Zen Bee Meadery
Zen Bee Meadery, est. 2023. Orlando's First Meadery featuring 20+ meads on tap, ranging from dry to sweet and traditional to modern styles, with emphasis on local honey sourcing and modern mead-making science.
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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.
Berry Mead
A Melomel specifically using soft berries (raspberry, blackberry, etc.).
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.
Acerglyn
Mead made with honey and maple syrup.
Experimental
Known for producing meads with experimental flavors.
Braggot
A hybrid of mead and beer (fermented with both honey and malted grain).
Hydromel (Session Mead)
Mead with low alcohol content, typically designed for easy drinking and higher refreshment profile.
Barrel-Aged Mead
Mead that is matured in wooden barrels (oak or similar) for flavor extraction and structural development.
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.
Honey Varietals
Cranberry
Tart, thin-bodied, sharp acidity, light red berry aroma
Lychee
Extremely floral, perfumed, tropical fruit sweetness, very aromatic
Mango
Rich tropical sweetness, waxy fruit body, slightly resinous finish
Sage
Light herbal floral, slightly savory, clean dry finish
Blueberry
Soft berry aromatics, gentle acidity, light floral honey backbone
Blackberry
Dark berry aroma, jam-like sweetness, mild tartness, rich floral base
Strawberry
Very subtle berry aroma, light floral sweetness, delicate finish
Tupelo
Buttery, silky sweetness, vanilla-like smoothness, non-crystallizing
Orange
Bright citrus perfume, sweet orange zest, clean floral finish
Carrot
Earthy, root-like sweetness, slightly spicy vegetal notes