead brewing see: http://brewery.org/library/meadfaq.html

This page last updated on 7/18/2010.