A Centuries-Old Drink Is Making A Big Comeback, Modern versions – made with honey and hops – are far from the gimmicky drink of Renaissance fairs., Were Seeing It Everwhere: Mead, Mead! How medieval! Larson has a dog in this fight, so take his word with a grain of salt; hes operations manager at beekeeping supply store Bee Thinking, and honey is the primary ingredient in mead, which is made from a fermented mixture of honey and water. (Often grains, hops, fruits, and spices are thrown into the mix, too.) Hes right, though, that mead is having a moment. Although it may be disconcerting to those who know it only as the gimmicky beverage of Renaissance fairs and Harry Potter conventions, theres a lot more to the new mead movement. Everyone from critically acclaimed restaurant Aska to hipster home-brewers are embracing the stuff.Continue Reading...
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