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2024 BARREL AGED PRELUDE WHITE CHOCOLATE VANILLA

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 11.8%
Features açaí berries, organic honey plus boysenberries and some strawberries with the addition of White Chocolate and Vanilla Beans from the African island of Komoros. The barrel has shifted the focal point to vanilla and marshmallow fluff with some white chocolate ganache.
$52.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2023 Barrel Aged Peach Brandy 1+1+1+1=5

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
With it is Peach Brandy Barrel Aged 1+1+1+1=5. Fresh off a victory at the Mazer Cup! I felt like this mead was vastly under appreciated when it was released. It felt really good to see the Judges respond well to it in the biggest competition in the world. Incidentally; it dropped with Mimir which also medaled at the competition. This mead is a case study in Stone Fruits. That is a broad family of fruits with a stone or a pit inside. For this medley we used some banging organic honey by way of Brazil. We’ve added red plums from Chile, apricots from Turkey, yellow peaches from Georgia, dark sweet cherries from Michigan and tart cherries from Wisconsin. We fermented this one with a blend of yeasts used for high intensity Shiraz and Pinotage. Then gently aged it on a bit of oak. Lovely burnt auburn red color with optically perfect clarity. It has great legs and moves beautifully in the glass. On the nose I get thr essence of fresh Peaches. Likely from the Brandy barrel. I also get loads apricots and cherries. I even get some peach skins. On the palate I get bright peaches, cherries, plum, raspberries and some florals. Some woody character similar to what I’d expect from a bourbon barrel; but, it’s all peach brandy after that. Some micro-oxidation has eased that sharpness and acidity in the non-BA version. I really like this mead. I think you will too
$50.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 BAPBBFT+

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 16.9%
Barrel Aged Peanut Butter Banana French Toast Plus aka BAPBBFT+ features organic honey, bananas and peanuts with the addition of Grade A Maple Syrup from at Morse Farm in Vermont plus Saigon cinnamon. We then aged it in a Willett Rye Whiskey barrel with a bit of Brazilian Amburana for good measure. PBBFT remains amongst our most popular concepts and has some sentimental significance to me. It was sort of the product that laid down the foundation for what became the Waffles series. In a real way; it felt like a meaningful step forward in our mead making.
$55.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 Barrel Aged Depeche Mjød Plus

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 16.9%
$52.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 Barrel Aged Blood Moon

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14.6%
$50.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 Marshmallow Barrel Aged Cranburana

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 12.8%
When we designed Cranburana we decided we’d go full bore with tons of cranberries. Introduced gradually to keep the fermentation healthy. We’d then add some Brazilian Amburana for some spice and depth. I decided to play off the woody vanillin’s by doing a marshmallow treatment. We added a pile of vanilla and marshmallow flavor to the base. The nose is marshmallow cream juxtaposed against red fruit. The flavor follows suit with a savory pillowy finish. Aged in a Bourbon Barrel for 12 months
$52.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 BARREL AGED SUMMER VIBES

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 15%
A blend of Passionfruit, Kent Mangoes, Nectarines, Pineapple and Calamansi (a member of the citrus family endemic to the Phillipines). Then aged for a year in a freshly emptied Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey barrel.
$40.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 BARREL AGED COLADA VIBES

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 15%
Colada Vibes features a blend of Passionfruit, Kent Mangoes, Nectarines, Pineapple and Calamansi (a member of the citrus family endemic to the Phillipines), with raw coconut flakes. We chose raw instead of toasted flakes as we wanted to emulate the coconut crème vibe you get in a pina colada while avoiding that sun tan lotion flavor. Then aged for a year in a freshly emptied Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey barrel.. I think we threaded the needle pretty well here.
$40.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 BARREL AGED VANILLA TUTTI FRUTTI

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 15.5%
Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Tutti Frutti is a melomel with nine (you read that right) different fruits, primo organic honey and aged on a blend of hardwoods. So what’s all in it? Raspberries Cherries Apples Pears Blackberries Strawberries Blueberries Red Grapes Peaches With it is a Vanilla variant made using the last of my hidden stash of some killer Madagascar Vanilla beans As Tutti was coming to completion we managed to snag a freshly emptied 7.5yo Laird’s Apple Brandy barrel. The mead has spent more than a year there.
$52.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 BARREL AGED TUTTI FRUTTI

