Had a great time and learned about making mead. The honey was delicious and complex. The owner guided our tasting. Give it try!!

I had not been to Silver hand since the expansion so I was pleasantly surprised with the open space. We did a honey and mead tasting and the wonderful young lady (so sorry to have not have remembered her name) made the experience amazing. Her interactions and passion carried over to our tastings. This is a must visit spot for Williamsburg, you'll learn how mead is produced and wonder why it is not a more available drink. I make mead as a hobby, and they make a great young mead. read more

Fun and informative demo of mead making and honey varieties. Definitely worth a stop when in Williamsburg.

Silver Hand Meadery keeps introducing delicious new mead's. Even my wife who is not a beer drinker loves the honey mead's that are a cross between wine and beer. Very tasty and keep expanding. read more

The extremely knowledgeable staff will help you understand what mead is and the base ingredient, honey, with guided tastings that are both fun and enlightening. There is also a well stocked retail area where you can take home your favorites from semi-sweet traditional meads to complex, creative bottles that can go with a variety of situations and meals. read more

Total GARBAGE. Our taster had food in her mouth as she hurriedly went through our tasting. Made sense since we were the only people in there aside from a man with his toddler. We were asking about the reserve tasting but it was not available that day. So when we asked about the bee hive sitting on the counter our taster snapped that it was for the reserve tasting. One of the other tasters was nice enough to show us. Then at the last tasting of mead we found a fruit fly dead in my glass. We asked for it to be replaced with another from a new bottle. And she did pour us a new glass, FROM THE SAME BOTTLE. She even checked it to make sure there was no fruit flies. Mortified, we said nothing since we just wanted the whole thing to be over. After she poured our glass, THEN she opened a new bottle. (Wtf?! Couldn't do it for the paying customers?) TheY did have a brief moment of kindness when they let us use a Groupon for 4, that was still processing. So, to try and recoup some losses and maybe make a bad experience better we asked if we could do the other 2 ppl Groupon for later, good for us and better for them since we had already bought 2 bottles of mead for approx. $24 each and would probably but more later. Only to be told a big fat "NO" and that we were already getting "a great deal". Just another brush off from the friendly silver hand. Surprised they didn't kick us out the door on the way out. Thanks Silver Hand! read more

Worth the try! The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. It's one of the alcoholic drinks you have to discover. The drinks are great, I struggled which bottles to buy. Ended up buying half the case and two honeys read more

Staff is very friendly & knowledgeable. We enjoyed trying various honeys & mead wines. they are very good & we brought a selection home to enjoy. read more

A great place to try something new. My wife and I enjoy visiting different wineries and trying the different wines. When we found Silver Hand Meadery we really didn't know what to expect. We really had no experience with mead at all. We did both a honey and a mead tasting and, wow, what a fantastic experience! The people were very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. The variety was surprising and overall we truly enjoyed our first meadery experience. When we left, with bottle in hand, we felt as though we made new friends and that we need to plan a return trip. read more

A very neat experience. This place is a must for locals and tourists alike. Learned a lot. Got two Silver Hand Meadery glasses and tasted some delicious, interesting meads. Bought a bottle to take home. read more

A friend treated us to an outing here with a Groupon. It was a neat experience. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. The honey tasting was my favorite:)It's a very appealing space. They have done a fantastic job with this business. Go visit! read more

Admittedly, this is the first meadery I've ever been to. My husband and I each ordered a flight. The mead was excellent, the service was great, and the atmosphere was fun. My favorites were the Virginia Moon, All Blues, and Ginger meads, but everything was so, so good. Will be returning, and will will for sure buy more mead! read more

We visited Silver Hand Meadery based on a Groupon that we purchased. We live in Great Bridge...so it was a bit of a drive to visit the shop. However, we were very pleased with the tour/information class that we received when we arrived. It was fun to taste the different varieties of honey, as well as the different flavors of mead. We purchased a few items before we left. We would visit more often if it were not for the drive. If you live closer to Williamsburg, we highly recommend this shop! read more

I have been so impressed with the customer service and quality of the product at Silverhand Meadery!!!

Girlfriend and I went in there to check it out - we did the complimentary Mead tasting (tried 4 samples of local mead) but couldn't try their home brewed mead because they were awaiting one last license to sell. 6 giant vats at arms-reach but yet so far away! Owners are awesome. We pre-ordered a bottle of their mead for when they get the ok to distribute - should be in the next 2 weeks. read more

The Meadery itself and their products I give a 5 star. But the experience we had at our visit on the 22nd, Saturday around 3pm was abysmal. It started out great with the honey tasting but we couldn't hear the host because the other room was also doing a Members only tasting and they were loud. Then right before we started with the mead tasting, 4 more adults joined us when we were clearly over the capacity of the tasting area, which made it even more cramped and noisy, on top of that, about 4 kids were seated (in the middle of the tasting) at a table behind us and they were making all sorts of noise, and right after that, another host started a honey tasting next to the children's table. I couldn't hear myself think at that point and we were just done. We stayed until the tasting was done but we were disappointed and a little deaf from all that noise. The layout of the store is poorly planned for tastings and please please rethink your policy with kids and the tasting. We visit breweries and meaderies to have an adult, kidless experience, it is disappointing and quite shocking that these places allow children to be at their property and stay for tastings, including yours. read more

