If you are interested in mead, I definitely recommend checking this place out. I did the $5 tasting and 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. read more

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We were gifted a bottle of the reserve worth peach puree and it is SUBLIME. I hope we get a chance to 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. read more

Best mead EVER!!!!!! If you've never tried Redstone's mead, do yourself a favor and go get a flight and taste all their magical concoctions! They're absolutely delicious. The sunshine nectar and prickly pear ones are soooooo good, but I honestly enjoyed every single flavor. The guy working there was an absolute gem, so dang nice!!!!! They have some really special reserve aged ones that were to die for omg so smooothhhhhhhh! Obsessed. read more

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Epic Mead. This company helped pave the road for the mead on the market today. Redstone's mead is amazing with a variety of flavors. This is a must go to when visiting Boulder. Extremely knowledgeable about their products. read more

I love Mead and Meaderies - there are not a lot of Meaderies around - so whenever I find one - I make a "bee"-line there (a little honey/mead humor there...). It was close to their advertised closing time on a weekday afternoon - but I made it with time to spare... The young lady pouring my mead tastings was very nice, although I think she was fairly new to the job. I enjoyed tasting all the meads - even the ones I would probably never order a full glass of. I probably need to fly out to Colorado, get a rental car, visit Redstone, buy a ton of Mead and drive it back to Virginia! So good! #RedstoneMeadery read more

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Out and about Boulder CO. Winery hopping & decided to change it up, Redstone Meadery is a great stop & change of pace. A must try. read more

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Complimentary wine tasting! Such nice staff and great selections. Had to get 2 bottles to go and mead infused chocolate! A great little place to stop and have a great tasting and nice conversation. read more

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This was a cute little stop I really liked some of their sparkling meads. Unique flavor, along with very knowledgeable mead sommelier! the Sunflower mead was awesome! We got to taste a ton for not very much $$$. I love the bottles and branding very cute very local forward! I'm glad we stopped here but it's not the event that some of the other winery/brewery stops in Boulder so don't plan on spending hours here. read more

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Heavenly, absolutely delightful! On a whirlwind booze tour we had to stop by the meadery! I timed it so that we could enjoy the live music while learning and enjoying mead culture and it couldn't have been better! We began with a super sampler of almost all of their offerings, including a boysenberry mead, a hoppy mead, and Cizer! Yes, a mead cider combo - color me happy! The employees were knowledgeable, but the patrons were eager to share their love of mead as well. I met some colorful characters who were so excited and amplified my new found love of mead. The music was great! Two musicians enhanced the experience greatly. The tasting room is small, but packed with personality! There are bottles of mead from all over the world, a couple of small tables and many fun products for purchasing. See photos to get a glimpse, but get your butt there to actually enjoy it! Every detail is perfection, the delicious drink is complemented by the blue glass packaging. When my wish comes true and they open up a meadery in Denver, I will become a regular. Until then, this is a good enough reason to venture out to Boulder on its own! read more

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One eyebrow was cocked up when I saw my OC transplant friends drive through an industrial area. I thought we were going to a mead tasting? I had no idea what mead was and how it was made but I had visions of sprawling bee hives and scenic meadows or something like that. Think Napa.... To my surprise, this small little place was a gem! We got a free meadery tour with complimentary samples at the end. Score! I was so impressed with the process and the quality that I opted to buy a $5 sample of their more expensive apple mead reserve. If I only had more money left for my vacation, I would have bought a case. Good thing for me that they sell their product online so I can have it shipped to me in California. I'd go back to get another tour and another flight of free samples! read more

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Love that Boulder has a meadery!!! Really vast selection of meads (including some sparkling ones, which were very interesting and good). The tasting is free with the option to buy additional tasting of their reserve meads - READ: you totally should buy those tastings... All in all a very good and unique place that is a must visit when you are in town. :) read more

