Mead is the way to go! The location is a little weird and feels like you are in the wrong place…read more Breweries are great and all but it's nice to go somewhere different. Definitely get the feeling that locals are welcome but if you're not a regular you just not on the same level. I will definitely look for their products in the stores but I don't think I will come back to the actual brick and mortar location. Ryan likes to act exclusive so he would love this place.

First off - before Honnibrook, I would never have sought out a meadery. My conception of mead is…read morethat it's overly sweet and overly boozy. Honnibrook is different - their mead is light, refreshing and they had so many fun different flavors to try! Everyone at the meadery was so nice and let us try the base mead as we walked in, to set a baseline for a mead without any of the flavoring. It was again light, crisp and not syrupy-tasting. My husband and I ended up getting a flight of 4 - the slushie mojito, earl gray lavender, island hopper and huckleberry. The earl gray lavender was delicious - we ended up getting a bottle to bring home! My only critical feedback would be the flight options - they had several flight options (1 taster for $4, then flights for 4 or 8). There was no economical benefit to getting a 4 or 8-taster flight, versus just individual tasters, so don't think the flight pricing makes sense since it's just a per unit price regardless of how many tasters you get. Definitely will be recommending this place to friends! flight prices

Alexandria and Shane were such wonderful hosts and gave me and my family a wonderful experience at…read moretheir little shop!! The mead was so tasty and their selection was vast. It was so impressive seeing what they've done over the last 14 years and if you ever find yourself in Aurora you should go check it out!!

We absolutely love Dragon Meadery!! We first found them because we were doing a beer passport with…read morethe City of Aurora and we have been hooked ever since!! Ali & Shane have the best mead and their flavors are imaginative and super delicious!! They're an amazing couple that we will spend a couple of hours chatting.

Call before coming, it's hard to tell by the sign when they are open for sure but they aren't open…read moreWednesdays at all.

Amazing mead. Extremely friendly and knowledgeable owner and mazer. This mead is my favorite in the…read moreDenver area, I have been here a few times and each time there was more on the menu and we got a quick tour. As a mazer it's amazing talking to other mazers, sharing knowledge and passion for mead.

If you are interested in mead, I definitely recommend checking this place out. I did the $5 tasting…read moreand learned so much because the employee was incredibly knowledgeable and walked me through their entire selection. Because the single employee splits time between packing orders in the back and running the front, you might just need to ring the bell on the desk for assistance. The meads here are exceptionally smooth and well priced compared to others I have tried, which usually feel overpriced. I actually debated buying bottles and paying for a checked bag on my flight, but I ended up choosing their shipping option since the cost difference was pretty minimal. The space has limited seating and was fairly empty during my visit, making it a nice spot to chill for a bit, though probably not for a long hangout.

We were gifted a bottle of the reserve worth peach puree and it is SUBLIME. I hope we get a chance…read moreto visit here's in person and try more of their offerings. Also, a nice feature of mead is that an open bottle lasts much longer than wine made of grapes.

Antelope Ridge is the go to spot for your mead fix. The mead is over the top with tons of different…read moreflavors and styles. Service is always amazing. Dan the owner is a great guy and loves to chat. Would recommend to any and everyone who likes mead or wine!!!! Keep up the excellent work!!!!

A friend recommended Antelope Ridge Mead. It's a few doors down from my chiropractor and is open…read moreon Friday - Sunday. I met Dan while I was advertising the Humane Society's Pawtoberfest and to pick up a donation for the Humane Society's Fur Ball. Thank you for supporting the animals! I visited to have some mead and was quite happy that the menu has a quick note on the sweetness of the drink which helped me to choose my flight. I thought the PB&J was quite fun, because you can really smell the peanut butter! I think my favorite was French Blue or BBA Solstice. I invited some friends from work and they also enjoyed their drinks, unanimously voting the BBA Solstice as their favorite drink. There isn't food available in the meadery, BUT that means that you can bring in your own food to enjoy with your mead including a friendly food truck and nearby restaurants. There is a Pokemon Go Pokestop accessible from the meadery.

My spouse and I went to MeadKrieger for the first time on Halloween. They were doing a fun activity…read moreof watching the 1920s Phantom of the Opera and Nosferatu, costumes encouraged, and some drink specials, which sounded really fun. There were about 12 people inside watching Phantom when we got there and we received waves and compliments from several. I do believe one of the co-owners was the one who helped us at the bar and we were offered free samples. I ended up getting their Halloween special which was their spiced mead made blue with spirulina called the Draugr and my spouse got their oak barrel aged mead. We watched part of Phantom and part of Nosferatu before we left around 9pm because it was getting late. We had a great time and the atmosphere was really chill. We hope to be back soon. It was seriously some of the best mead I've ever had and I'm mead spoiled.

It was a snowy, cold, day and we wanted to get out of the house for a drink someplace new. We heard…read moreabout this place and thought to try it. It's downtown between 4th and 5th on Washington. The location is nice, it's is not particularly big but when we went it was comfortable and we found a seat easily. They have an outdoor patio that I did not photograph because it was dark. They have a tasting room and a little gift area. They showcase local art on the walls and have several games and toys for little ones to play with. They offer their own mead, meads and ciders from all over, non alcoholic drinks, wines, and an assortment of cocktails. They also offer pub snacks which we got the meat and cheese plate and giant pretzel. My 1.5 year old thoroughly enjoyed both and we were hungry so I forgot to photograph it lol. The mead was wonderful. They offer flights and my partner and I both had one. He got the warrior and I got the sweet as well as a DIY flight. The flights were very reasonably priced at 9$ for a flight of 3 which were decent sizes. The traditional was a nice easy mead, sweet but not overbearingly so. My partner really enjoyed the Ragnarboar which was raspberry infused. I loved the Oderir and would drink that warm in the fall. It was a great experience, our 1.5 year old was welcomed with us, loved the toys and the snacks and I was pleased to know and use the changing table in the bathroom. We will definitely be back. Can't wait for warmer months when the patio is opened.

