We were up in Bellingham for a few days and found this place by chance. We are so glad we did!…read more First, you have to go down the alleyway to get here. Google directs you to the front of the street, but it's behind it, in the alley. Parking right in front of it isn't busy. My husband got the strawberry rhubarb cider, and I got a flight with 5 ciders and 1 mead. All of them were excellent. We especially loved the cranberry and rhubarb ones. We got to meet the owners and cider makers. Super sweet and friendly. We hope to come back up and visit again someday!

It's a cute dive bar located in an alley. Definitely a locals only bar. I hear there's live music…read moreat night and it has a rustic barn vibe. Payton is adorable and a sweet bartender. The food options are really limited. And the whole place... is a cool vibe. And if you are into honey wine and like a local place - then this might be your place! You can at least try it once.

This place is absolutely slept on. AMAZING MEAD, amazing owner, and the best plus is he has an…read moreadorable friendly dog. We stopped in just before closing time and did a tasting which was only $10. The meads were all the best I've ever had and the perfect balance of sweet/tart. We left with 3 bottles and Mark even waived the tasting fee. Give them a shot the next time you're in the area, you won't regret it.

This place was an amazing find. Liz (Nacho Mama) is awesome. Had some good tastings and some…read moreincredible conversation. I recommend it highly. Bought a bottle to bring home... delicious!

We discovered Hierophant Meadery at Pike Market, where we were encouraged to visit for their Summer…read moreSolstice event in Freeland, since we mentioned we were headed to Whidbey already that weekend. The meadery is a quirky, welcoming, family-friendly spot and for this event they featured live music, cosplay (sword fighting in full armor) and fire dancing, along with food vendors. They have picnic grounds, a great taproom, and plenty of mead flavors. Bring your own food, because they don't serve food, only drink here, typically. Or visit during a special event, when they'll have outside vendors as guests and food available. For Summer Solstice they had Whidbey Pies (known for strawberry rhubarb, marrionberry and cherry pies) and a local wood-fired pizza maker. A hierophant is a guide to sacred mysteries, which feels like the perfect name for a spot prepared to introduce you to the mysteries of mead. We recommend checking out their online calendar, to catch an event here.

Super fun spot! We…read morecame here around 3 on a Thursday so there was no one else. Lots of parking! This place is very cute! Lots of sunny and shaded outdoor seating with some on a patio and some out on the lawn with picnic tables, or inside the building. This is only the second meadery I've been to, and I feel like their flavors are much lighter, without any that I tried leaning towards the sweet dessert style mead. They have flat and bubbly options, as well as some really cool flavors. They have preset flights but on certain days you can create your own, so that's what I did! I personally really liked the spiced apple, PNW chai, and the hopped meadjito was my favorite! They don't make food but they do have a fridge with some items to make mini charcuterie boards! I found out that they sell their products at pcc's and metropolitan markets so I'm excited to grab some more from there!

It's definitely an adventure trying to find the place, it's down the back alley behind the pizza…read moreplace and a roll down garage door. It's kinda a secret to find, but that makes it kinda fun. So I get to this place and unfortunately they were out of the classic so I went with his plum wine. It was great! But definitely still a bit tart to be considered perfect for me. Kind of a smaller bottle for the price but considering it's the best mead I've had I'm willing to pay it. I'll definitely be back to try the original honey mead! All and all I'm a happy customer.

We've been so impressed with Erik and his mead. Every single mead we've had is nothing short of…read moreamazing. Easily my favorite of all the mead that we've tried. He has an awesome variety of flavors (definitely some unique ones!). I also love that he sources just about everything (as much as he can) locally. Even for his t-shirts he is using a local company! Absolutely top-tier mead. Erik is a super nice guy, who loves what he does and does an amazing job. So glad to have found Aesir! Definitely recommend trying it, even if you don't know if or think you don't like mead, give his a try.

If you think you know Mead - you gotta try this place. The…read moreowners are amazing and the offerings are amazing. You will truly love this stuff to compliment any collection you may have. Highly rated!

We stumbled upon this place when the GPS took us on the wrong route to Chaberton Winery and lost…read moreour way. We decided to stop here when backtracking to Chaberton as it was on the way. Unfortunately the tasting of 6 different flavored mead made us a bit too woozy to go across to Township 7 vineyards for more wine tasting. Luckily there's a traveling tea shop on the lawn where we could sober up with some high tea food or sandwiches or charcuterie board. I never realized there are quite a fair bit of wineries in the Langley/Abbotsford area. You don't really need to go far to kelowna if you're short on time. We also saw horses out here. Too cute. And really a wonderful way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. This place specializes in mead. You can be a club member and there are special meads for members. They do a tasting for $10 which is waived with purchase of a bottle ($26). I love how the staff will tell a story or origins of the name for their different meads. Dry mead -- the original. I tend towards sweeter alcohol and I'm surprised I could drink this. Not overly sweet. It is light and crisp with a bit of bubbly (not fizzy) to me. Very refreshing. Ginger mead -- I like ginger but not in this mead. A bit herbal to me. Lavender mead -- it's the prettiest with the violet hue. It smells of lavender but the taste sticks for the longest time for me. Cranberry mead -- a light orange pink color. It's very tart. Vinum Regum -- 2 versions, we tried the reserved one which is aged for 90 days in oak barrel so it has a Smokey flavor like whiskey. It's really strong for me. Lvna (Luna) -- mulled mead which has winter spices like mulled wine. This is the sweetest. Very nice. They have other fruity flavors like pear. Lovely staff and definitely come here if you want some uncommon flavored mead.

Great wine selection and service. I went to the cashier directly for some recs. I got one bottle at…read morea good price and I was on my way. It was a local wine and paired well with my goodies from across the street.

I have been to this store several times and have never received friendly or helpful service. I've…read morenever been asked if I needed help; the staff simply don't seem to care. I saw a young male employee turn away from an obviously physically challenged elderly customer who was having difficulty opening the heavy exit/entry door. This store has a monopoly, being the only wine store on Granville Island, the owners should be grateful for all of the walk in business by tourists - instead they act like they deserve it. They should pay a visit it any BC government liquor store, and experience what great customer service looks like.