Mead, Heritage, and Behind-the-Scenes: What You’ll Find on Our Patreon
When we started Vinland Meads, we knew our story was bigger than the bottles. Every recipe, every barrel, and every step has a history behind it. Patreon has become our way to share those deeper stories—the kind that go beyond the tasting notes and labels and show the why and how of what we do.
From Paperwork to Pouring: Our Journey to Opening a Texas Meadery
Opening a meadery in Texas isn’t just about honey and barrels — it’s about navigating paperwork, filing deadlines, and learning from every hiccup along the way. When we started Vinland Meads, we couldn’t find a single clear guide, so we pieced it together ourselves with help from fellow mead makers, late nights on Discord, and more than one trip to the Comptroller’s office. From fast TTB approvals to the headaches of label submissions and the surprise of missing eight months of RITS filings, we’ve learned the process the hard way. Here’s our story — and the lessons that might save the next mead maker some time (and a $5,000 penalty).
Blood, Sweat, and Honey: The People Behind Vinland Meads
Making mead the way we do isn’t quick, easy, or clean. It’s sweat in the Texas heat, sticky hands from the honey house, and long days over fermenters. It’s family hauling barrels, friends showing up at dawn, and the steady hum of bees in the background. Vinland Meads was built the hard way—by people who cared enough to put their backs into it. This is who we are, how we work, and the reason every bottle carries more than just honey—it carries our story.
The Road to Texas Mead Fest: How Vinland Meads Got Here
From a first sip in 2015 to pouring our own in 2025, Vinland Meads’ journey to the Texas Mead Fest has been ten years in the making. What began with a few bottles from Texas meaderies and a win at the Texas Mead Cup has grown into a licensed meadery, countless miles visiting makers across the U.S., and a seat at the table alongside the state’s finest. This September, we’ll be pouring our heritage-inspired meads for the first time at the festival that sparked it all—come raise a horn with us.
Vinland Mead Hall
Nestled amidst the towering hardwoods of Hays Manor in Murchison, Texas, Vinland Meads Mead Hall emerges as a haven where modern design converges with ancient inspiration.