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Join us on Sunday October 15th at Skål Beer Hall for a celebration of WA Mead! Eight local meaderies will be on hand to pour their early Summer favorites in the covered outdoor street cafe. Come mead the makers, sample a variety of meads, and take home a bottle or two!
There will be three sessions from 12-2p, 130-330p, and 3-5p. Participating Mead Makers include:
Artivem Mead - Bellingham, WA
Hierophant Mead - Freeland, WA
Contrivance Mead - Tukwila, WA
Oppegaard Meadery - Tukwila, WA
S�ky River Mead - Redmond, WA
Æsir Meadery - Everett, WA
Odin's Alchemy - Olympia, WA
T�hunderland Mead - Duvall, WA
Tickets include six tokens to be redeemed for 2oz mead pours. Extra tokens may be purchased at the event. We will be selling pølse, pretzels, and other snacks to be enjoyed outside within the sampling space as well as n/a beverages. You may also purchase bottles of your favorite meads to take home with you.
Guests may join us inside the beer hall for our full kitchen and bar menu, including full size mead pours. If you plan to dine with us inside the beer hall in addition to sampling meads outside, we strongly encourage you to make a reservation for a table before or after your scheduled festival session. There will not be full table service outside during the festival.
Your ticket is only valid for the session you select. We have limited space. Designated Drivers are welcome to join without a ticket.
21+ only. No refunds. Transfers allowed. No pets please.

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Join us on Sunday October 15th at Skål Beer Hall for a celebration of WA Mead! Eight local meaderies will be on hand to pour their early Summer favorites in the covered outdoor street cafe. Come mead the makers, sample a variety of meads, and take home a bottle or two! There will be three sessions from 12-2p, 130-330p, and 3-5p. Participating Mead Makers include: Artivem Mead - Bellingham, WA Hierophant Mead - Freeland, WA Contrivance Mead - Tukwila, WA Oppegaard Meadery - Tukwila, WA S�ky River Mead - Redmond, WA Æsir Meadery - Everett, WA Odin's Alchemy - Olympia, WA T�hunderland Mead - Duvall, WA Tickets include six tokens to be redeemed for 2oz mead pours. Extra tokens may be purchased at the event. We will be selling pølse, pretzels, and other snacks to be enjoyed outside within the sampling space as well as n/a beverages. You may also purchase bottles of your favorite meads to take home with you. Guests may join us inside the beer hall for our full kitchen and bar menu, including full size mead pours. If you plan to dine with us inside the beer hall in addition to sampling meads outside, we strongly encourage you to make a reservation for a table before or after your scheduled festival session. There will not be full table service outside during the festival. Your ticket is only valid for the session you select. We have limited space. Designated Drivers are welcome to join without a ticket. 21+ only. No refunds. Transfers allowed. No pets please.

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Come rescue this blueberry moscato at the Des Moines farmers market before I get thirsty! 😂 The weather is perfect.

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Come rescue this blueberry moscato at the Des Moines farmers market before I get thirsty! 😂 The weather is perfect.

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So we were on TV yesterday, along with Oppegaard Meadery. :: waits for hundreds of customers to come rushing in :: 😆

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So we were on TV yesterday, along with Oppegaard Meadery. :: waits for hundreds of customers to come rushing in :: 😆

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Our previous batch of blackberry mead was the best mead we’ve ever made. We couldn’t get enough berries last year to make it at all. This one is going to be amazing… in a few months. 😍
FYI this is about 600lbs of berries and 9 buckets of honey.

#blackberry #mead #melomel #contrivance #honey

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Our previous batch of blackberry mead was the best mead we’ve ever made. We couldn’t get enough berries last year to make it at all. This one is going to be amazing… in a few months. 😍 FYI this is about 600lbs of berries and 9 buckets of honey. #blackberry #mead #melomel #contrivance #honey

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If you were sad when we ran out of Summer Spyglass cans... we have a few more. We emptied the kegs we had left and have a handful of cans available now! Don't hesitate because they'll be gone again very soon, and we have no plans to make this again for a while.

#navinrjohnson #thejerk #mead #honeywine #mango #pineapple #carbonated #contrivance #sessionmead

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If you were sad when we ran out of Summer Spyglass cans... we have a few more. We emptied the kegs we had left and have a handful of cans available now! Don't hesitate because they'll be gone again very soon, and we have no plans to make this again for a while. #navinrjohnson #thejerk #mead #honeywine #mango #pineapple #carbonated #contrivance #sessionmead

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Did we mention that the new batch of Love Potion No. 6 has edible glitter? It’s fantastic! #barbiegirl #lovepotion #mead #rose #hibiscus #sparkles

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Did we mention that the new batch of Love Potion No. 6 has edible glitter? It’s fantastic! #barbiegirl #lovepotion #mead #rose #hibiscus #sparkles

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Life hack: work at a winery! *hic*

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August Mead Club orders are now ready for pickup in shop. Come on by and get yours. Cool off in our air conditioned tasting room for a glass pour while you're here.

For those that have their orders shipped, we will be waiting until next week to mail them out because of the heat wave.

#mead #clubrelease #drinkmead #thankyou #youreawesome #steampunkstyle #goodstuff #readytogo

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August Mead Club orders are now ready for pickup in shop. Come on by and get yours. Cool off in our air conditioned tasting room for a glass pour while you're here. For those that have their orders shipped, we will be waiting until next week to mail them out because of the heat wave. #mead #clubrelease #drinkmead #thankyou #youreawesome #steampunkstyle #goodstuff #readytogo

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Yesterday we poured some wine at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery for the Auction of Washington Wines’ Winemakers Picnic. Check out the cheese tent. 😋 It was lots of fun.

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Yesterday we poured some wine at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery for the Auction of Washington Wines’ Winemakers Picnic. Check out the cheese tent. 😋 It was lots of fun.

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Yesterday our forklift named Scooter had his battery replaced. Now he should be ready to move barrels, pallets, and large amounts of honey for the next several years.

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Yesterday our forklift named Scooter had his battery replaced. Now he should be ready to move barrels, pallets, and large amounts of honey for the next several years.

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We’re putting the finishing touches on our new batch of Strawberry Rhubarb Mead. Sweetening it with a bit of orange blossom and local wildflower honeys. This mixer makes quick work of dissolving honey in large quantities.

#strawberry #rhubarb #mead #strawberryrhubarb #orangeblossom #honeywine #contrivance #drinklocal #summerwine

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We’re putting the finishing touches on our new batch of Strawberry Rhubarb Mead. Sweetening it with a bit of orange blossom and local wildflower honeys. This mixer makes quick work of dissolving honey in large quantities. #strawberry #rhubarb #mead #strawberryrhubarb #orangeblossom #honeywine #contrivance #drinklocal #summerwine

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