Brewing kits are easy to use and come with step-by-step instructions so you can easily brew mead, wine, beer and cider.

“And wine was primarily drunk by elites,” Poux says. “We have to assume lots more beer and mead was drunk by commoners.” Still, by today’s standards, the quantities may not sound impressiv ...

One of humanity's oldest libations is making a comeback in Virginia and a local brewery intends to be at the front of the line.

Sip on the nectar of the gods at these two RVA meaderies.

Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production?

From the halls of Valhalla to the heart of New Braunfels, local entrepreneur Isaac Pruna is reviving the ancient Viking ...

But do they make all their own beers and honey-wine drinks, too ... Watertown Brewing Company offers mead and beer. Heuer, along with company founder Don Walraven, started making mead three ...

And for anyone who might not know, Mead is fermented honey and it’s the oldest fermented beverage in the world — pre-dating both beer and wine. Clikeman says their mead is somewhere between a ...

Leadville’s newest brewery is a one-man operation and its product is older than beer or wine. Cloud City Modern Mead is a ...

Hobbies that result in homemade goods are always worth pursuing, and perhaps none is as worthy as learning to brew beer, wine, mead or cider. Many companies offer complete brewing kits that come ...