And now for something beer-adjacent. Lisa, Christina, and Erica chat about honey, their first encounters with meads at renaissance festivals and mediaeval restaurants, and how they even made their own meads and braggots. Having participated in a virtual tour and tasting with Kinsale Co and done plenty of research, they cover the history, brewing processes, and Christina’s own experiment!
Drinks in this episode:
- Rye River, Ireland - ‘Hop Drops’ Citra Extra Pale - https://untappd.com/b/rye-river-brewing-company-hop-drops-citra-extra-pale/4442126 & Lisa’s Strawberry Mead
- Whiplash, Ireland - ‘Covered in Dust’ West Coast IPA - https://untappd.com/b/whiplash-covered-in-dust/4308456
- Christina’s Mediaeval Braggot
Links:
- Wellcome Mead 105 Mead Recipes from 17th and 18th Century English Receipt Books at the Wellcome Library: 2 (Historical Brewing Sourcebook) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wellcome-Mead-Recipes-Historical-Sourcebook/dp/1732464618
- Leije Land of Legends - https://sagnlandet.dk/en/
- Heorot - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heorot#:~:text=Heorot%20
- Looking into the long history of mead - https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/homeandgardens/arid-20377522.html
- Drink in Ancient Ireland - https://www.libraryireland.com/SocialHistoryAncientIreland/III-XVII-2.php
- What’s the Difference Between Mead, Cyser, Braggot, and Melomel? - https://www.vikingalchemist.com/mead-blog/2020/1/28/whats-the-difference-between-mead-cyser-braggot-amp-melomel
- In Which I Make a Mediaeval Braggot - braciatrix - https://braciatrix.com/2022/03/16/in-which-i-make-a-medieval-braggot/
- Kinsale Mead Co - https://www.kinsalemeadco.ie
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