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    Honey & Hops Brew Works

    4.9 (28 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Kerry B.

    So let me just start by saying that I literally stumbled into Honey & Hops Brew Works. It is in Front Royal VA and I was headed to a brewery which was in the area. I had actually searched breweries on Yelp in Front Royal, but this spot didn't come up because it is classified under meaderies only. Might want to add beer and wine, because in my experience, typically people who like beer and wine also like mead. Honey & Hops has a clean feel and is progressive when it comes to places where you can have great brewed beverages. I had the pleasure to meet Adam who was wonderful. He introduced me to all of their varieties of mead. He also gave me good local directions to the Brewery I was trying to visit, which I actually thought was closed, until he explained that the main entrance was in the back. Honey & Hops is owned by 3 brothers, Adam, Isaac, and Ian. Adam is the mead brewer and he is a genius in my most humble opinion. The creeper is my absolute favorite. The Meads: Summertime Sesssion: Hopped Lemon 7% ABV... refreshing and delicious, it is like a sparkling wine with hints of lemon and honey Back Trails 13.9% ABV... semi sweet, blueberries and honey, slightly dry for a mead, loved this one! Crandemic 13.2% ABV... crisp cranberry deliciousness. Even if you are not a fan of cranberries, you will probably like this. Midnight Sun 12-13% ABV... tastes like a great tasting sweet wine CREEPER 10-12% ABV... OMG DELICIOUS, FIRE ... imagine a white with chocolate and Carolina reaper pepper, you can't can you? That is why you have to try this. I could drink this all day. It was that good. Suffice to say, I would come back to Front Royal VA just to have more of Honey & Hops Mead. What a wonderful experience!!!

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    Stacy W.

    Hubby had been wanting to come here so we took a trip up here. When we got here, they weren't open yet so we checked out some other spots. When they finally did open, we waltzed on inside. There was one other guy in there at the bar, since they had just opened. We didn't know it was a mead place. We were thinking brewery. Maybe we're not very bright. Idk. I had only had mead one other time before and wasn't impressed. We got our menus and a couple things sounded good so our bartender suggested a flight. We both did a flight and got different things so we could try more. I'm obsessed with the movie, scream, so I was excited Ghostface was on a bottle. Luckily I picked that to try. It was the orange screamsicle and it was good. It actually tastes like a creamsicle too. I also tried a raspberry, strawberry, a Chardonnay kinda one..idk what else. Hubby tried some things too. We ended up taking home a bottle of the lemonade one and then another one that tasted like Mexican hot chocolate. It had some capsicum peppers and cinnamon. I didn't even pick it for my flight. Hubby did and I ended up loving it. This place was so great. Our bartender was so friendly. It was clean and open and just so welcoming. I hope we can order online so I can get some more of the Mexican hot chocolate one. I loooooved it.

    Neal E.

    We stopped in this past Saturday to visit Honey & Hops Brew Works - a meadery that opened in Front Royal about a year ago. They recently moved to the current location to have more space. We entered wearing face masks and were greeted by one of the owners - Isaac. We found a place at the counter and opted for a full tasting, and then removed our face masks. The staff says masked the entire time. We were very impressed with all of their meads - I believe we tasted 9 meads. Most were poured from bottles, one was on tap. While I enjoyed most of them - my absolute favorites were: - Crandemic (Cranberry Melomel) - Orange Screamsicle (Metheglin spiced with Carolina Reaper peppers) - Back Trails (Blueberry Melomel) - Forgotten Hatchet (Cyser made with I think 7 different Apple species) I ended up buying a bottle each to take home of the Crandemic (great name during a Pandemic!); the Orange Screamsicle - which had a delightful intersection of sweet and heat; and the Back Trails - pure blueberry bliss! We also tasted a couple of Bochets (meads made with caramelized honey), and another made with coffee beans. Throughout the meadery - they have utilized the hexagonal honeycomb shape in much of the design and decor of the facility. Very cool! The staff was very nice. Check this place out! We all paid for our tabs contactless - using Apple Pay. #HoneyAndHopsBrewWorks

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    Megan M.

