Zymarium Meadery
Zymarium 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
Estate
The meadery operates its own apiaries. They manage the bees and the land, ensuring total control from flower to bottle.
Traditionalist
Dedicated almost exclusively to honey, water, and yeast. They prioritize the pure expression of the honey over adjuncts like fruit or spice.
Tej
An Ethiopian honey wine fermented with gesho (a woody shrub) rather than hops or standard yeast.
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.
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.
Sustainability-Focused
Prioritizes organic honey, sustainable beekeeping practices, and minimal-intervention production.
Honey Varietals
Gallberry
Mildly acidic, clean herbal sweetness, slightly medicinal finish
Lychee
Extremely floral, perfumed, tropical fruit sweetness, very aromatic
Mango
Rich tropical sweetness, waxy fruit body, slightly resinous finish
Blueberry
Soft berry aromatics, gentle acidity, light floral honey backbone
Tupelo
Buttery, silky sweetness, vanilla-like smoothness, non-crystallizing
Orange
Bright citrus perfume, sweet orange zest, clean floral finish
Guava
Musky tropical sweetness, dense fruit aroma, high aromatic intensity
Meadowfoam
Marshmallow, vanilla frosting, caramel cream sweetness
Lehua
Delicate floral sweetness, light tropical aroma, very clean finish