Silver Hand Meadery
Silver Hand Meadery, est. 2016. A local producer focused on rediscovering and reimagining mead, the world's most ancient fermented beverage. Mead is created by fermenting sugars found in honey with additional herbs, spices, and fruits added to create unique flavors.
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Style & Specialties
Traditionalist
Dedicated almost exclusively to honey, water, and yeast. They prioritize the pure expression of the honey over adjuncts like fruit or spice.
Competition
Focused heavily on medalling in competitions to validate the quality of their mead.
Metheglin
Mead flavored with spices or herbs (cinnamon, vanilla, hops, etc.).
Cyser
Mead made specifically with apple juice/cider.
Melomel
The broad category for mead fermented with fruit.
Pyment
Mead made specifically with grape juice or grape must.
Traditional Mead
Honey, water, and yeast only. No added flavors.
Experimental
Known for producing meads with experimental flavors.
Historical
Specializes in reviving ancient or cultural mead traditions and recipes.
Sparkling Mead
Mead that is intentionally carbonated, either through secondary fermentation or forced carbonation.
Hyper-Local
Sources honey within a very tight radius of where the mead is produced and consumed.
Bochet Mead
Mead made using caramelized or burnt honey that is heated prior to fermentation, producing deep toffee, molasses, and roasted sugar notes.
Wild Fermented Mead
Mead fermented using non-commercial yeast strains from the environment or raw materials.
Honey Varietals
Clover
Light, clean, sweet, vanilla-like softness, extremely neutral base honey
Lavender
Strong floral perfume, herbal lavender oil notes, slightly soapy edge if concentrated
Mesquite
Smoky, molasses, roasted nut, deep caramel tones
Blueberry
Soft berry aromatics, gentle acidity, light floral honey backbone
Alfalfa
Mild floral-hay character, slightly herbal, very clean and neutral sweetness
Avocado
Dark, buttery, molasses-like, savory vegetal undertone, mineral-rich finish
Blackberry
Dark berry aroma, jam-like sweetness, mild tartness, rich floral base
Sourwood
Cinnamon-like spice, caramel sweetness, long clean finish
Star Thistle
Light sweetness, subtle spice, faint cinnamon finish
Strawberry
Very subtle berry aroma, light floral sweetness, delicate finish
Thyme
Intense herbal spice, savory notes, slightly medicinal finish
Tupelo
Buttery, silky sweetness, vanilla-like smoothness, non-crystallizing
Wildflower
Variable floral complexity, unpredictable balance of herbal, fruity, and earthy notes depending on season and region
Orange
Bright citrus perfume, sweet orange zest, clean floral finish
Buckwheat
Very dark, strong molasses, earthy, iron/mineral-heavy, malt-like depth
Carrot
Earthy, root-like sweetness, slightly spicy vegetal notes
Guava
Musky tropical sweetness, dense fruit aroma, high aromatic intensity
Meadowfoam
Marshmallow, vanilla frosting, caramel cream sweetness
Rosemary
Piney, resinous herbal notes, clean cooling finish
Peppermint
Cooling menthol, sharp herbal freshness, clean finish