I'm looking to try some mead. To those of you who have,

>>8063100
i've only ever tried Moniack and Lyme Bay, seem to be the only popular ones in the UK. I like both, very few places seem to stock it, some specialist wine places or Amazon are my go to. It's reasonably worth it, i wouldn't drink it regularly but its really nice once in a while
If you like honey and a sweeter wine then you'll love mead

What country are you from?

I know of a few decent English makers

>>8063129
>>8063128
I'm in the US and unfortunately in Jersey, can't ship alcohol here. Luckily NYC is close by, so knowing some good brands and hoping I find them somewhere in the city is probably my best bet.

>>8063100
Fully fermented mead tastes like a drunken diabetic's piss

>>8063146
Jersey is not in the US lol

>>8063100
Brew your own. It's pretty easy in small batches, and if you have a $20 to drop on some quality honey you can easily brew quality stuff. Only downside is waiting for it to age.

>>8064590
New Jersey, you know what I mean

>>8064608
Thanks, I'll look into that

>>8064587
I'll... keep that in mind

I've never been able to make good mead. I've never had problems making beers and wines - even my experiments where I've made wines where its just random fruit juices mixed together have tasted better than my mead.

The least horrible one I've made was aged for just over a year and even then it didn't taste of honey - just vague but drinkable white wine.

Here you go senpai, B Nektar makes good stuff and has a good variety of flavors too. They dony really make a "plain mead" but ive homebrewed unflavored mead before and it really isn't too great.

http://www.bnektar.com/locations/new-jersey/

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>>8065076
Yeah, I figured brewing it wouldn't be easy. Especially since I have no experience brewing anything.

>>8065078
This is exactly what I was looking for, and some of those locations are really close by. Thanks a bunch!

>>8065102
Do you have the full name on the skooma bottle? I can only make out Desire Mead but that doesn't lead me to this.

The one on the left, seems nice, doesn't seem like they're selling it outside the UK yet though, shame.

>mead

t. Madam Rosmerta

>>8063100
My brother is really into mead. Manhattan anon here, if you're coming into the city then the other anon's suggestion, B. Nektar is going to be somewhat easy enough to find and is pretty good. Good luck finding it for less than 20 a bottle though. I'd suggest starting with the most 'regular' mead you can find and then branch off from there based on your tastes; don't try a silly barley-d ultra dry mead with hops right off the bat. Most people I know who are into mead live in Brooklyn and homebrew themselves, since it's kind of expensive and somewhat hard to find here.

>>8065083
Happy to help. Also brewing it isnt hard at all, but honey gets pricey and it doent taste as sweet or "honey flavored" when you make your own. Not to mention equipment cost.

>>8063100
I usually buy a bottle or three from a local medieval festival once a year.

Cherry mead is fucking goat.

>>8063100
Schramms is the best and B nektar is pretty good

>>8065083
>>8065076

I buy quick mead kits from Ambrosia Farms. They give you a gallon of good mead in 2-4 weeks. It's very easy to make and the kits are 10$.