First time trying HONEY beer and boy was it yummy!!! They have a free tour and sampling, and the guide was so full of energy and laughter! Loved it! Nothing is running on Saturday, so try to come out on the weekdays if possible. They were so chill with me getting repeat samples. I ended up buying 3 bottles for myself and would have bought more if I had more luggage space!!! Nectar of the hops was my favorite!!! OMG, can't wait to share this with my family!!! read more

Great way to spend extra time in Boulder! After returning my rental car at a Hertz a couple blocks away, I managed to run to Redstone Meadery just in time for a tour. The tour group consisted of me and 2 other "tourists". Our guide was informative and answered all my overly-specific questions. Overall, I learned a lot about the mead-making process, and it was fascinating to see everything it takes to produce bottles of mead. Our tour ended with a FREE tasting. Yes, FREE. You get to try a variety of their meads. I enjoyed every single one. If you enjoy a specific flavor, you can also purchase a full-sized glass to drink on-site or a full bottle to take home. I would have purchased a full bottle if I could take it on my carry-on... Not sure how often they change their flavors, but my personal favorites include: - Black raspberry - Apple - Black currant - Plum - Nectar of the hops (it's like mead and beer had a baby) - Passion fruit If you enjoy mead, learning new things, and/or free samples, check out Redstone Meadery next time you're in town! read more

Kudos to the red-headed server who handled our group of 13. She provided a free tasting for all of us with humor and ease. Some places might get annoyed providing a tasting for such a large (and slightly inebriated) group, so it is much appreciated. I was super pleased with the variety of sparkling ciders and mountain wines available (about 10-12). My favorite is the red raspberry cider, which I decided to order a full 10 oz glass of. The mead filled chocolates are also a lovely, little delight and well worth trying. The Meadery is fairly small and only has a few tables in their taproom, so it's not the type of place you can hang out for a long time. But fun to stop by for a quick tasting and/or tour of the Meadery. This part of Boulder has a lot of breweries and distilleries in the area within walking distance. Redstone is a nice stop if you're looking for try something a little different. read more

Mead is good. Redstone Meadery is fantastically good. That's really all you need to know... Fine, fine. I'll give you more, you demanding reader, you. You can take a tour of the Meadery. A very fine, knowledgeable tour. You can do a tasting of all their meads. For free no less! Some mead is carbonated. Some is not. They are all still delicious. You can purchase bottles to take home with you. And if you go back you can return the bottle and get it refilled for a dollar less. There really isn't any food here, unless you count the miniature Chocolove bars they sell so plan on eating before or after. (My suggestion is before. These meads pack a punch!) Nectar of the Hops is my favorite. Try it please. read more

I think it's safe to say that because of this place, my husband now has an infatuation with mead. He has even started making his own. We have even brought (many, many) out of town friends here. We have bought many bottles to bring home and give as gifts. They even have mead-filled chocolates. The samples are plentiful, and free, and there are a few if you try they ask that you pay for, but it's a minimal amount for the total amount you've been given for free. If you're into mead, or not sure what mead is and want to give the sweet honey wine a try, come on out here. It's a fun little place (and it's won a ton of awards!). read more

There's something romantic about mead. It conjures visions of dark-hardwood halls filled with warrior men sporting impressive beards and women with thick braids and iron fists. It calls up the lonely calls of wolves in the mountains high above the fields of heady-scented heather, and urges one to hunt dragons, conquer savage ogres, then brag about it around a bonfire. Served in delicate crystal with an elaborate gourmet meal, or in hearty steins around bar-ba-que'd game, it summons the inner Scots-woman in me. It makes me want to watch Beowulf, haver in Gaelic and do some push-ups. So come to Redstone and turn your weekend into an old English ballad! Take the tour and learn why this libation is superior to all others, then sample their wide variety to find the one that fits your unique niche. Satisfy your environmentalist facet by returning the empty bottles to be refilled (at a discount!) Then bask in the gastrointestinal glory of this most precious link to mighty heroes and ancient kings of the dark, wild north. read more

