July 22nd Release from Vinland Meads
Clyde Hays Clyde Hays

July 22nd Release from Vinland Meads

"We don’t chase consistency—we celebrate change. Every flower the bees visit, every shift in the season, every hive we inspect alters the honey—and the mead. That’s why our bottles don’t just carry flavor. They carry the moment they were born in."

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A Midnight Gift from the Orchard and Apiary
Clyde Hays Clyde Hays

A Midnight Gift from the Orchard and Apiary

“Crimson Dusk is more than black cherry and honey—it’s a twilight caught in a bottle. Crafted in the brochet style and shaped by the deep summer nectar of Texas, this mead finishes smooth and dark, like the last light slipping over the trees. Each sip is a farewell to the day, and a toast to the stories that begin at nightfall.”

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“Bottled Legacy: A First Look at Tribute – The Cemetery Mead”
Clyde Hays Clyde Hays

“Bottled Legacy: A First Look at Tribute – The Cemetery Mead”

In the heart of a forgotten cemetery in Ben Wheeler, Texas, a fallen oak revealed a secret hive—ancient, queenless, and filled with the darkest honey we’ve ever seen. That moment sparked the beginning of Tribute, a mead unlike any other. Five years in the making, hand-bottled in artisan glass, and released in a series of just 25—this is the story of how legacy, loss, and oak-aged patience became the soul of Vinland Meads.

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