Anyone ever tried mead?

[Book Lover]

Any recommendations as to brands or the like? Just color me curious....

[LisaLynne]

1. I made my own ...

last year and it turned out way too sweet! That's my only experience with it.

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. I had it once.

I can't remember what brand it was, but yes, it was way too sweet for my liking. And it burned going down.

[telamachus]

3. I make it....

honey water yeast (some PH adjusments and nutrients for the yeast) best age for at least 6 months best I ever had was 27 years old. I have some that I made 7 years ago for special occasions.

real mead is hard to come by...

www.gotmead.com

[JVS]

4. Not particularly wonderful

I can see why the switch to beer and wine was made. Smelled a bit yeasty.

Got mine at the museum shop of a museum in Germany that was displaying an exhibit on the Allemanen

[bif]

5. I've made it

And you have to age it at lest a couple years. It loses the sweetness.

[eyesroll]

6. I had some at Ren Faire once...

It would probably be way too sweet for me now, but it went down like candy then (I ended up pretty tipsy off of a relatively small amount).

[MichaelHarris]

7. In a castle in Ireland once

and only once

[frylock]

8. bärenmet

http://www.schwarze-schlichte.de/englisch/produkte/honiglikoer_met.htm

[Book Lover]

9. kick

Anyone else?

[ofrfxsk]

10. I cannot remember the brand but I've had a good honey mead

and will try to find it.

Don't mind me though, I like anything with alcohol in it.

[barb162]

11. once on British Airways, it was okay

[BrewerJohn]

12. I've only had homemade mead

Most of it is rather light-tasting, ranging from dry to moderately sweet. But at a recent meeting of our homebrewing club, a bottle was passed around that had been seriously aged--something like ten years. It was amazing; it had darkened in color and developed raisiny and plum-like flavors, comparable to a tawny port.

If there's anything commercial out there that's like that, I'd sure like to know about it. I probably lack the patience to try making it myself, though. Beer and instant gratification seem to be more my speed.

[MaryBear]

13. Yes, I liked it.

To be sipped slowly.