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Originally Posted by Ryan Renuart
Brew,
Thanks for the informative post. I have always wanted to try mead, but haven't had the opportunity as of yet. Mostly, I have been frightened off by the wine name that is used by some of the companies. Does this mean the mead is more of a desert wine type beverage, or is it something that can be enjoyed as an alternative to a beer? The braggot seems to my uneducated brain to be something more like a beer substitute than some of the others. Am I incorrect in this assumption? And finally, is there any place that will deliver mead to Florida?
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Braggot will indeed be closer to a beer as it has barley as part of the fermentables but how much is up to the brewer. Generally I would expect to find about 50% of the fermentables as malt.
I would say that most people would probably think of Meads as more of a desert wine then anything else but the truth is that with so many varieties they can be had with a meal as well. Now you will not generally find a full bodied "Red" mead to go with that filet but you can find a very nice dry mead that will go well with the fish, chicken or game birds. I wish I could give you a list of which meads with which foods but there really is not one. If you buy your meads check with the vintner and they should be more then capable of helping pair them with food. If they cannot then I would move on down the road!
Redstone should deliver to you down there and they have some of the best Meads I have tasted and are VERY well respected.
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