IMF Home Mead Maker Competition Info Center

COMPETITION LINKS

Mead and Beer

The National Homebrew Competition

Upper Mississippi Mashout

Commander Saaz

The Dixie Cup

The Pacific Brewers Cup

Mead Only

The Mazer Cup

Valhalla - The Meading of Life

The Arizona Mead Cup

Meadllennium

May Mead Madness

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IMF Home Mead Maker Competition Results

2006

2007

2008

2006 International Mead Festival Home Mead Maker Competition Results 212 Total Entries
Table 1 - 24a - Dry Mead (11 Entries)
Angel Price	Washington, DC	Old Man Mead	1
John Sather	Blackheath Cir, FL		2
Trevor LaRene	Green Bay, WI		3
Table 2 - 24b - Semi-Sweet Mead (23 Entries)
Jeffery Swearengin	Tulsa, OK	Old Tippecanoe	1
Roger McIntire	Willow Park , TX	North Chase Dark Yopon	2
Davis Robinson	Chandler, AZ	Pecan Honey Mead	3
Table 3 - 24c - Sweet Mead (27 Entries)
Chris Dunne	Denver, CO	B.B. Special Sage	1
Jeffery Swearengin	Tulsa, OK	Abigail's Orange Blossom Special	2
Lloyd Snyder	White Hall, MD		3
Table 4 - 25a - Cyser (15 Entries)
Ben & Becky Starr	Durham, NC	StarrlightMulled Apple Cyser	1
Matthew Dickeson	Alexandria, VA	Happily Appley Mead	2
Ed Walkowski	Dalton, PA	Applejack Cyser	3
Table 5 - 25b - Pyment (10 Entries)
Kathy Thompson	Lafayette, CO		1
Ed deJager	Longmont, CO	Champagne Pyment	2
Jason Ditsworth	Anchorage, AK	Sock Dropper Pyment	3
Table 6 - 25c - Other Fruit Melomel (68 Entries)
Raven & Midian Niles	Coralville, IA		1
Curt & Kathy Stock	St Paul, MN	All About Rhubarb	2
Ed Walkowski	Dalton, PA	Black Currant Melomel	3
Table 7 - 26a - Metheglin (23 Entries)
Michael Kiker	Anchorage, AK	Speecy Spicey	1
Angel Price	Washington, DC	Freya Mead	2
Roger Gibson	Liberty, MO	Jamaica Mead	3
Table 8 - 26b - Braggot (7 Entries)
Kevin deLange	Aurora, CO	ShagIt Braggot	1
Glenn & Dani Exline	Rockledge, FL	St Bernardus Strong Dark Braggot	2
Dennis Frank	Westminster, CO	Braggot	3
Table 9 - 26c - Open Category Mead (28 Entries)
Roger McIntire	Willow Park, TX	North Chase Waahhhooooeeeee	1
Richard Krahl	Thornton, CO	St. Nick's Holiday Mead	2
Beryl Ouimette	Downers Grove, IL	Taielikkus	3

2006 Best of Show
Ben & Becky Starr	Durham, NC	Starrlight Mulled Apple Cyser	1

Special Awards
Darragh Nagle	Best Presentation
Brian Mertz	Most Exotic Ingredient
Michael Kiker	Best Name

2007 International Mead Festival Home Mead Maker Competition Results 242 Total Entries
Table 1 - 24a - Dry Mead (10 Entries)
Mark Healey	Acton, ME	Wunderfull Sunset
John Sather	Orlando, FL	Sparkling Mead
Keith Smock	Felton, CA
Table 2 - 24b - Semi-Sweet Mead (20 Entries)
Rick Reilly	Fargo, ND
Shane Fox	Aurora, CA	Dragon Mead 002
Stephen Burton	Chandler, AZ
Table 3 - 24c - Sweet Mead (28 Entries)
Curt & Kathy Stock	St Paul, MN	Tupelo
Rick Spaziani	Lebanon, OR	Poison Oak Mead
Robert Moore	Shorline, WA	After All
Table 4 - 25a - Cyser (15 Entries)
Steve McKellips	Mesa, AZ	Bee Buzzed Cyser
Rick Reilly	Fargo, ND	Apple Stinger
Kathy Thompson	Lafayette, CA	Dueling Cyser
Table 5 - 25b - Pyment (17 Entries)
Eric Sprague	N Berwick, ME	GP
Deborah Lee	Thornton, CO	Zinfully Wild Pyment
Curt & Kathy Stock	St Paul, MN	Motley Merlot
Table 6 - 25c - Other Fruit Melomel (70 Entries)
Stephen Burton	Chandler, AZ	Prickly Pear
David Lester	Santa Clarita, CA	Pomegranate & Honey Wine
Ward Baldwin & Justing Stoerman	Ray Town, MO	Pilager's Passion
Table 7 - 26a - Metheglin (27 Entries)
Edward Silverman	Falls Church, VA	Hades Own Habanero Mead
Don & Beth Ferris	Rockledge, FL	Chai Surprise
Eileen Coles	Glen Cove, NY	Head Over Heels Vanilla Ginger
Table 8 - 26b - Braggot (12 Entries)
Taylor Caron	Ft Collins, CO
Curt & Kathy Stock	St Paul, MN	Bottom's Up Braggot
Glen & Dani Exline	Rockledge, FL	St Bernardus Strong Dark Belgian
Table 9 - 26c - Open Category Mead (43 Entries)
David Baldwin	Grand Rapids, MI	Spiced Orange
Mike Haws	Arlington, TX	Sweet Blackberry Kiss
Julia Herz	Lyons, CO	Cha Cha Cherry Braggot

