Episode 005 wrapped up our solo podcast content (for now), and in Episode 006 we finally branch out into the information you really want, interviews with the influencers in the meadmaking community. We embark on this journey with the mead mistress herself, Vicky Rowe. Having been involved with the meadmaking world since the late 1980s, Vicky has been influential in watching the industry grow and develop. From the early 1990s, Vicky has managed GotMead? into one of the premier meadmaking resources available online. Follow along as we discuss Vicky’s passage through mead discovery, the development of GotMead, and her plans for its future.
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Drinks in This Episode
Allen: Belgian Meadjito from Crafted Meadery
Tysen: Showbear from House Bear Brewing
Vicky: Ram Island Lavender Lemonade from Maine Meadworks
Links in This Episode
- GotMead.com
- The Mazer Cup
- Kookoolan World Meadery – Unfornately the tasting room is downsizing and selling off the mead stock, so they can focus more on the farm and meadery.
- Mahlab
- Penzey’s (a great source for spices)
- How to prepare a prickly pear
- Things by Ken Schramm
- Moonlight Meadery Mead List – Look for Fury
- Chaucer’s Mead
- SCA: The Society for Creative Anachronism
- Mead Lover’s Digest
- AMMA
- Maryland Meaderies
- BJCP 2015 Mead Style Guidelines
- BJCP Mead Fault List
- UC Davis Honey Flavor and Aroma Wheel