    Isaac is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about his craft, always willing to offer recommendations and share his expertise. His enthusiasm adds an extra layer of enjoyment to the tasting.

    Cold Brew Coffee Mead
    Alva R.

    My husband and I love this place! Nadia is super sweet, Jake is very knowledgeable and Isaac and Adam are always fun to hang out with at the bar. Their Mead is amazing! Raspberry and Crandemics are my favorite. Highly recommend.

    Loved all the drinks
    Maria B.

    What a great place to checkout. Has live music on scheduled days. Services are super knowledgeable on the drinks. They have games for a great meetup place. Visiting from Las Vegas and it's a must try on my list. Super cute town. Check it out your self#supportsmallbusiness

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    Rachel G.

    Creative and interesting mead, cyser, melomel, capsicumel in an inviting space. Creeper was our favorite and we loved tasting all the different varieties in our flight. We will be back!

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    Service is always great. Ambiance is relaxed with Live Music sometimes. Love the Cranberry Mead, and the Lemon is also excellent.

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    Great environment, amazing customer service, quality product. What more could you want?

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    Delicious mead. Wonderful service. Dog friendly! Staff was wonderful and accommodating. Very happy.

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    It's a great location with a really nice vibe to chill out and sample some of the best mead in existence.

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    Saga Meadery & Winery - Mead Flight.

    Saga Meadery & Winery

    4.6(17 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    We really had a nice time at Saga! I enjoyed the Puffs Sweet Heat and the Sunburst Citrus. I would…read morerecommend it and I'm hoping to come back in March!

    Our second craft alcohol stop of the day was to visit Saga Meadery & Winery. Saga opened last July…read more(July 2020) - right by the intersection of Route 55 and U.S. 340 in Front Royal. It was a cool, cloudy Saturday when we arrived. We were the only customers when we arrived, which was sort of cool - as we could insure social distancing. There are currently two tables inside - and a bunch of seating outside at picnic tables. It was threatening to rain - so we opted for the table all the way in the back. We entered wearing face masks, ordered, and then went back to a table and removed our masks. The staff person was masked the entire time. Saga offers two flights of Mead - so we tasted everything. I've seen some of the previous reviewers state during their experience that the meads were on the drier side - but at least for us - during our visit - the meads we sampled were on the sweeter side. 2 oz. pours for each sample - 8 meads in all. The inside of the facility is very cozy - lots of gorgeous hardwoods. The mead is actually made elsewhere - far to the South! The lady who was serving us - I believe her name was Annie, told us where the owner makes the mead, but I cannot recall where. Nice place and folks! We enjoyed our visit to Saga Meadery! Check them out! #SagaMeaderyAndWinery

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    Misty Mountain Meadworks - wall

    Misty Mountain Meadworks

    4.6(9 reviews)
    25.8 mi

    BLUF: Best mead in VA. Limited seating…read more Drinks (5/5): They have the BEST mead in all of VA. They use more honey than any other meadery I've been to. Usually meaderies use a lot of juice to save money on the honey, but not this place. If you tilt their bottles, it takes TIME for that mead to shift. That's how you know it's more honey than juice. It's absolutely amazing. I haven't had a single flavor here that I didn't like. You can't go wrong with anything here. The pricing is good. It's more expensive to buy a bottle here than from Mom's Apple Pie down in Bluemont, which is weird, since this is where the mead comes from. But either way, you support an amazing business. Service (5/5): GREAT service. The owner mans the counter and is so nice and explains the different flavors and the whole process! You get a mead lesson AND get to drink. Ambiance (5/5): So. You pull up to what seems like someone's backyard with a shipping container on it. The parking lot is gravel, there's PLENTY of parking tho, so don't worry about that. Then you just walk over to the shipping container and BAM you're at the bar. There is VERY limited seating, so don't expect to bring a whole group of people here and expect to sit down. You're lucky to find 2 seats next to each other. The scent of honey lingers in the air, making the whole room smell delicious. TLDR: Great mead.