OH CYSER! I really wish we had been able to do a tour but they only do them at certain times so if you are planning on visiting you should check ahead. Yes they have free tasting, but if you are going to stop in you should at least try the reserves because they are really where it is at. The prices are a bit steep for the product but considering the amount of people in the Mead making business locally they can pretty much do whatever they want. We took home a bottle of Plum Mountain Honey Wine, Vanilla Beans and Cinnamon Sticks Mountain Honey Wine (only available seasonally) and the 2004 Cyser Reserve. If you are trying to find a good locally made gift I don't think you can go wrong with a bottle of Mead. The Sunshine was my favorite of the Nectars. read more

The Redstone Meadery is a great place to stop to taste meads if you aren't familiar with them. Their free tasting includes around 10 different meads, some sparkling, others more like traditional wine. Their reserve meads are an additional fee as a couple of other reviewers have already mentioned. A bottle of mead will run you between $13-$21 and most are refillable, so save your bottle and bring it back. Refills are about a dollar or so cheaper. read more

Redstone is a local treasure. Not only do they produce high quality meads--as Rachel Ray would say, Yum-O--but they're quirky and support local businesses. And if you want to talk about personality, just spend a little time at the actual meadery. They are very cool, conscientious folks, and they are very dedicated to promoting mead. read more

A friend visiting me wanted to come here and it dawned on me that I've been to many different types of places but not a meadery. On top of that, we walked in on the tour so it was a major bonus! First impressions are important but the guy who led the tour blew it out of the water. He had a great tour, super personable, provided not only many samples but described each one. It was one of the best experiences I've had of this type. I was super impressed and on top of that their products was pretty amazing. I had the Sunshine Nectar a couple weeks before so I knew what I was getting into and, after tasting the wide variety, I maintain it's their best! I would definitely recommend checking this place out! read more

Redstone Meadery makes mead - a honey wine - which is the oldest form of alcohol out there. As our tour guide pointed out, mead makes a comeback about every 3,000 years. They have tours every Saturday at 12:30 and at 1 pm and 3 pm Monday through Friday. You get to taste all of their meads for free except their special reserves, which are $3 a glass. I picked up the boysenberry mead as a hostess present. read more

Once upon a time, we invited our friends to join us for a feast. They arrived bearing gifts of their friendship and mead.That was many long years ago on a balmy summer day. The feast ended well and everyone declared loyalty to the new found nectar of Gods called mead. To this day, we stand loyal to the mead. And to declare to the world our fierce love for it, we even embarked on a journey to see the place where this gift to mankind was being created. It pleased us to gather knowledge of the process of making the mead and we took added pleasure in the fact that they offered us some mead as refreshment to quench our thirst from the journey. Their offerings on the tour were many. Except for the mead that they reserve for some higher nobles ,who pay to get a taste, they offered us all else. We were regaled with countless stories on the walk around the meadery, each one more wondrous than the one before. This mead is wondrous and we stand loyal and partial to it. Signed on this day of January By the common folk of Colorado read more

First brought their meads into the state of Missouri back around 2009; and had their Mead on tap this weekend at Krokstrom restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri. Excellent meads! Great job! And the owner is a great guy! Keep up the good work! read more

Great stop if you're interested in learning about craft wine making. I didn't know much about mead so found the little factoids very interesting. The tour is pretty quick - it's a small place. But the samples are where it's at. I believe we sampled 6 kinds of mead - very generous portions for a free tasting. Of course we spent over $100 on mead to take home, but you know, it was all in the name of supporting the local economy. It's very close to Boulder Beer, so maybe you can make a little afternoon out of touring, eating and drinking! read more

