I've never had honey wine before and I got to say it's delicious. They had at least half a dozen different meads to taste. From sweet to dry and everything in between. Treat yourself to this tiny little place in the Black Forest and you'll walkaway with a huge smile on your heart. One of the owners should be there to pour you a glass and tell you how they made it. Great service and great Mead !! read more

This one star isn't so much of an "it was bad" rating as opposed to "it lacked an experience" rating. Not that there wasn't some frustration involved. Steven and I have practically become beer snobs overnight. With this in mind we are always looking for another brewery to try. Along the way we also got a taste for mead as well. Colorado is mostly known for their breweries but there are a handful of meaderies in the state as well. Almost all of them seem to be ran out of some body's home. Calling to see if a tasting can be arranged can be difficult. Some of the ones we tried to go to before act like they don't even want you to come over and try what they have to offer. One meadery owner acted like she was selling illegal drugs and said that she didn't want us to come over without an appointment and have the neighbor's become aroused because they see a strange car in the driveway. Hmmm. Colorado's breweries and meaderies are listed in a guide, a map if you will that indicates the various breweries in the state. The map has jumped the gun on several occasions and we went to breweries that haven't even opened yet. The brewery guide and map has been however accurate with hours of business with these places listed. Which brings me to the Black Forest Meadery. This was the only meadery that seemed to have established hours without the comment 'call for information' . This gave us the idea that this place was more established and ready to receive guests. The GPS led us through different parts of Black Forest, CO and eventually to a residence where the meadery is. There was a sign that indicated we were indeed at the meadery with an additional sign that said there was a wine tasting today. Under the sign that had the said name was a phone number to call to have a gate open to get to the residence. We called without no answer which eventually led to an answering machine saying that we reached Black Forest Meadery. Yes, we KNOW that already from the sign. There was no information stating their hours, just in case the map got it wrong again. Totally deflated we went back to the Interstate with no mead. So was the map wrong? Who knows. This leads me to my final rant of going to homes that run a business inside them. The residents can totally make up their own rules. That is fine but if customers get the idea that you will be around and you are not... well the customer feels kind of screwed. It may all be a question of seriousness too. Maybe selling puppies and making mead is more of a hobby and you aren't really open for business till you need some extra money on the side? Who knows what peoples motivations are. After some further thought it might had been a good idea that no one was there to let us through the gate. It might have been a very pressuring experience where a couple is reeeeeally pushing you into buying some mead or that puppy or whatever. Then you feel bad if you don't buy anything and they get frustrated at you because 'lil Susie had to wait fifteen minutes after soccer practice because they were dealing with the likes of you. It takes pressuring 'used car dealership' type sales to a whole new level because you are in some body's domain and not in your own or out in a neutral area. Who knows, maybe none of these stereotypes would come true at Black Forest Meadery there was no way to tell. That gate did not open. read more

I had the pleasure of going to the Black Forest Meadery this past weekend. As the others have stated before me, I would recommend you call in advanced. Although, you may get lucky like we did and just happen upon the establishment with no prior reservation to catch the meaders at their work. Upon arrival, the property seemed very welcoming, and the dogs were happy to announce our arrival. Adam, was there to greet us and happily invited us in to experience some of his proud work. There were three meads in total, and he was happy to pour us each a glass for tasting. Don't try and sneak in underage, they are very responsible business people and check for IDs. The meads we tried were brewed in 2010 and had aged a fair amount of time. Adam, was very enthusiastic to talk about mead making and brewing with our party. One could tell that by his evidence based practice in the art of mead making, he had a well balanced base of knowledge of the product. After talking about mead and mead making inside, we purchased a glass of mead and Adam invited us on a tour of his well established property. There were rows of vineyards we got to explore, all while sipping the nectar of the gods. We also got to see some of the other hobbies they have in raising animals for 4H. When we had finished our glasses of mead and returned back to the house where we started, we talked a little more about their art and happily went on our way. We will definitely be back to have more mead with the Black Forest Meadery. read more

Stopped by tis weekend and had a very positive experience at the meadery. I would recommend calling first as the first reviewer was correct-- this is a home/family. Our host was completing a bottling task as the guard poodles announced our arrival. We (four of us) tasted the three meade samples on hand. All were very good,with good clarity and distinct favors. Our first taste was the Forest Mead which was very light and is an excellent summer drink. The second mead was a dry beverage called Mead in the Woods, my favorite as I favor a drier wine. The final offering was a very floral/rose mead called Melody in the Meadows. We each purchased a glass of mead which gave us a tour of this small family compound which included a tour of probably the the highest in altitude vineyard in the US, and various farm animals. Our host was very personable and willing to share his accomplishments and failings in his family's journey into bring the meadery into fruition. Being home brewers and aficionados of great home- micro- or any brew in general, we spent a wonderful afternoon with the Black Forest Meadery. In a month, they expect to have newer offerings on their menu. We look forward to our second visit! read more

Come for the mead... stay for the well water! We were visiting from out of town and came across Black Forest. What an excellent experience! Will have to make another trip to Colorado just for this mead!! read more