    OUTSTANDING! Stopped by Misty Mountain after visiting a…read morelocal winery and was blown away by the excellant mead and oustanding service. We ordered 2 flights so we could taste all the current meads and they were all awesome, we couldnt pick a favorite. Richard the meadmaker was super friendly and knowledgebale telling us about the different meads, mead making process, and their farm/meadery. Misty Mountain has been making mead for 20 years! We have had mead from several other meaderies, this by far is our new favorite. You can order flights, mead by the glass and bottles. They also have other related merch for sale. Tasting room decor is eclectic, medievil, bee/honey motif. Bar seating as well as some tables. Gender neutral bathrooms, plenty of parking. My rating rationale  +1 Service +1 Food~Taste/flavor/quality +1 Presentation +1 Atmosphere/vibe +1 Value

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    Hill Top Berry Farm Winery & Meadery - Local honey!

    Hill Top Berry Farm Winery & Meadery

    4.4(126 reviews)
    78.7 mi
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    How have I never reviewed Hill Top when I have been going for 8 years?!?…read more I love this place. The servers are knowledge and friendly, and their wines and meads are so unique and well made. You can do a tasting of 8 of their wines and meads for $5, which is a great option if you have never been before. Hill Top is unique because it makes wines out of fruit, so you'll have wine here that you will never had anywhere else. I love their sweet melon wine, hunter's moon mead, and dragon's blood mead, among many others. Hill Top also has a great outdoor seating area where you can watch the goats and working dogs around the farm, with great views.

    Hill Top is a fan fave for me!…read more I wish they'd attend Norfolk VA wine festival again, I miss them so much. My husband and I visited on the Labor Day weekend. I have to always put Hill Top on my list when I am in the area. I ended up leaving with 12 bottles of wine and a jar of the wild flower honey. I wish they'd attend Norfolk VA wine festival again, I miss them so much! Emily "The traveling nurse", ended up assisting us during our time there. She was very welcoming, upfront and honest with her recommendations for our 2 flights that we selected. We chose from meads and berry wines as well. Emily didn't steer us wrong at all. After ordering we sat outside and enjoyed the breeze. Both flights came with oyster crackers and chocolate covered almonds. The Lavender and Persimmons was my fave selection. However, I couldn't pass up an opportunity to snag some bottles of Madison to go. The goats on site were too cute as well! I wish they'd attend Norfolk VA wine festival again, I miss them so much!

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    Maryland Meadworks - Outdoor seating

    Maryland Meadworks

    4.6(20 reviews)
    67.0 mi

    I pulled up to Shortcake Bakery, only to find them closed. I looked to my right and saw Maryland…read moreMeadworks. I peeped their website and noted that they sold Shortcake Bakery's patties, which is what I was looking for. Inside, this place is funky and fun. The staff were friendly. I tasted a few meads and went with the Mead Marian, a traditional mead, which was quite good. I also had the vegetable and curry chicken patties, which were excellent. The bathroom had a primer on bees, which was helpful and means I am minimally less likely to run screaming from them. I highly recommend siting and I am looking forward to returning.

    This place is awesome!! It's not very big, but it has quite the charm to it! Their logo is a bee,…read moreand in many instances it has the Maryland flag in its wings... it's so cool! One of the main mead ingredients is honey, which explains why they use a bee as their logo. They offer free tastings of all of their meads, and most of them can be in a flight of 3-5oz pours, depending on ABV. The Zanzibar and Mead Marian were my favorites -- one was their standard, and the other was their strongest. They were a lot of cool ones in between, like one having a coffee flavor, one being spicy, some being combined with fruits.... there was a lot of fun to be had tasting all of those. The honey taste really comes out most of the time. They don't make their own food, but they offer some snacks and sell patties and desserts from Shortcake Bakery, the shop next door. I had a chicken and veggie patty -- both were delicious and flaky! It also ended up being a night when a live performer was playing. I was devastated to see that I had just missed karaoke the night before though. The band was AWESOME, I have to say... very funky, and they weren't too loud either for the space. Some folks from my party got up dancing, so that's a good sign yeah?? All in all, I'd delightfully come back here just to hang out. Did I mention they have a bunch of board games? Pro tip: parking outside is EXTREMELY limited -- overflow is at the park across the street from Shortcake Bakery. After a certain time, you need to grab a pass from inside Meadworks.

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