Mead is having a moment in Alaska, and I am here for it! This meadery opened up about a year ago making it the second spot for mead in Homer as well as the 5th brewery/winery in this town.
The selection is excellent. There are several different varieties of mead to choose from including a barrel aged series. They also have a list of creative mead based cocktails to add to the experience. Since it was my first time here I went with a flight of 3 meads: the dandy lion, elderflower & Berry Berry. I also have never had a barrel aged mead, and I am a sucker for all things barrel aged so I got a taster of the Buffalo trace experimental 2x. The mead here is not overly sweet. The berry flavor was more tart than sugary, and very refreshing. Surprisingly, (but not so much bc the menu has excellent notes on each flavor profile) the dandelion mead was the sweetest of the bunch. My least favorite was the elderflower. I love elderflower in my drinks, but I felt like the mead didn't really showcase the taste of elderflower. I did like how bubbly it was though as I'm all about carbonation. The barrel aged one was definitely my favorite. It was so unique, and you could really taste the whiskey notes in it.
Service was fast and friendly. I believe I chatted with the owner or head brewer a bit who was very excited to discuss all things mead. They do have a build your own charcuterie board selection where the cheese and meats are priced by weight. They also offer a food special sometimes. When I went it was a beef barely soup, but I've seen in Facebook they've also done pizzas, oysters, roasted pig etc. they're active on Facebook and post their specials.
There was plenty of seating. Large picnic tables indoors as well as a few outdoors. They had some cool lighting, and a disco ball going inside. The music was funky. You could also peak into the barrel aging area.
Next time you're in Homer check this place out! They're definitely doing mead right. read more