What Is Mead? And Where Can You Try It Near St. Louis?
If you've heard the word mead but aren't exactly sure what it is, you're not alone.
Most people know beer. Most people know wine. Mead still gets a lot of:
"Wait… what is that?"
The simple answer is that mead is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey.
That's the short version.
The more interesting version is that mead can taste completely different depending on how it's made.
Mead Isn't Just Sweet Honey Wine
A lot of people assume mead has to be syrupy sweet.
It doesn't.
Mead can be dry, semi-sweet, sweet, still, sparkling, fruity, spiced or somewhere completely outside those boxes.
Honey is the fermentable base, but the finished drink can go in a lot of directions.
That's part of what makes it interesting.
What Does Mead Taste Like?
That depends on the mead.
Some have a noticeable honey character. Others lean more toward fruit, spice or fermentation character.
Some drink more like wine. Some are easier and lighter. Some are bigger and richer.
If your only experience with mead is something extremely sweet you tried once years ago, that doesn't mean every mead tastes like that.
Mead Is Where Burnt Barrel Started
Before Burnt Barrel became heavily focused on whiskey, spirits and cocktails, mead was where we started.
We still make and serve mead today.
So if you've been searching for a meadery near St. Louis or somewhere in St. Charles County to finally figure out what mead tastes like, come in and try it for yourself. See what we have on the meadery page.
You Don't Need to Know Anything Before You Try It
There's no correct answer when someone asks what kind of mead you're supposed to like.
Tell us what you normally drink.
Sweet wine? Dry wine? Bourbon? Cocktails? Beer?
That gives us somewhere to start.
Trying mead should be fun, not a vocabulary test.
Where Can You Try Mead Near St. Louis?
Burnt Barrel Meadery & Distillery is located in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri, in St. Charles County.
We're an easy drive from O'Fallon, Wentzville, Dardenne Prairie, St. Peters and St. Charles.
If you've never tried mead before, come see what it's actually about.
And if you decide mead isn't your thing, we also happen to make whiskey.
