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Golden Rule Mead

Meadery in Middlebury, Vermont

5★ 46 Google reviews

Unique and approachable meads made with 100% VT honey and a focus on locally sourced ingredients. We let them ferment dry (no sugar left) and gently carbonate for a pleasant, easy-drinking beverage. Come visit our cozy, funky tasting room from 2-8p Friday through Monday every weekend (though please check the listed hours for closures). We offer $5 draft tastings and a wide variety of bottles to go. Our tasting room also features art from local artists, primarily and gratefully hosting the work of Middlebury resident Alice Eckles. We even have a stand of upcycled clothes by local seamstress Kylie Scheck, and happily host events. Let us know if you'd like to book the space, we promise to work with every budget.

Hours

Mon Closed
Tue Closed
Wed Closed
Thu Closed
Fri 2pm – 6pm
Sat 2pm – 6pm
Sun Closed

Hours come from public listing data and can change. Call ahead before travelling.

Nearest meaderies

1 other meadery within 50 miles of Golden Rule Mead.

Distances are straight line from the listed addresses, not driving distance.

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What Is a Meadery?

A meadery is a place that makes mead, which is wine made from honey. Here is what that means in practice, and what you will find if you walk into one.

Is Mead Wine or Beer?

Mead is wine. It ferments from honey rather than grain, and federal law regulates it under the wine rules, even when it is poured in a taproom that feels like a brewery.

Mead Tasting: What to Expect on Your First Meadery Visit

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Types of Mead Explained

Melomel, metheglin, cyser, braggot. The words on a meadery tasting list all mean the same thing: mead, plus whatever went in alongside the honey.

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