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hi all,
I'm looking to buy some mead.
took me mths last year to find 6 bottles as unless i have a license i can not get the brewers to send it to me. so if anyone makes and would like to sells some, or know of an factory shop or something please let me know i live in Derby and unless you want to drink special brew im totally scuppered

I can supply a recipe (courtesy of Mr CJJ Berry) if you wish to try brewing your own?

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

Hi There

I have got mead from a family run company in wales before: www.thehoneyfarm.co.uk they charge a flat rate for postage no matter how much you order and do a good range of flavoured and tradtional meads, its lovely. Or you could try Lyme bay wines who do traditonal and christmas meads.

If you find any others let me know as I spent ages looking too!

thank you for your reply,
unfortunately i work an average of 70 hours a week so the only time i have is in garden and with children so i like to buy, although if work does die down in future I'd love to give it a go.


ratglass I'll look at the site you sent to me thank you

Moniack castle is rated by many as some of the best mead around. Its just down the road from me too, at Inverness. Don't know if I'll have time to stop in and get some, but coincidentally I was planning to go there next week on my way down to Derby... are we going to the same event perchance?!

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Dwell simply ~ love richly

just bought a case of mead Mmmmm can not wait lol

what event???

Never mind!! I'm not admitting to it if you don't go! Too embarrassing!

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Not wanting to ruin anyone's parade but unless the brewer is fully registered with customs and excise as a commercial enterprise this would be very illegal and likely to end in tears

On the plus side, I can highly recomned www.thehoneyfarm.co.uk as mentioned earlier. Also http://www.lindisfarne-mead.co.uk/ is meant to be good.

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http://www.cowlane.org.uk

You can buy mead at Morrisons supermarket. The make is "Harvest Gold Mead" 70cl and 13%vol the barcode is 5010658302703
Hope you ave a store near to you now?

Jaxom! Long time no see! How are you keeping?

I made mead this year (or technically, making - it's still work in process) using the most local honey I could find, it's a long slow process with mead though so it might be next year before I get to try any! It's well worth the effort though.

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well you've peeked my interest now. so i know its not the tattoo fest thats come and gone, what could it be .. the bakewell show.. the city show on marketon park, Polish your own Blue John Stone,well dressing. come on throw me a bone here lol

Sigh .Think about what happens in Spondon at the bank holiday end of August. If you google "lrp spondon" you might just get somewhere. I hasten to add it's much more OH's thing, I go more for the craic!

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I'm very well thanks Birdie Wife.
I thought it was time to dust off my Internet wellies and dig back in again
There is so much to catch up on and so many new Grapes to get to know.

Hi Jax,

Your ears must have been burning as I was talking about you the other night Good to see you back.

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Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

NTG.. as they say if your not talked about ...your not noticed.
Thanks to all for noticing I was back

My other half used to do LARP and lots of it in Chiselhurst Caves... I take it that's the embarassing thing you are referring to...

... please don't hate me I'm new

... and I make lots of Mead, currently got 4 Demijohns on the go in:

Banana
Orange & Ginger
Vanilla
Almond

For those as puzzled as I was. I found this on Wikipedia
"A live action role-playing game (LARP or LRP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out some or all of their characters' actions. LARPs are related to improvisational theatre, although there is usually no audience."
for the full information go to the following link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_ac...e-playing_game

Thanks for that Jaxom!

That's the one. I go for the atmosphere more than anything else, not really into the roleplaying thing although many people there are totally obsessed with it. You have to invent a character for yourself, and a character name. Many people invent huge family histories and backgrounds to go with it. There are sword fights, archery, marketplace selling a variety of weaponry (all rubberised - not steel - so safer than the real stuff) and many people have actual chainmail/platemail. And quite a lot of mead is consumed too, going back to the thread!

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Dwell simply ~ love richly