11-5-24 We are abandoning the election stuff (in the US) tonight, and visiting with Raul de la Garza, owner of Freya Brewing Company in Monterrey, Mexico.
Raul is also a guest host here on Gotmead Live! We got the chance to hang out with him when Kevin and Vicky went to the Copa Hidromiel mead competition in Mexico City.
Raúl de la Garza, meadmaker at Freya Brewing in Monterrey, Mexico started making mead as a hobby in 2008 and later went professional in 2015. Over the years Raul has won several awards (including best in Mexico) in Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Panama. They've sold mead all over Mexico and even in San Diego (crossing it through the border the Han Solo way).
After a break thanks to COVID-19, they're trying to make a comeback with plans to relocate the meadery and open a taproom.
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Upcoming Shows
November 19 - Kristeva Dowling, Stolen Harvest Meadery, Alberta, Canada
December 3 - Alberto Leyva, Hidromiel Aliens Kaab, Mexico
Show links and notes
Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff
The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff
Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff
Upcoming Events
Nov 6 - Kingview Meadhouse & Winery, Mount Lebanon, PA - Trivia Night
Nov 7 - KingView Mead, Mount Lebanon, PA - Day One (acoustic) live music
Nov 7 - The Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA - Mead and Minis Two for One - Painting D&D Miniatures
Nov 8 - Adesanya Mead & Microbrewery, Grandville, MI - TYFYS (Thank You For Your Service) Mead Release with Talons Out Honor Flight and Mosher Family Apiary
Nov 9 - Dawg Gone Bees Apiary & Meadery, Hanover, PA - Mead Making Class
Nov 9 - The Viking Alchemist Meadery, Smyrna, GA - Mead and Metal Artisan Market
Nov 10 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Tasting with the Meadmakers
Nov 12 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - Make Your Own Mead with Us!
Nov 13 - Adesanya Mead & Microbrewery, Grandville, MI - West Michigan Pink Boots Society Chapter November Meet-Up
Nov 14 - Apis Mead & Winery, Carnegie, PA - Thursday South Hills Group Run
Nov 15 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Viking Warrior Societies
Nov 15 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Karaoke Mead-Up
Nov 16 - Crafted Artisan Winery, Mogadore, OH - Mead 101 Class
Nov 16 - Cigar City Cider & Mead, Tampa, FL - Celebrating 10 Year of Cigar City Cider and Mead
Nov 16 - Kimmel Orchard, Nebraska City, NE - Mead Making Workshop
Nov 16 - Dawg Gone Bees Apiary & Meadery, Hanover, PA - Mead Making Class
Nov 17 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - 8th Year Anniversary and Sea Wolf Voyages Mead Release Party
Nov 22 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - Make Your Own Mead with Us!
Nov 23 - Four Brothers Mead, Festus, MO - Veronica Live
Nov 23 - Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada - Meadmaking with TBay Mead
Nov 27 - The Cellar Wine Bar and Kitchen, South Bend, IN - Perry Vine Wine Mead Tasting
Nov 29 - Dawg Gone Bees Apiary & Meadery, Hanover, PA - Mead Making Class
Dec 8 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Tasting with the Meadmakers
Dec 14 - Crafted Artisan Winery, Mogadore, OH - Mead 101 Class
You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com