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 15.5%
Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Tutti Frutti is a melomel with nine (you read that right) different fruits, primo organic honey and aged on a blend of hardwoods. So what’s all in it? Raspberries Cherries Apples Pears Blackberries Strawberries Blueberries Red Grapes Peaches As Tutti was coming to completion we managed to snag a freshly emptied 7.5yo Laird’s Apple Brandy barrel. The mead has spent more than a year there. The mead is lovely dark red hue. Dense and really grips the glass. Polished to optical perfection. The nose is bold red fruit with that apple brandy showing. I get a bit of Apple Jolly Rancher aromas. I also get some raspberry candy too. So the name is fitting. Flavors are a wonderful melange of fruity character. Obviously; with nine distinct fruits it’s impossible to pull them all separately. I get some fruit punch vibes, berry skins, and candy and floral vibes mingling with some vinous character from the oak. The barrel shows up on the finish.
$50.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2024 BARREL AGED TAMPENO MULE

Honey

FL - Florida
Alcohol 11.9%
Is a riff on the classic Moscow Mule cocktail. We’ve used Lychee, Yuzu for that citrusy character and of course some genuine ginger. We then aged it in our privately selected New Riff Bourbon barrel. The barrel has dialed the ginger back a bit; but, added some tannins to give it some structure and an off-dry finish. .
$40.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2023 BARREL AGED CYPM COBBLER BATCH 1

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 16%
Designed by the Owners Group 5th Edition; it features nearly a ton of domestically sourced black currants, raspberries and strawberries with some locally sourced polyflora honey from right here in Sarasota. Then aged on heavily charred American Oak before spending nearly two additional years in a freshly emptied Wild Turkey “Rare Breed” barrel. Back in September we gave the Owners Group 7th Edition a chance to leave their mark on this mead. A little 5th Edition and 7th Edition collaboration. A Cobbler treatment with gluten-free graham and Amburana was the winner. The aromatics are of dark fruit, cobbler crust and that distinctive Amburana note. Some delicate florals and woody character. The color is dark crimson red bordering on black. Optically superb clarity. Long sheeting legs. On the palate I get bold red fruit with some vanillins and woody character. The Graham is pronounced as is the Amburana. Great complexity and a full enveloping finish.
$50.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 SOFLA FRUIT PUNCH

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A tropical melomel mead made with mango, passionfruit, guanabana, guava and plantains plus Florida orange blossom honey. Aged on oak for a kiss of caramel and vanilla undertones
$45.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 Can't you hear the thunder

Pyment

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A pyment made with locally produced honey and a blend of Australian Cabernet, Shiraz and Merlot wine grapes. Best of Show Mead/Cider - Best Florida Beer Pro Competition 2018
$45.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2017 X

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A mead made with black currant, blackberries and tart cherries aged on vanilla beans.
$55.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 Barrel Aged Reboog Blue (Brandy Barrel)

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A blueberry peanut butter and jelly mead aged in a California Brandy barrel for 8 months.
$60.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2017 BARREL AGED BLACK WIDOW

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
Born during Hurricane Irma, the Black Widow features locally produced orange blossom honey, black currants, red currants, raspberries, blackberries and cherries with vanilla beans aged on bourbon staves
$100.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 PARADISE CURRANT

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
Ripcurrant aged on vanilla beans.
$60.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2023 Gin Barrel Aged Funnel Web

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 15%
Born in the Summer of 2021; we used primo organic honey plus black currants from Poland, tart cherries from Turkey, raspberries from Mexico, blackberries from the Pacific Northwest, wild pesticide free blueberries from Canada and organic strawberries from right here in Florida. We then aged it in gin barrels for 25 months..
$65.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2023 FUNNEL WEB

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14.2%
Blueberry, black currant, blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, cherry mead aged in bourbon barrels for 18 months
$55.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2023 Even More Evil Mjod - 375 mL

