Three Berks (USA) businesses have been producing the drink, which is made of fermented honey and can be flavoured with fruits, spices or hops.
I'll admit, I've never tried mead. I do like to try different wines, though, so it's likely I'll take a sip of it sooner than later.
This week, reporter Brad Rhen visits three Berks County businesses which have been producing the drink, which is made of fermented honey and can be flavoured with fruits, spices or hops. One — Stonekeep — which has a meadery in Birdsboro and a tasting room in Ruscombmanor Township been doing it commercially for more than a decade, and the other two — Rebel Hive Meadery in Reading; and Deerfoot Vineyard and Winery in Maidencreek Township, which produces Goblin Alchemy mead — have come aboard recently as the popularity of the beverage has increased.
It's also a shrewd move to produce the beverage.
Though craft beers have been growing in popularity over the years, and small brewers have been opening in Berks County, the overall beer market has slowed down recently. Some have said that there's too much beer on the market these days (though many will disagree).
The local wine industry has grown, too. So much so, that wine enthusiasts have their own wine trail that covers about every corner of Berks.
However, with millennials becoming the dominant part of the economy, perhaps it's time to introduce something different from what their baby boomer and Gen X parents have imbibed over the years.
Will we see even more mead produced in the area in upcoming years? If tastes continue to evolve I'd say so.
Still, for those who still want their beer and wine, Berks does offer plenty of opportunities to sample locally produced beverages.
This week, reporter Brad Rhen visits three Berks County businesses which have been producing the drink, which is made of fermented honey and can be flavoured with fruits, spices or hops. One — Stonekeep — which has a meadery in Birdsboro and a tasting room in Ruscombmanor Township been doing it commercially for more than a decade, and the other two — Rebel Hive Meadery in Reading; and Deerfoot Vineyard and Winery in Maidencreek Township, which produces Goblin Alchemy mead — have come aboard recently as the popularity of the beverage has increased.
It's also a shrewd move to produce the beverage.
Though craft beers have been growing in popularity over the years, and small brewers have been opening in Berks County, the overall beer market has slowed down recently. Some have said that there's too much beer on the market these days (though many will disagree).
The local wine industry has grown, too. So much so, that wine enthusiasts have their own wine trail that covers about every corner of Berks.
However, with millennials becoming the dominant part of the economy, perhaps it's time to introduce something different from what their baby boomer and Gen X parents have imbibed over the years.
Will we see even more mead produced in the area in upcoming years? If tastes continue to evolve I'd say so.
Still, for those who still want their beer and wine, Berks does offer plenty of opportunities to sample locally produced beverages.
A cluster of those places happens to be in north eastern Berks, which is another focus of this issue.
Namely, the Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. At the banquet, which was held Sept. 26, the chamber recognized the organization's pioneers, including Paul Lilienthal, the chamber's first executive director and Carl Ziegler, the chamber's first board president.
We have a roundup of the celebration. (And we will have profiles of a couple of those pioneers in an upcoming issue.)
The chamber has grown into organization with 245 members, including 22 that signed up when it was founded as the Kutztown Area Chamber of Commerce in 1989.
We'll also have Northeast Berks' debut column in what we hope becomes a regular rotation among the region's three chambers. John Scott, president of the chamber's board of directors, discusses how small businesses play a big impact on the county's economy. Doing business with them is the neighbourly thing to do.
https://www.readingeagle.com/business-weekly/article/perhaps-its-time-to-try-some-mead-and-support-local-business
Namely, the Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. At the banquet, which was held Sept. 26, the chamber recognized the organization's pioneers, including Paul Lilienthal, the chamber's first executive director and Carl Ziegler, the chamber's first board president.
We have a roundup of the celebration. (And we will have profiles of a couple of those pioneers in an upcoming issue.)
The chamber has grown into organization with 245 members, including 22 that signed up when it was founded as the Kutztown Area Chamber of Commerce in 1989.
We'll also have Northeast Berks' debut column in what we hope becomes a regular rotation among the region's three chambers. John Scott, president of the chamber's board of directors, discusses how small businesses play a big impact on the county's economy. Doing business with them is the neighbourly thing to do.
https://www.readingeagle.com/business-weekly/article/perhaps-its-time-to-try-some-mead-and-support-local-business
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