I was first introduced to mead at The Fountainhead in Chicago. I had spent a week helping coach a youth sabre camp and was to be paid in beer and whiskey. Fountainhead is fortunate enough to carry B. Nektar Meadery‘s Necromangocon and Zombie Killer on draft, so I sampled those somewhere between the beer and whiskey.

….verdict: mead is awesome. Over the next few months I worked my way through their products, at least the ones I could get my hands on in Peoria. I made plans to visit the meadery from Chicago, but every time I thought I would go plans were changed. This January I started homebrewing my own mead and resolved I would make a visit sometime this year. Additionally, I told a friend I would pick up some mead or cider for him. On my way to Niagara Falls, I stopped by their facility.







It was a late Sunday afternoon, so one of the men working actually invited me to do an informal tour of the back.

















My main regret during my visit was that I had to drive afterward and could only enjoy one drink. They had a lot of interesting options only available at the meadery. I can’t wait to see how their future expansion affects their products and presence.





PS: Rob, I picked up Slice of Life and The Dude’s Rug. 😉