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 17.5%
A mead made with the juice of over 1,000lbs of Turkish pomegranates, domestically sourced blackberries and finished with Vietnamese Ceylon Cinnamon. Aged for nearly two years in the Owners Group privately selected Amburana Bourbon from Old Elk. After 21 months in the wood it emerges more pomegranate forward with the cinnamon toned down a bit. It also comes with a lofty 17.5% ABV.
$52.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 BARREL AGED BLACK WIDOW

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A black currant, red currant, raspberry, blackberry and cherry mead with vanilla aged for 6 months in a California Brandy barrel.
$100.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2017 SUSY'S CHERRY RYE

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A cherry melomel featuring a blend of imported and domestic cherries plus locally produced honey aged in a Rye Whiskey barrel for 3 months.
$65.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2019 CHERRY COBBLER

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
What you have here is basically a treatment of the most recent batch of Susy’s. Finished on gluten free graham crackers and Brazilian Amburana wood. Amburana really throws off notes of cinnamon and baking spice so we opted to roll the dice and use it instead of a conventional cinnamon addition to get that distinctive cobbler crust vibe. Graham and spice on the nose. Deep burgundy in color. Big flavors of cherry transitions to baking spice then finishing with the graham. The flavors definitely seem to pop more warm; so do be afraid to drink this one with only a slight chill.
$35.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 NEW OAK MEADOWFOAM

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A sweet traditional style mead made with Oregon Meadowfoam honey aged in a freshly charred oak barrel for 5 months.
$45.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2021 SOURWOOD

Honey

FL - Florida
Alcohol 12.2%
Sourwood honey comes from the hills of Appalachia. No, it isn’t sour. In fact, it’s lovely honey that has the distinction of winning the title of “Best Honey in the World” two times by Apimondia and once via the Sofi Awards Given its pedigree you’ve probably already guessed that it’s pretty rare honey and quite expensive to acquire. I feel fortunate to have been able to secure enough to make a batch of this size which is still quite small. Almost colorless... I get some fresh peach and stone fruit on the nose. Flavors of guava, Passionfruit, peaches and elements of delicate citrus. Finished on the cusp of semi-sweet and sweet. I’m pretty enchanted with it.
$30.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2021 MAMANE

Honey

FL - Florida
Alcohol 13.4%
Mamane honey comes from the big island of Hawaii. Dark gold in color. In the raw I get florals and a rich buttery character from the honey. After fermenting the flavors really open up. I get pineapple, fresh melon, citrus, guava and some honey crisp apple. Delightful stuff.
$30.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 Rye Whiskey BA Reboog Vitis

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 15.9%
Rye Whiskey BA Reboog Vitis 2020…. What can I say about it? It fricking sucked and 2021 wasn’t gonna be much better. While we were shut down in the initial COVID surge in 2020 we made Reboog Vitis. I’d argue our best batch of it yet. We actually haven’t made it since. We filled exactly one barrel for aging. We chose to fill a Rye Whiskey barrel. We’ve done several BA versions of Vitis and Rye Whiskey just always seems to work great. This version is a hammer. At 16% ABV the Rye is pretty assertive. Particularly on the nose and offering a bit of heat on the finish. The Grape PB&J is most certainly still there. Unmistakably Reboog Vitis through and through. With the prolonged aging and Angels Share the yield here wasn’t great. So a bit fewer bottles than usual.
$60.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2017 CILICE

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 12.6%
This edition of Cilice is produced with locally sourced honey from Sarasota plus Red Currants from both Poland and the Pacific Northwest, Tart Cherries from Turkey and Red Raspberries from right here in the States. Then aged on Four Roses Bourbon Staves.
$50.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2022 BARREL AGED ROCKET FUEL

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 18.5%
Along with Tallahassee’s own Ology Brewing and Ology Distilling we made a fortified mead back in 20’. A blend of Red Currants, Tart Cherries, Boysenberries and Apricots. We then made a fruit Brandy using the same fruits with Ology Distilling. We took that 140+ Proof Distillate and added it to the mead. We then placed it in an 8yo Heaven Hill barrel for 17 months. The result? 18.5% of fruity, caramel goodness. The ABV well hidden by the fruit; but, make no mistake it packs a wallop.
$52.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2021 THRILLA IN BLUENILLA