Went for a tasting because of a groupon. We really enjoyed the explanations and found the woman to be incredibly patient despite the fact that we had a lot of annoying and repetitive questions. Enjoyed the honey enough that I purchased some on my way out. Was not into the Mead but I think that was more about my taste then it was about the actual Mead. Their explanations about the flavors within the Mead were very detailed and you could really taste what she was describing. Will likely return. read more

We went to the honey and mead tasting for $9 per ticket. The honey was delicious and we were very excited to try different varieties and ended up purchasing some. In my opinion, the mead tasting was overpriced. There was barely one sip in each of four glass and they did not substitute for the variety that was sold out, they simply said "sorry". I have had mead before and remember a crisp refreshing flavor like white wine, but some of these taste like lemon pledge or lysol cleaner. Overall, the honey is great, but not the mead. read more

We had an incredible experience at Silver Hand Meadery. Though it is a somewhat non-descript entrance from the road, the inside is beautiful and the honey guided tasting was wonderful. We had a great experience with a very educational guide who made the information come alive and the tasting was great - both the meads and the honey. Such a wonderful discovery in Williamsburg and it added so much to our trip! read more

OK, this is a MUST GO if you're in Williamsburg. This is a little Meadery, but the staff, atmosphere and products all go together to make you realize why small independents make things better!!! The store front it unobtrusive tucked in next to a church (or school maybe?) and a larger store on the uphill side. They provide these sit-down lessons in honey and mead a few times a day. I cannot stress how interesting it is. The owner Glen leads the activity and his entire staff gets in on helping with the presentation. You get to not only taste 5 types of honey, and 3 of mead, but you learn!! They start off with bees, and a very brief intro to their part of the formula, then they give you a "flavor wheel" to look at but it reigns in all the olfactory senses. You start with smell, and they run the gambit from Florals to Gym Socks (yes, it's on there!!). He walks you through the various aromas to identify the where and what of what the bees collected, then you finally get to taste them!!! Moving on, he then proceeds to tell you about MEAD!!! How it's made, how they come up with their flavor profiles, and you can see the whole brewing area while you sit. It is a delicious and fun activity, doesn't break the bank, but I warn you now, it's infectious and you WILL become a fan and look for reasons to go back. Take the time to play tourist, and get in to Silver Hand Meadery, it's worth it!!! read more

This place is a must stop for all tourists, and as a local, something all my guest from out of town or state get to taste if they come visit. There mead is delicious, and they have a variety to please whether you prefer savory or sweet (just tried their ginger one last week, it was awesome). Their staff are great too. They encourage tasting and are really knowledgable. Very happy to have them in town. read more

Smaller then what expected but over all a nice place and enjoyed the mead. However when asked one of the staff members to take a picture of my friend and I he was rude and said after everyone left and then walked away. This was very disappointing and put a damper on our experience. read more

New and amazing meadery, great tour and tasting, beautiful bottles, and delicious products

Delcious! My favorite mead! They are so Kind here. Their place is small but beautiful and quaint. Wonderful Honey, but the Mead is where it's at! They are always featuring something new whenever we go. Can't go wrong by visiting here! The Lavenders are beautiful people! read more

Unique and educational experience. We did the honey and mead tasting. I never knew there we so many different types of honey or that mead tasted so fabulous. Aiden did an excellent job speaking and explaining how bees made honey, the different varieties of honey and the difference in flavor and aroma. The only thing I would have liked for him elaborate on is the actual process of making mead. How long does it take to ferment, more about the different flavors of mead etc. If I do not get back to Williamsburg soon, then I will definitely have the mead shipped to me. read more

Was a fun experience tasting the honeys and then the mead. Really interesting and the mead was quite good. Hosts were knowledgeable and nice. I'll go back to purchase some special bottles. Fun times! read more

Wonderful experience! I love honey, so I enjoyed tasting their many varieties--I was amazed by the differences in taste and color. The owner is knowledgeable and entertaining. I'm not a big fan of mead, but I learned to appreciate the production process and the history of the drink. read more

We received a gift from one of the coupon experience sites, last year for an early Christmas gift. Recommend calling ahead to see if you need a reservation, (there was a large group ahead of us) but the folks at Silver Hand tried hard to give us the best experience so we were willing to wait about 10 min till the group head of us left. We came close to closing and the owner stayed late/after closing to give us the full experience! We loved the honey tasting, he answered all our questions about the bees, hives, collection, etc. We liked most of the meades, walked away with 2 bottles and a bit of honey for home. Trying to find time to go back! Would recommend! read more

If you love honey and would love education on bees and and how mead wine is made. This place is awesome. Well worth the stop. Don't miss it on a visit to Williamsburg. The location is very unassuming but inside is quaint and friendly. All I can say is Wow! read more

Really nice place! Great atmosphere, great people, amazing honey - definitely must try!

Wonderful little find in a strip center. Had a create time tasting honey and mead. Would love if you could buy a glass of mead to drink there, too! read more