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    Single Fin was my personal favorite
    Trish S.

    Loved the mead and ciders we tried here! Nice staff and comfortable atmosphere. We had a mead each, split a flight, and mixed up some 4 packs to bring home and share with friends.

    Bandito mead and Peaches Be Crazy cider
    Molly G.

    What a lovely find this was! While walking around the Funk Zone, we heard some amazing live music coming from High Seas and the neighboring wine place. We wanted to stick around and enjoy the music so we got a mead and a cider and sat on the patio. What a lovely time we had! Everyone working was so kind. My cider was delicious. My husband enjoyed his mead but it's definitely more of an acquired taste. The vibes were just so great. A picture perfect warm winter night on the central coast

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    Sue H.

    Visiting Santa Barbara, I was thrilled at the opportunity to take my beer drinking husband to a meadery! High Seas Mead opened at 5:00 on Friday and we were there minutes later. Located in a dicey industrial area, I would not have walked here alone at night. But having my favorite 6 ft 2 designated driver along made this a very fun experience. Our bartender Devin was very patient and explained all of the ciders and meads available to try that night. Neither of us was very familiar with mead, although I drink a lot of cider. I tend to enjoy the dry ciders and tried samples of several that were in stock. But I can get cider anywhere ! So of course I ordered a flight of mead. I chose four flavors from six available, all lightly carbonated and dry (to me). Just because it's made of fermented honey doesn't mean it's super sweet. I loved the names of these beverages, super fun and creative! I have to say I'm still torn between the cosmic bandito and the cheap thrills, both had some berry flavor and a bit sweeter. The meadacolada and mystic vibrations were very light. All were packing a decent 7 percent punch. Like a strong beer. But gluten free. Although my husband tasted all, and liked one, I got pretty toasted trying to finish four pours. I accepted a generous offer of sparkling water (apparently no tap or still water flowing that night), and took a trip to their clean and cutely decorated potty before I could finish the flight. I ended up buying four cans to go. Our hotel fridge was small, but we had a whole week left on our vacation and a cooler, so I took them with us when we went to our next beach town. I will be looking for these babies in the store now when I get home to AZ! Bravo High Seas Mead!

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    Barbara W.

    An amazing tasting room with delicious product. Great vibes. I recommend Cheap Thrills Mead. Yum!

    Single Fin Cider. Yum!
    Emily W.

    High Seas Mead tap room has epic & tasty mead & cider. Beautiful ambiance & a fun vibe. Excellent & friendly service. Highly recommend this awesome new spot!

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    Absolutely great place and vibe. The drinks are amazing and the customer service was outstanding. 100% recommend and would come back again!

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    Great place to stop for a drink! Big open tables. Always welcoming!! Will keep coming back again and again!

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    Delicious mead, very friendly people. It opened recently so there aren't a ton of reviews yet. Definitely a hidden gem.

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