Redstone Mead is at the top of my list of all time favorite treats. It is a treat because we don't get to Colorado often, but when I do, I make sure to have an ample supply packed in the luggage. Their mead is delicious! Their sparkling mead is my favorite by far; picture a warm sunny day, bare feet on the banks of a river or in the grass, the company of friends, and a glass of their Sunshine Mead...this is my heaven. The folks at Redstone are superb in their mead, their friendliness, and everything in between. Love love it! If you haven't had any, try some! read more

So we roll in a little parched after following the GPS from Denver and the effervescent mead quenches our thirsts kersploosh, not parched anymore. We all tried a few of the other offerings, me trying the most because I'm the biggest drunk, all delicious and unique. We then went on the tour, well if you can call walking in a circle around a small room a tour, it was nice and informational. I reccomend giving this place a shot and praying that the bees make more honey because we need more mead. read more

I'd never been to a meadery before, so I was quite excited to try this place on a trip to Boulder. This place definitely met my expectations and I got to take some great stuff back with me. As others have mentioned, you can try 11 sips for free. I thought they would all be quite sweet (I've not really had a lot of mead before), but most of them were pretty dry. I particularly loved the Pino Pymen and the Black Raspberry Nectar. I enjoyed the Nectar of the Hops and the Sunshine Nectar as well. The only one I didn't care much for was the Vanilla Beans and Cinnamon Sticks Mountain Honey Wine. The cinnamon was a little too much for me. Their prices are around $15-22 for their traditional meads and around $45-50 for their reserves. I did not think this was unreasonable given the quality of the mead. The staff person working was friendly and quite knowledgeable. He gave us a lot of great information about the mead. I like that you can also order their products online if you don't live in the area. Additionally, the staff person gave us information about distribution in our state. I thought it was great to know that we could get some of their products where I live. read more

Our first trip to Boulder, we found this little meadery just to visit a meadery (and see the workings) -- and the little tour was terrific. We went home with a mixed case of mead, and friends have been bringing us bottles every time they come to visit. This time, we went prepared to carry home a couple of cases -- so skipped the tour. But if it's your first visit -- don't scrimp on time. The tastings are great -- and you can generally taste any of their varieties before you buy. It's in a funky location -- a little strip mall next to a auto repair (I think that's what it was) but don't be deceived by the clever camouflage -- it's really a magic honey-wine emporium. read more

The tour was interesting and fun, and the samples at the end were delicious. I wasn't familiar with mead before taking the tour here, and I've become a big fan. Anyone looking for something different and fun to do, stop by Redstone and sample some mead! read more

They let you taste everything, the staff is really nice as well. I loved the mead, excellent stuff. It is a bit pricey, but well worth a bottle or two. They also make excellent gifts. read more

We love mead, and we were on vacation outside of Denver last weekend, so when I saw there was such a highly-rated meadery nearby, I had to drive out to Boulder to check it out. It was totally worth the trip. They have all different kinds of mead, from the very dry to the very sweet, and the tasting covers every mead they make (other than a couple that they were, sadly, out of.) As explained on their site, this tasting is completely free except for the "reserve" tastings, which actually means the tasting is 6 dollars, because you absolutely do want to taste the reserves. 6 dollars is still impressively cheap to taste a huge lineup of all different kinds of meads, all of which are very good. And, except for the reserves, they're all surprisingly cheap, too. We would totally have bought bottles of several of them to take back, if we hadn't gotten there by plane, and thus rather limited for space. So we only bought one, to drink at the hotel, which was excellent. Fun tip: they also sell mead by the glass, to drink on-premises, which was surprising, you never see that in tasting rooms in California. The more surprising thing: for 4 dollars, we were expecting a pretty small glass, but nope, it was rather large. Another fun tip: they also make chocolates with their reserve mead inside. They were also excellent. read more

