Bos Meadery

Bos Meadery was fortunate to attend and participate in the Mazer Cup International, which is the largest international mead competition. It’s held annually in Boulder, Colorado.

Many wonderful volunteers worked long hours judging the home and commercial mead competitions. And we are delighted to report that Bos Meadery’s Pomegranate Pyment earned a Gold in the “Specialty Dry” category.

This year, in conjunction with the Mazer Cup was the first meeting of the American Mead Maker’s Association.  These combined events were a wonderful opportunity to meet with other commercial meaderies and some very serious amateurs as well. And boy, did we ever talk (and drink) mead!

Colleen is proud to be serving as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the AMMA.

Chris Webber (President) and Jeff Herbert (Publications Committee Chair) of the AMMA

This is a newly founded and much needed organization that will help educate the public about mead and work on legislative issues, among other things. We had a lively, collaborative discussion about the many issues facing our industry.

There were some fantastic off-hours mead tastings. I really enjoyed this Sparkling Blueberry Mead from Moonstruck Meadery. If you happen to be in Nebraska, look them up!

Luke Schlueter of Moonstruck Meadery

Once the competition was over, we had the most amazing After Party with the leftover mead from the competition. I have never seen such an assembly of commercial meads in my life. It was Mead Heaven!

Mead Heaven

Upon returning home, we celebrated the Gold medal by going to my favorite local bar (The Old Fashioned), where they have Bos Mead on tap. I ordered a Pomegranate Pyment and enjoyed a toast with my partner.

Pomegranate Pyment fresh off the tap at the Old Fashioned

Huzzah!