We visited for the first time about a week ago and were pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of…read moredrinks. It's not often that I love most or all of them. But this place was great. They have events as well and tonight we went to their goat cheese pairing, and they brought in baby goats. It was the cutest thing ever. And it was fun and informative and of course the drinks were tasty as well as the cheese. Definitely going to put this place on rotation.

I love SVC's atmosphere! My mom has been an avid supporter since moving here in 2017 and I've been…read moreattending a game night here regularly for several months. Their patio is wonderful when it's available and the inside space has several different heights of tables with either backed chairs or backless bar stools. I am sober from alcohol so don't have much reason to drop in on my own; there is only one NA on tap and it's always a kombucha. Boring. There are so many killer NA ciders out there these days. It's up to SVC whether to welcome in the sober, the pregnant, the "I have a test tomorrow"... their choice is no, and that's fine, they pay in lost income. For those who do drink, though, there are 30+ on tap (which is why it's so disappointing they offer nothing for the rest of us). I've had their ciders before becoming sober and they have lots of options from pucker dry to knock-you-out sweet and everything in between. Lots of fun collabs with distilleries and wineries lend themselves to unique and funky batches. I love their quirky Japanese snacks and beverages, it really lends a goofy flair that gives the place a lot of charm! There are also some real food options these days as well which is nice to support effectively metabolizing alcohol so customers don't go home drunk. Ciders can sneak up on you!

Loved our time at Slaymaker Cellars. We tried a few of their meads and ended up really enjoying the…read moreMazer Series Electric Apricot (tasted like tart cherry to us, which was fantastic as we love cherry). They also have a good selection of Colorado wines and ciders to choose from as well. The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, and the staff was knowledgeable, passionate, and happy to walk us through everything. It's an easy place to spend an afternoon and definitely somewhere we'd return.

We stopped at this cute little town called Idaho Springs. Found this cute little meadery along one…read moreof the coolest looking towns where the goal mining started back in the day. They have 5 meads that they make locally. One mead is the one that I loved. Made from cloverleafs and only small batches annually. Where as the others are made throughout the year. The place is small but has outside seating on picnic tables with a pleasantly great view of the mountains. The mead is on the dryer side which is incredible. I've only tried sweeter ones. If you're out an about give this place a try.

I've never had honey wine before and I got to say it's delicious. They had at least half a dozen…read moredifferent meads to taste. From sweet to dry and everything in between. Treat yourself to this tiny little place in the Black Forest and you'll walkaway with a huge smile on your heart. One of the owners should be there to pour you a glass and tell you how they made it. Great service and great Mead !!

This one star isn't so much of an "it was bad" rating as opposed to "it lacked an experience"…read morerating. Not that there wasn't some frustration involved. Steven and I have practically become beer snobs overnight. With this in mind we are always looking for another brewery to try. Along the way we also got a taste for mead as well. Colorado is mostly known for their breweries but there are a handful of meaderies in the state as well. Almost all of them seem to be ran out of some body's home. Calling to see if a tasting can be arranged can be difficult. Some of the ones we tried to go to before act like they don't even want you to come over and try what they have to offer. One meadery owner acted like she was selling illegal drugs and said that she didn't want us to come over without an appointment and have the neighbor's become aroused because they see a strange car in the driveway. Hmmm. Colorado's breweries and meaderies are listed in a guide, a map if you will that indicates the various breweries in the state. The map has jumped the gun on several occasions and we went to breweries that haven't even opened yet. The brewery guide and map has been however accurate with hours of business with these places listed. Which brings me to the Black Forest Meadery. This was the only meadery that seemed to have established hours without the comment 'call for information' . This gave us the idea that this place was more established and ready to receive guests. The GPS led us through different parts of Black Forest, CO and eventually to a residence where the meadery is. There was a sign that indicated we were indeed at the meadery with an additional sign that said there was a wine tasting today. Under the sign that had the said name was a phone number to call to have a gate open to get to the residence. We called without no answer which eventually led to an answering machine saying that we reached Black Forest Meadery. Yes, we KNOW that already from the sign. There was no information stating their hours, just in case the map got it wrong again. Totally deflated we went back to the Interstate with no mead. So was the map wrong? Who knows. This leads me to my final rant of going to homes that run a business inside them. The residents can totally make up their own rules. That is fine but if customers get the idea that you will be around and you are not... well the customer feels kind of screwed. It may all be a question of seriousness too. Maybe selling puppies and making mead is more of a hobby and you aren't really open for business till you need some extra money on the side? Who knows what peoples motivations are. After some further thought it might had been a good idea that no one was there to let us through the gate. It might have been a very pressuring experience where a couple is reeeeeally pushing you into buying some mead or that puppy or whatever. Then you feel bad if you don't buy anything and they get frustrated at you because 'lil Susie had to wait fifteen minutes after soccer practice because they were dealing with the likes of you. It takes pressuring 'used car dealership' type sales to a whole new level because you are in some body's domain and not in your own or out in a neutral area. Who knows, maybe none of these stereotypes would come true at Black Forest Meadery there was no way to tell. That gate did not open.

Excellent mead as it should be! Not like wine, thank god. It…read morewas delicious and well brewed!

Enjoyed my first mead experience. Asked the guy all kinds of questions and he answered them all. A…read moredifferent kind of alcohol than I'm used to drinking (bourbon and beer). Was nice to experience something different!