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4.7 (26 reviews)
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A friend and I have an annual tradition where we do brewery tours when he comes to visit. We've done the basics - Harpoon and Sam Adams. We like to stay local so I was scrambling to figure out what we could try on his recent visit. Enter Groupon. And a listing for Crave Mead. Wine made from honey?! WHAT?! Sold! We had another tasting that to do in Boston later in the day, so we had to plan accordingly. In our experience for brewery tours, there's always a crowd, so we wanted to make sure we showed up early so that we would still be able to make it in town. Our group showed up for the first tour of the day at 12pm. We were the only car in the parking lot. Fine by me because we were able to get a more personalized experience! Ken, the owner, is a delight. Our tasting felt like an informal get together between friends and our group learned a lot about mead, and other random tidbits, like how to get into beekeeping. I highly recommend stopping by if you're ever in the area. Even if you're not in the area, it's worth making the trip. Mead is some pretty amazing stuff. Each person in our party walked away with at least one bottle. And if you get the Groupon, a jar of honey is included with a wine glass per taster. HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG??

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Wonderful mead and incredibly friendly staff! We absolutely loved the visit and will be back!

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