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    Schramm's Mead

    4.6 (61 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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    Tiffany W.

    What a special place. I had the pleasure of sitting at the bar and chatting with the bartender. She was very helpful, insightful and knew a lot about the product. I always love when a place has a well educated staff. The flight and one ounce pours are a great addition to the menu as it gives you a chance to explore the menu without breaking the bank. The meads here are outstanding. I have head over and over again about how great there are and finally got to try some at the actual spot! The Smile of Fortune Amelia Black Agnes Red Agnes Blackberry Ginger Nutmeg And The Statement were all beautifully done. Out of them all black Agnes, the statement and smile of Fortune were my favorite. Nutmeg is a great addition to this time of year. Well done all around. I look forward to coming back while in town and checking more of your Mead's out when I can!

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    Aaron A.

    So hey Ferndale, I'm not sure you're fully aware of what you have going on here, but you're basically the mead capital of the world now. I won't belabor Ken Schramm's credentials, but he knows a little bit about making mead. I had the opportunity to visit on a Thursday evening and I got to say hi to everybody and taste everything. The quality of the mead is really extraordinary. Huge quantities of extremely nice, locally sourced fruit goes into the mead. This is not easy or cheap to do. The production space is really tiny, the batch sizes are VERY small. It's a really good opportunity to get in on the ground floor with some investment quality bottles for your wine cellar. When you consider everything that goes into it, you realize what a great value it is for the price. These early batches are going to become very collectable going forward. Who will like this mead? Pretty much everybody, but specifically I would expect it to be popular among twenty-something women and craft beer lovers. Ferndale mixologists should also take note as Ken's mead would be a great start to many interesting cocktails. Mead is not a historical novelty. You don't have to be a Viking to drink it. Mead is modern, it is here and now. That being said, the American Craft Mead Movement is in it's Golden Age. The founders of the industry, people like Ken, are alive and creating new meads this very moment. It won't always be the way it is now. This is the very best time to get on board.

    Incredible mead flights, loved the atmosphere at Schramm's Mead
    Jesse T.

    Schramm's Mead makes some of the best honey wine in the world. If you are a local you are lucky to have a world class meadery in your backyard. I'm from the west coast and made a 4 hour detour to visit Schramm's Mead. The staff was wonderful. They answered all my questions, and took care of my wife and I. The menu of meads, cocktails, and food pairings was very well put together and made it feel like an adventure for your palate. I won't list any favorites because everything I had was a favorite. Just go taste and enjoy the experience. Highly, highly recommended.

    Indigo, Bramble and Chrissie  meads.
    Kevin G.

    This review is for the first annual mead festival that happened on 8/4 2018. Set up next to Schramms Meadery. Ticket price included tote bag, T shirt, 5 samples of mead, 4 food samples and some extras. Large tent covered sample area, food tables, bandstand and seating. Very hot day. Would recommend some fans for next event. Overall this was a very good event. The number of available mead samples was pretty large but you could only try 5. The samples we chose were all VERY tasty. I am a fan of Schramms because they ferment a more traditional style of mead. More honey flavor and not overpowered by additional flavors. The food that was available was also pretty tasty. You were allowed one sample from each vendor. The nicest part about this event was the timed entrance aspect. They had two seatings at 3 hours each. This meant no big crowds pushing and shoving to get limited samples of food and mead. Well thought out. They also had other vendors in a seperate area selling books, honey, cookies and other stuff. In order to pick up the tote bag and goodies you had to leave the event, no re-entry, and go into the store. This was a big snafu. Only a few people in store at a time and a long line waiting outside. Once inside you wait some more until you get to back of store where they ask for ID and then start handing out bags AND bottles of mead if they were pre ordered. Quite a bottleneck and very crowded. Not sure if this was a security issue but there was plenty of space outside to do this. I think this event is a one off for me but I will certainly be back to the store to try some other samples.

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    The birthplace of modern mead. Not a splashy presentation, but the product is spectacular.

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    Staff inattentive if not rude... Manager/Owners do not reply to email requests.. too bad.. looks like it could have been a nice place....

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    Mead is what I would expect from Ken, staff are friendly and professional. Nice selection of food also available.

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