2007 Best of Show
David Baldwin	Grand Rapids, MI	Spiced Orange

Special Awards
Stepanie Krieger	Entry from Farthest Location
Kevin Cunningham	Most Creative Mead
Trevor LaRene	Best Name

2008 International Mead Festival Home Mead Maker Competition Results 188 Total Entries
Table 1 - 241 - Dry Mead (19 Entries)
Joshua Archer	Traditional Dry - 1		1
Joshua Archer	Traditional Dry - 2		2
Joshua Archer	Traditional Dry - 3		3
Table 2 - 242 - Semi-Sweet Mead (14 Entries)
Jonathan Jordan	Straight Nyssa	Hogtown Brewers	1
Mark Healey	Moose Pond Mead	Southern Maine Homebrewers	2
Rick Reilly, Ron Stroh		Prairie Homebrewing Companions	3
Table 3 - 243 - Sweet Mead (14 Entries)
Rick Spaziani	Liquid Gold		1
Michelle Moyer, James Moyer	Admiral's Gold		2
Edward Walkowski	2006 Orange Blossom Mead		3
Table 4 - 251 - Melomel - Cyser (11 Entries)
Christopher St. Mary	Son of Circum-Cyser	Sultans Of Swig	1
Michelle & James Moyer	Captain Pete's Farewell Kiss		2
Todd Leatherman	Super Cyser		3
Table 5 - 252 - Melomel - Pyment (15 Entries)
Kim Herald	Northern Lights	GotMead International Brewmasters	1
Steve Fletty	Chateau Fletty Gewurtztraminer	St Paul Homebrewers Club	2
Mitchell Omichinski	Valient		3
Table 6 - 253 - Melomel - Other Fruit (24 Entries)
Ron Kloth	Watermelon	Arizona Society Of Homebrewers	1
John Miller	Favored Concubine		2
Curt & Kathy Stock	Cherry Bliss	St Paul Homebrewers Club	3
Table 7 - 254 - Melomel - Berry (22 Entries)
Daniel Hempy	Strawberry Melomel	Brewcommune	1
John Charlesworth, Mark Parsch, Thad Williams			2
Rick Reilly, Ron Stroh		Prairie Homebrewing Companions	3
Table 8 - 261 - Metheglin (23 Entries)
Don Larsen, Bernie Ashe	Smoked Chili Mead		1
Mitchell Omichinski	Prairie Dew		2
Steve Fletty	El Diablo	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	3
Table 9 - 262 - Braggot (14 Entries)
James Sites	Cerveza de los Muertes		1
Kurt Bormann	Brown Maggot Braggot		2
Sheron Rowland, Pamela McAlpin	2 Old Broads Old Ale Braggot	GotMead International Brewmasters	3
Table 10 - 263 - Open Category Mead (32 Entries)
Rick Spaziani	Agave Gold		1
Edward Silverman	Matt's Memorial Mead		2
Wayne Boncyk	Christmas Spice	GotMead International Brewmasters	3

2008 Best of Show
Don Larsen & Bernie Ashe	Smoked Chili Mead	Congratulations to Don and Bernie!
HONORABLE MENTION
Rick Spaziani	Agave Gold	Another fine Mead!

Special Awards
Best Name	Son of Circum-Cyser - Christopher St. Mary
Farthest Entry	Stepanie Krieger - Hawaii
Best Packaging	Nedra Headen - Foam wrap "Mummy" Madness

Ben and Becky Starr
2006 Best of Show

2006 HMMC Best of Show Winners Ben and Becky Starr

Greek Gods and Mead

Mead has been brewed worldwide since very early ages, and was probably the tipple of Dionysius or Bacchus before the cultivation of the vine. The various mythological connections of bees with the immortals would have caused beverages made from honey to be important, even sacred, to be used in offerings and libations to the gods.

In Ancient Greece the mead drink was known as Hydromel , and it had the happy property of being able to disperse anger, sadness, and afflictions of the mind. Other honey beverages were known as Ompacomel, which was made with fermented grape juice and honey; Oenomel, from pure grape juice and honey, Conditum, which was honey mixed with wine and pepper, and the famous Oxymel, made from honey, vinegar, sea salt and rainwater. The main ailments these were used to alleviate were those of a rheumatic nature. The well-known honey vine of Ancient Rome was Muslum, and Russia was famous for its Lipez.

Excerpted from

Honey
by Isha Mellor

IMF Home Mead Maker Competition Results

2006 International Mead Festival

Home Mead Maker Competition Results

212 Total Entries

2007 International Mead Festival

Home Mead Maker Competition Results

242 Total Entries

2008 International Mead Festival

Home Mead Maker Competition Results

188 Total Entries

Ben and Becky Starr 2006 Best of Show

Ben and Becky Starr
2006 Best of Show