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 12.7%
Blueberries, vanilla beans and primo honey. Dark crimson in color.. I get aromas of soft vanilla on the nose. Lush blueberry flavors mixed with a vanilla creaminess.
$42.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2022 HYDRA

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14.4%
Back during Tampa Bay Beer Week we worked with the crew at Mortalis to make a new concept. Inspired by one of their Hydra series brews. Nearly a ton of locally sourced Grade A Fancy Strawberries met some fresh Costa Rican pineapple chunks and Orange Blossom Honey. We fermented this one with some boutique yeast complexes known for big tropical esters. Then finished it on toasted coconut. It’s a fun mead. A perfect Summer sipper. Strawberries on the nose. Flavors of strawberry and pineapple with undertones of coconut. Without hitting the suntan lotion vibe that’s common in some coconut brews.
$33.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2020 ATACAMA

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 13%
Named after the darkest place on Earth. The Atacama region of Chile is a favorite with astronomers and star gazers. Atacama is sweet black currant mead aged on French Oak. Black as the night sky,
$42.50 / 375 mL Bottle
2018 BLACK WAFFLE

Acer

FL - Florida
Alcohol 13%
A mead made with black currants, locally produced honey, accented with vanilla and a massive dose of maple.
$65.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2019 SOUTHSHORE SANGRIA

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
A melomel made with Malbec grapes, tart cherries, apples and fresh Florida citrus (Oranges, Lemon, & Limes)
$33.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2023 Final Act

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14.5%
“Final Act” is a mixed fruit melomel featuring a blend of Bramble berries. For those not hip to the lingo, those are berries that generally look like raspberries ie appear in clusters. For this particular product, we used a blend of boysenberries, black mulberries, raspberries, and blackberries. We then gently aged it on a bit of French Oak. I believe this product to be amongst the best we have produced in our six years of operation. It hits all the marks in terms of color, clarity, aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel. I’m incredibly pleased with how it turned out. I think you will be too.
$40.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2020 LUMINESCENCE

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 12%
A mead made with Pacific Northwest sourced Boysenberries, Marionberries and Black Mulberries along with orange blossom honey then aged on French Oak.
$40.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2021 SANDSTORM

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 11.7%
Sandstorm was made with PNW Boysenberries and tart cherries from the Mediterranean. Fermented with a blend of yeasts normally used in intense Australian Shiraz and South African Pinotage. Then aged on Sugar Maple staves from Vermont. The wood; not the syrup.
$40.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2020 STOCKED UP

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 10%
Stocked up is an homage to a pretty famous recipe published by the American Homebrew Association from Award Winning Homebrewer Curt Stock. Curt’s Super Berry melomel (Black Currant, Raspberry, Blueberry, Blackberry and Strawberry) is marketed by several Meaderies nowadays. It’s been made by or served as a template for just about every amateur competitive Meadmaker. For this tribute we decided to synthesize his recipe with the Garagiste methodology. We used greater than twice the amount of fruit per gallon, aged on bit of wood and kept it wild with a mixed culture fermentation. It is positively massive. Perhaps the single most voluminous mead we have ever made. I’m sure you will enjoy it.
$45.00 / 375 mL Bottle
2020 Bilberry Frangipane

Melomel

FL - Florida
Alcohol 14%
Bilberry Frangipane is modeled after a dessert torte. Imported Brazilian Quince honey again this time paired with an enormous amount of imported European Bilberries. After fermentation wrapped up we aged the mead for an extended time on toasted sweet almonds. Dark as night. The sweet almond pastry aromas very apparent upon opening the bottle. The bilberries present very similar to blueberries; but, with an almost vinous note from the skins. Some tannins and a hint of astringency makes for a deep and complex flavor which is bookended by a big almond finish.
$35.00 / 375 mL Bottle