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Thanks to all who participated in the Valkyries Horn Commercial Mead Competition: 2024.

There were 83 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Mead

PlaceOrganizationEntry NameStyle
1stWilliamson Mead and BrewingGelosM3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable
2ndSap House MeaderyOm Nom NomM4aA: OPEN Mead (Braggot, Historical, Experimental, Other)
3rdSecond City MeaderyGin BA A Light In Dark PlacesMBA: Barrel Aged Mead

Winning Entries

Table 1: Dry Trads (3 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stZymarium MeaderyMiel De MielM1A: Dry Mead
2ndWilliamson Mead and BrewingSurtrM1A: Dry Mead
3rdSlate Point MeaderyHoneybeeM1A: Dry Mead

Table 2: Semi-Sweet Trads (6 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stThe Skeptic MeaderyStandardM1B: Semi-Sweet Mead
2ndWaffle Sauce MeaderyClover Blossom Honey MeadM1B: Semi-Sweet Mead
3rdPrairie Rose MeaderyBasswood TraditionalM1B: Semi-Sweet Mead

Table 3: Sweet Trads (8 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stWilliamson Mead and BrewingThe WandererM1C: Sweet Mead
2ndUnpossible MeadTastes Like ToffeeM1C: Sweet Mead
3rdMiodosytnia LucjanLipniakM1C: Sweet Mead

Table 4: Cyser (3 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stWilliamson Mead and BrewingIdunnM2A: Cyser
2ndSierra Foothills MeaderySierra Gold CyserM2A: Cyser
3rdObscurity Mead HallNemesis M2A: Cyser

Table 5: Pyment (4 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stTreehive Inc.Grape HappensM2B: Pyment
2ndAtheling MeadworksEir's SongM2B: Pyment
3rdQueen City MeaderySimplicityM2B: Pyment

Table 6: Dry and Semi-Sweet Berry (8 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stPrairie Rose MeaderyHoneyberry MeadM2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry
2ndEtowah MeaderyBlack & BlueM2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry
3rdOld Station Honey & MeadOld Station Mead HacheeM2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry

Table 7: Sweet Berry (5 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stAtheling MeadworksShield MaidenM2c3: SWEET Berry
2ndArmageddon Brewing LLCOdin's Wild HuntM2c3: SWEET Berry
3rdArmageddon Brewing LLCKeres KissM2c3: SWEET Berry

Table 8: Stone Fruit (5 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stJuniper Tree MeaderyPeachy KeenM2D: Stone Fruit Mead
2ndWilliamson Mead and BrewingSkaldM2D: Stone Fruit Mead
3rdEtowah MeaderyStone Pile PeachM2D: Stone Fruit Mead

Table 9: Melomel (11 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stTreehive Inc.It's Getting Tart In HereM2e3: SWEET Melomel
2ndMiodosytnia LucjanBananM2e3: SWEET Melomel
3rdEtowah MeaderyMead-Ahh-RitaM2e3: SWEET Melomel

Table 10: Fruit & Spice: Dry and Semi-Sweet (9 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stHoney & Hops Brew WorksHell Town LemonadeM3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice
2ndSap House MeaderyFig, Vanilla & CardamomM3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice
3rdPrairie Rose MeaderyHoney MojitoM3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice

Table 11: Fruit & Spice: Sweet (9 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stEtowah MeaderyGranny's Apple PieM3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice
2ndArmageddon Brewing LLCImmortal EmpressM3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice
3rdTreehive Inc.Boozy Blueberry PieM3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice

Table 12: Spice/Herb/Vegetable (7 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stWilliamson Mead and BrewingGelosM3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable
2ndUnpossible MeadDanger NoodleM3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable
3rdRun Amok MeadCrooked HouseM3b1: DRY Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Table 13: Open Category (9 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stSap House MeaderyOm Nom NomM4aA: OPEN Mead (Braggot, Historical, Experimental, Other)
2ndBurnt Barrel MeaderyBraggin" Bout ItM4aA: OPEN Mead (Braggot, Historical, Experimental, Other)
3rdManic MeaderyCitralogicalM4aA: OPEN Mead (Braggot, Historical, Experimental, Other)

Table 14: Barrel Aged (13 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stSecond City MeaderyGin BA A Light In Dark PlacesMBA: Barrel Aged Mead
2ndAtheling MeadworksVambraceMBA: Barrel Aged Mead
3rdUnpossible MeadCherry Stealth BomberMBA: Barrel Aged Mead

Table 15: Session Meads (20 entries)

PlaceOrganizationNameStyle
1stZymarium MeaderyFigures Of OblivionMSA: Session Mead
2ndEtowah MeaderyRB&BMSA: Session Mead
3rdUnpossible MeadBlackberry Tesla CoilMSA: Session Mead