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Brewed in 2008:

Ginger Snap   Brewed: November 20, 2008
Bottled: October 16, 2009

This is a very simple three gallon batch, made with Big B's Ginger Apple Cooler and orange blossom honey. Melomel / Metheglyn

Brewed in 2007:

Doubly Disorganized   Brewed: October 25, 2007
Created: Doubly Disorganized (x2) BoilBerry & Doubly Disorganized Hippy - November 24, 2007.
Bottled: Boilberry - July 24, 2008
Bottled: Hippy - February 6, 2009

This double batch reflects a certain amount of disorganization during the initial brewing process. No errors in sanitation, but the process did take longer than it should as we had to pause to sanitize some item or other that didn't make it into the bleach tub. One batch turned into a blueberry melomel while the other became a rosehip melomel. We were going to bottle both batches, but again disorganization struck. That's what happens when you don't do this very often. Melomel / Rhodamel / Metheglyn

Brewed in 2006:

Double Equinox Eclipse   Brewed: September 23, 2006
Created: Equinox Eclipse Raspberry & Equinox Eclipse Violets - October 19, 2006
Bottled: both - April 25, 2007

A double batch made with clover honey. Added violets to one and raspberries to the other. Melomel / Metheglyn

Brewed in 2005:

Double Solstice   Brewed: December 22, 2005
Created: Solstice Raspberry & Solstice Prickly Cher - February 2, 2006
Bottled: Solstice Raspberry - June 8, 2006
Bottled: Solstice Prickly Cher - August 24, 2006
Tasted: Solstice Prickly Cher - July 24, 2008. Yummy.

A double batch with Wildflower honey. Frozen raspberries in one, tuna (prickly pear apples) juice and some frozen cherries in the other. Melomel

Brewed in 2004:

Double Agave   Brewed: April 22, 2004
Created: Agave at Last - April 22, 2004
Created: Tuna Tequila - September 23, 2004
Bottled: Tuna Tequila - June 23, 2005
Bottled: Agave at Last - October 13, 2005
Tasted: July 24, 2008 - Agave at Last, a little young but not bad. Tuna Tequila, tastes even younger.

Wildflower honey and agave nectar started this double batch. Tuna juice (fruit of the prickly pear) was added to Tuna Tequila. Metheglyn / Melomel

Brewed in 2003:

A double batch   Brewed: December 4, 2003
Created: Rosy & Giniper - January 29, 2004
Bottled: Giniper - Noverber, 4, 2004
Bottled: Rosy - February 3, 2005

Rosy is a rhodomel with wildflower honey and rose petals. By mid-2008 we've tried this a couple of times and it is really nice. Giniper has wildflower honey and Juniper berries. Rhodomel / Metheglyn

Twisted Pear   Brewed: August 14, 2003
Bottled: March 25, 2004

Our first perimel (with pear juice). Perimel / Melomel

Mayflower   Brewed: May 29, 2003
Bottled: November 1, 2003

Sweet woodruff flowers spice up this mead. Only the flowers, no sprigs in the this one. Metheglyn

KISSR   Brewed: March 13, 2003
Bottled: February 19, 2004

Keep It Simple Strawberry Rhubarb is made with strawberry juice and diced rhubarb. Melomel

Brewed in 2002:

Stahl's Cherry Vanilla Brewed: October 10, 2002   Bottled: July 3, 2003 Picked up honey and frozen pie cherries from Stahl's Orchards in Paonia on the way back from Telluride. Melomel / Metheglyn

Gone to Flowers Brewed: April 25, 2002   Bottled: February 6, 2003 Freshly picked Lilac flowers added to half of a plain mead, in progress. Lovely (March 25, 2004) Metheglyn

Pluto's Ploy Brewed: April 25, 2002   Bottled: February 6, 2003 Started by making a plain mead, and splitting it in half. This half got a half case of RW Knudsen Pomegranate juice. Melomel

Stormy Night Violets Brewed: April 18, 2002   Bottled: October 31, 2002 A storm was brewing in the west as we picked violets in the fading sunlight. Metheglyn

Brewed in 2001:

Peach Orange Blossom Brewed: November 24, 2001   Bottled: September 27, 2002 A peach melomel with Orange Blossom honey. Melomel

Demeter's Daughter Brewed: October 8, 2001   Bottled: July 11, 2002 A pomegranate melomel made with half a case of RW Knudsen Pomegranate juice. Melomel

Lavender Summer Brewed: June 21, 2001   Bottled: April 4, 2002 Fresh lavender sprigs and blossums. Very fragrant. Happy summer solstice. Metheglyn

Gin Dandy Brewed: April 12, 2001   Bottled: January 24, 2002 First we brewed a plain mead. Then about a month later we added dandelion petals and chopped ginger. Metheglyn

Brewed in 2000:

Tuna Winter Brewed: December 21, 2000   Bottled: September 13, 2001 Another prickly pear mead, this time without any added spices. Tried a bottle October 2005. Very good, strong prickly pear flavor. Melomel

Raspberry Brewed: November 9, 2000   Bottled: September 13, 2001 This raspberry melomel has Talisman Farms raspberries and an ale yeast. Slightly sweeter than many of our meads, this one was also ready to drink earlier than most. Melomel

Grapes of Wrath Brewed: September 28, 2000   Bottled: June 7, 2001 Freshly picked green and purple grapes were juiced and frozen prior to brew time. Pymet / Melomel

Lamas Plum Brewed: August 3, 2000   Bottled: March 8, 2001 With freshly picked, pitted plums. Melomel

May Mead Brewed: May 11, 2000   Bottled: January 11, 2001 Another mead made with Sweet Woodruff. Once again we used sprigs with the flowers, which seems to take much longer to age than just flowers. Metheglyn

Keep It Simple Strawberry Brewed: February 17, 2000 Bottled: December 14, 2000 Strawberries, freshly pressed and frozen. Very tasty. Melomel

Brewed in 1999:

Full Moon Solstice Brewed: December 25, 1999   Bottled: October 5, 2000 On December 22, 1999 there was full moon on the winter solstice. This mead commemorates that event. Flavored with hazelnut essence. Metheglyn

Lou's Raspberry Brewed: November 4, 1999   Bottled: June 29, 2000 Raspberries from Lou's freezer with some blackberries and sour pie cherries thrown in for good measure. Melomel

Black Cherberry Brewed: October 14, 1999   Bottled: March 30, 2000 Found sour pie cherries, blueberries, and blackberries in the freezer. Melomel

Tough Tuna Brewed: June 24, 1999   Bottled: February 10, 2000 Started by making a cardomom metheglyn, then at the first rack added the juice of pricky pear apples (tuna). Melomel / Metheglyn

Woodruff Waiting Brewed: June 3, 1999   Bottled: January 20, 2000 Sweet woodruff. A May mead brewed in early June. Sprigs of woodruff can taste a bit woody, compared to flowers only. Metheglyn

Blue Moon Violets Brewed: March 31, 1999   Bottled: December 2, 1999 Violets brewed on the second full moon in March. This may or may not have been a Blue Moon depending on your definition. Either way, violet meads are always good. Metheglyn

Cranberry Brewed: March 3, 1999   Bottled: September 30, 1999 Made with mashed 'Ocean Spray' cranberries. Melomel

Brewed in 1998:

Solstice Strawberry Brewed: December 23, 1998   Bottled: June 17, 1999 A strawberry mead, brewed on winter solstice. Melomel

Cryser Brewed: November 12, 1998   Bottled: April 21, 1999 A cranberry and apple melomel. Melomel

Falling Cherries Brewed: September 23, 1998   Bottled: March 17, 1999 Sour pie cherries for another cherry melomel, brewed on the fall equinox. Melomel

Snowy Day Violets Brewed: August 13, 1998   Bottled: January 20, 1999 Violet flowers, picked in the snow. Every bit as yummy as Rainy Day Violets. Metheglyn

Brewed in 1997:

Charred Mead Brewed: December 17, 1997   Bottled: October 28, 1998 CHerry, Almond and Rhubarb = CHArRed. Melomel

Simple Cyser Brewed: November 13, 1997   Bottled: August 26, 1998 Apple juice and honey make a nice simple cyser. Cyser / Melomel

Peachy Keen Brewed: October 16, 1997   Bottled: May 17, 1998 First we brewed a plain mead, and then added peach juice with some extra honey to make a peach melomel. Melomel

Jack in the Bottle Brewed: October 2, 1997   Bottled: March 25, 1998 First we brewed a plain mead. Then when it was ready to rack we mixed up some pumpkin with pumpkin pie spices and a bit more honey. Vegemel / Metheglyn

Moon Over Millenium Brewed: June 19, 1997   Bottled: May 20, 1998 A thyme metheglyn brewed for the millenium in 2001. Just tried one in February 2005 and now it's getting really good. Metheglyn

Dragon's Blood Brewed: April 3, 1997   Bottled: September 11, 1997 Talisman Farms raspberries make a tasty melomel. Melomel

Jane Triplets Brewed: February 20, 1997   Bottled: February 5, 1998 Plain Jane is a traditional mead. At bottling time we added Orange Flower Water to make Orange Jane, and Rose Flower Water to make Rose Jane. Rose Jane takes the longest to age, after five years she was just thinking about getting drinkable. Plain Jane was good after about a year in the bottle, and continues to improve. Traditional / Metheglyn

Brewed in 1996:

Dean's Memorial Mead Brewed: November 7, 1996   Bottled: May 3, 1997 In memory of our friend Dean. Rest in Peace. Apple and choke cherry. Very tart. This one took many years to mellow out. Melomel

Jack O Lantern Brewed: October 31, 1996   Bottled: May 3, 1997 Spiced pumpkin. Very tasty, like pumpkin pie. Note from Diane Dunn - one should not leave spices in, as they can turn bitter. Next time use whole spices in a muslin bag and remove them. This mead should age for a VERY long time. Note from Rebecca - We tried a bottle October 28, 1998. It still tasted very young, with some spice flavor, but very little pumpkin flavor. This one did take a while to age, but by 2001 the pumpkin flavor did come out and this mead became very tasty. It continues to improve with age. Vegemel / Metheglyn

Patched Mead Brewed: October 24, 1996   Bottled: March 13, 1997 Apple, cherry and peach all patched together. Melomel

Second Cider Brewed: October 10, 1996   Bottled: January 9, 1997 It was a good year for apples, so we made another hard apple cider. Cider

Experimental Cider Brewed: September 21, 1996   Bottled: December 5, 1996 A basic hard apple cider. Quite good. Cider

Stone Soup Brewed: September 19, 1996   Bottled: February 13, 1997 This tasty peach melomel got its name from watching frozen lumps of peach slush slowly melting in hot honey and water. Melomel

Cherry Good Mead Brewed: September 12, 1996   Bottled: January 23, 1997 Sour pie cherries do make a cherry good mead. Melomel

Blue Honey Brewed: June 27, 1996   Bottled: August 29, 1996 A blueberry melomel. It's hard to go wrong with blueberries. We really need to do another one. Melomel

Rhubox Brewed: April 25, 1996   Bottled: December 12, 1996 This is a rhubarb melomel. After some problems with stuck fermentation (Tiger Bomb, Rainy Day Violets) we built an insulated box to put carboys in. This was the first mead to go into the box. Melomel

Brewed in 1995:

Mintaglyn Brewed: September 28, 1995   Bottled: May 23, 1996 Lots of fresh mint. This one is a bit strange, but it is improving with age. Metheglyn

Maced Tuna Fig Brewed: August 2, 1995   Bottled: February 22, 1996 The juice of ripe, red prickly pear apples spiced with mace. Unusual but quite tasty. Melomel / Metheglyn

Midsummer May Mead Brewed: June 11, 1995   Bottled: January 11, 1996 Sweet woodruff flowers add a delicate flavor to this dry, sparkling mead. Marcia says, "Very subtle flavor. Very good mead." (September 1998) Rebecca says, "Clearly our best woodruff to date." (December 2004) Metheglyn

Persephone's Passion Brewed: June 5, 1995   Bottled: October 12, 1995 A delicious pomegranate melomel. Marcia says, "Really good. Among our best so far." Thanks to R.W. Knudsen for juicing those pomegranates. Melomel

Rainy Day Violets Brewed: May 8, 1995   Bottled: May 23, 1996 Violet flowers picked in the rain make a light, lovely mead. This is one of U2M's best meads. Too bad we only made one gallon. (Note: June 19, 1997 - Very good. Hint of violets in color and flavor.) Metheglyn

Brewed in 1994:

Tiger Bomb Brewed: December 29, 1994   Bottled: February 1, 1996 A metheglyn made with Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice tea. This one turned into a lesson on stuck fermentation and glass genades. Metheglyn

Midwinter Metheglyn Brewed: December 26, 1994   Bottled: June 8, 1995 A metheglyn made with Celestial Seasonings Harvest Spice tea. Very nice. Metheglyn

Strawberry Strike Brewed: October 22, 1994   Bottled: April 13, 1995 We got a really good deal on strawberries. Yum. This one was quicker to age than our previous meads. Melomel

Ginger Peachy Brewed: September 18, 1994   Bottled: March 5, 1995 Based, very loosely on Barkshack Ginger Mead in the New Joy of Homebrew by Charlie Papazian. Freshly squeezed peach juice and ginger. Ginger tends to take a while to age, peach takes a while to clear. Patience will be rewarded. Melomel / Metheglyn

Zingiberaceous Applebark Brewed: September 17, 1994   Bottled: March 5, 1995 Based on Barkshack Ginger Mead in the New Joy of Homebrew by Charlie Papazian. When you are just starting out, you might want to start with meads that don't take so long to age. This sparkling cyser with ginger keeps improving with age. Cyser / Melomel / Metheglyn

Niwot's 'Nilla Brewed: August 20, 1994   Bottled: January 30, 1995 Based on "Chief Niwot's Mead" in the New Joy of Homebrew by Charlie Papazian, this sparkling vanilla mead took a while to age. At five years it was just beginning to mature. At ten years it's light and dry and very tasty. Metheglyn

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