My husband and I stopped in on a Thursday afternoon to check out the tour. We were the only visitors then so we got a personalized experience :) A bit over an hour later, we had tried all of their meads (except the "Reserve", since we figured we had sampled enough by then!) and learned a lot about the mead-making process. It was very cool to see all the equipment and surprising how much they can produce with what looks like a small operation. Our guide Spencer was very informative, and happy to chat and answer all our questions. I liked pretty much everything so it was tough to only pick a couple bottles to bring home! Neat place to check out, very glad we stopped by. read more

You like honey? You like wine? How about wine fermented from honey? The term for honey wine is mead, one of the most unique forms of wine! FREE samples of wine at any time during business hours! Fun fact, according to the staff, if you taste all the available types of wine, the volume will come out to one glass of wine. In addition, there are tours Monday through Friday at 1 and 3pm and Saturdays at 12:30pm. I didn't do the tour, but I definitely can speak to and recommend the wine tastings! Several different types of meads are available, my favorite of which is the boysenberry. It is a cross of the European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry, and loganberry. After the wine tasting, I couldn't resist but get a glass of it for $4. For just an extra $3, you get to keep the glass, which has the Redstone Meadery logo on it - very aesthetic! Such a good deal for a pour and the glass together! If you are a fan of sweet, fruity, and slightly bubbly wine, then this is definitely a must-visit! The facility is kind of small and there is not a lot of seating area, so big groups will be tricky. If I remember correctly, there was only seating for around twelve people, but sufficient empty space for standing. read more

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Ok this place is really cool. Tucked away in some kind of light industrial area, it might be easy to miss. You don't want to though. If you don't know what mead is, look it up. Alcohol made from honey basically. Nectar of the gods. We went on the tour and it was really cool. The friendly owner/operator guided us through the small facility for about 45 minutes and offered us samples of all the different kind of meads. Each one tasted great. Everything about this place is grand, and has probably been said before already. In short, come for the tour, leave with some souvenirs, don't miss the mead filled chocolates. read more

"If it was good enough for Beowolf, it is good enough for you." David, Redstone's mead connoisseur, stopped by my favorite bar in Cincinnati, Ohio to share his wonderful wine. We sampled six flavors from each of the Nectar and Mountain Honey lines. My favorites were the Winter Solstice Mead, which had a creamy vanilla taste with hints of cinnamon. The Traditional Mountain Honey Wine was also refreshing, as it was the simple sweet mead that goes hand-in-hand with autumn. David also shared some fun facts about mead, such as that it's the world's oldest beverage and that it takes 360 lbs. of honey to make one batch of mead. Redstone's mead is new to the Ohio area and I look forward to getting it in stores soon. If you're a Boulder resident, feast upon this mead! It's some of the best I've ever had. read more

Mead, or honey wine, what wonderful stuff! In the tasting room here, you'll find a huge variety to taste, both still meads and bubbly nectars. You'll be overwhelmed with the number of choices! The tasting room is simple, no snacks, no food service. It's not the kind of place you go to hang out for part of the afternoon, it's more of fun stop, where you'll leave with a couple of bottles of happiness. Some hints.... The flip top bottles they use make great water bottles, especially if you are fan of glass instead of plastic. You could use them for homemade beer or kombucha. They won't refill the meads, but you can bring the nectar bottles back and have them refilled from the tap! read more

Don't try and smell the mead... they'll yell at you for your mask not being right. I'll take my business elsewhere

Fantastic experience! Unique place! Honey wines! Mead! I did the tasting. I ended up buying the Watermelon, the Sunshine & the Apple! The chocolates were incredible! Awesome staff! You're able to sit there and drink your mead with the mountains in view! Definitely recommend a stop in if you're in Boulder and love different wines! I was glad that I stopped in! read more

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I am so happy to be finding mead and cider places as I travel. This meadery was great! It was my first time going to one. The lady who was working during our visit was so kind and informative too. I would highly suggest anywho in the area or with gluten problems like me to come visit this place! I love that the samples are free and it's also so inexpensive to buy a glass to sit down with. They have a great area to play games and hang out too. My favorite mead was the delicious coffee one. read more