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Mead, a fermented honey beverage that is older than the wheel, has been known by many different names throughout its millennia of existence. Here are 4 cool facts about it.
The fermented honey-wine known as mead was the nectar of Vikings and the toast of Anglo-Saxon England, enjoyed by warriors and lords (and ladies) alike. It has been produced worldwide, with scores ...
Home-brewers have embraced mead, or honey wine, the drink of choice for many ancient cultures. If you want to whip up a batch of your own, follow these steps.
Mead, that drink of viking saga and medieval verse, is making a comeback. But this ain’t your ancestors’ honey wine. “It’s not just for the Renaissance fair anymore,” says Becky Starr ...
People have made mead and wine for thousands of years. But besides having similar origins, these fermented drinks actually ...
Mead is a drink made by fermenting honey instead of grapes, resulting in a libation that can be either dry or sweet . Mead: A taste of honey 03:31 (CBS News) Since the beginning of time, ...
On 60 acres of farmland in Hockinson, Mike Wright and Kelly Collins are engaged in the seemingly oxymoronic task of modern mead-making. Yes, mead — that honey-based, musty, boozy drink found at ...
BLACKSTONE (CBS) - An ancient form of alcohol is gaining popularity. Mead was the drink of choice for Vikings and now it's making a comeback. Inside Crave Mead in Blackstone, Rachel Humphries ...
Mead was the drink of choice in ancient Greece; Danish warriors in the Old English epic poem Beowulf cavort in King Hrothgar's mead hall; the Welsh bard Taliesin (circa 550 CE) is credited with ...
Some argue it’s the oldest fermented drink, though the Renaissance fair connection is off-base: Honey is an ancient and virtually global sweetener, and mead has roots in China, India and Africa ...
This year, in addition to dipping apples into honey, my family will be drinking it as well. Not in its viscous, sticky form, but as mead an alcoholic honey wine, which is a bit yeasty and light in ...