Is there such a thing? Would a Mead bar have as much interest as say a wine bar? Or home brew bar?
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Commercial made mead?
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Communistjon
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Most likely there would have to be either wine and/or home brew with it as most people are uneducated about it.
are you asking if there is any mead being made commercially? yes there is.
www.moonlightmeadery.com/
www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com
www.bnektar.com/
www.redstonemeadery.com/
saphousemeadery.com/
etc etc etc...
(apologies if i misunderstood your first question...)
agree with Communistjon, i don't think there is enough demand at the moment to open a mead-only bar.
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This joint has a mead tasting room, not sure if it's just for their mead or all the commercial mead they sell as well: kookoolan farms
Vintage estates on the PA/Ohio border has a mead bar that is pretty cool. However as others mentioned they don't do mead exclusively. Rather they have a restaurant, a great beer bottle shop, and a good wine selection.
So you could do a mead bar, but it would probably be better as a restaurant that serves other beverages (homebrewers/craft beer geeks are more likely to branch out).
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So you could do a mead bar, but it would probably be better as a restaurant that serves other beverages (homebrewers/craft beer geeks are more likely to branch out).
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fatbloke
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I know that the commercial makers are trying hard. The Ren Fayre types too, but really, meads are still, very much, a novelty/niche market......
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If you played it right and had a fun variety of stuff, and put it in the right market, I think you could pull off a mead only bar.
I'm in Colorado where the craft market for everything is exploding... beer and spirits especially, but now we're seeing small wineries popping up (there's even a couple that got approved in people's garages). In my county, a winery is now allowed to be placed in a commercial district, next to other stores and restaurants, and not strictly in industrial zones like a brewery or distillery. To me, that sets the stage for a mead bar since customers can pop right in while they're out shopping and/or eating, AND the community at large is all about trying new things and supporting all the craft businesses.
I recently had a wine tasting with people who mostly have never had mead, and they drank up my whole supply in an afternoon, over 5 gallons, leaving me with only two unopened bottles. I had 6 different kinds there ranging from dry oak aged stuff, to bochet to JAOM. Everyone was absolutely amazed at what one can do with honey and a little creativity. These people hadn't tried mead before for similar reasons, "I forgot there even WAS a thing!" or "Where do you even buy this stuff?" The exposure just isn't out there, IMO.
I think if you planned a few events properly to get the word out and overlapped with a few local businesses, like beekeepers and fruit farms, you could do very well, provided you had the product to back it up. I can't speak for all states, but CO is ALL about buying local, supporting beekeepers, and trying all new types of alcohol. It seems to me that you could find a niche like that in most other states as well.
I'm in Colorado where the craft market for everything is exploding... beer and spirits especially, but now we're seeing small wineries popping up (there's even a couple that got approved in people's garages). In my county, a winery is now allowed to be placed in a commercial district, next to other stores and restaurants, and not strictly in industrial zones like a brewery or distillery. To me, that sets the stage for a mead bar since customers can pop right in while they're out shopping and/or eating, AND the community at large is all about trying new things and supporting all the craft businesses.
I recently had a wine tasting with people who mostly have never had mead, and they drank up my whole supply in an afternoon, over 5 gallons, leaving me with only two unopened bottles. I had 6 different kinds there ranging from dry oak aged stuff, to bochet to JAOM. Everyone was absolutely amazed at what one can do with honey and a little creativity. These people hadn't tried mead before for similar reasons, "I forgot there even WAS a thing!" or "Where do you even buy this stuff?" The exposure just isn't out there, IMO.
I think if you planned a few events properly to get the word out and overlapped with a few local businesses, like beekeepers and fruit farms, you could do very well, provided you had the product to back it up. I can't speak for all states, but CO is ALL about buying local, supporting beekeepers, and trying all new types of alcohol. It seems to me that you could find a niche like that in most other states as well.
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