2021 Mead CRAFTERS Competition
2020 Awards
More than 300 entered, but only one came out on top. Mara Ume from Zen Bee Meadery of Columbus, OH, took home Best of Show honors at the 2020 Mead Crafters Competition, hosted by the National Honey Board. This year’s competition welcomed commercial meads which were submitted from craft meaderies throughout North America.
The Mead Crafters Competition is a BJCP certified program and judged by mead certified judges, mead makers and sommeliers. The submitted meads were judged on their aroma, appearance, flavor and overall impression.
2020 Mead Crafters Competition Winners
Best of Show: Gold
Mara Ume
Zen Bee Meadery
Columbus, OH
Best of Show: Silver
Hawaiian Lehua Blossom
Heidrun Meadery
Point Reyes Station, CA
Best of Show: Bronze
Existence Is Pain
Second City Meadery
Chicago, IL
Braggot
Gold
10 Penny Lane
GoodRoad CiderWorks
Charlotte, NC
Cyser
Gold
Honey de los Muertos
McGee’s Mead LLC
St. Helena, CA
Silver
Blossom
Moonlight Meadery LLC
Londonderry, NH
Bronze
Fallen
The Mead Werks at Wilderbee Farm
Port Townsend, WA
Dessert
Gold
Blueberry NBCC
Melovino
Vauxhall, NJ
Silver
Holiday Harbor
White Winter Meadery
Iron River, WI
Bronze
Mead with Chocolate & Raspberry
Bee-Town Mead & Cider
Bluffton, SC
Fruit / Vegetable Melomel Dry
Gold
Crosswalk
GoodRoad CiderWorks
Charlotte, NC
Silver
Shield Maiden
Atheling Meadworks
Roanoke, VA
Bronze
New Groove
Maryland Meadworks
Hyattsville, MD
Fruit / Vegetable Melomel Semi-Sweet
Gold
Desire
Moonlight Meadery LLC
Londonderry, NH
Silver
CHAUCER’S Raspberry Mead
Bargetto Santa Cruz Winery
Soquel, CA
Bronze
Oaked Black Cherry
Wandering Bard Meadery
Greenville, SC
Fruit / Vegetable Melomel Sweet
Gold
Peach Mead
Wyldewood Cellars Illinois
St Joseph, IL
Silver
Pucker Up
Queen’s Reward Meadery
Tupelo, MS
Bronze
Elderberry/Blackberry Mead
Wyldewood Cellars
Metheglin Dry
Gold
Stigmata
Monks Meadery
Athens, GA
Silver
Bitter Bee
Maryland Meadworks
Hyattsville, MD
Silver
Chaos Curse
KVLT MEAD
Tacoma, WA
Metheglin Semi-Sweet
Gold
Mead with Coffee Beans
Bee-Town Mead & Cider
Bluffton, SC
Silver
Ginger Mead
Honeygirl Meadery
Durham, NC
Bronze
Hibiscus
Hive and Barrel Meadery
Crestwood, KY
Metheglin Sweet
Gold
Madagascar
Moonlight Meadery LLC
Londonderry, NH
Silver
Sweet Earl Grey
Valhalla Meadery
Bozeman, MT
Bronze
Chasing Alice
Lost Cause Meadery
San Diego, CA
Pyment
Gold
Honey River Pyment
Healthberry Farm
Dryfork, WV
Silver
Eir’s Song
Atheling Meadworks
Roanoke, VA
Bronze
Seneca Nectar
Fossenvue Winery
Lodi, NY
Session Dry
Gold
Weekend Water
Haymaker Meadery
Perkasie, PA
Silver
Butter Buzz
Monks Meadery
Athens, GA
Bronze
Gewürzkuchen
Waldmet Cellars
Jasper, GA
Session Semi-Sweet
Gold
Mara Ume
Zen Bee Meadery
Columbus, OH
Silver
Dreki Skald
Wandering Bard Meadery
Greenville, SC
Bronze
Mead-Ahh-rita
Etowah Meadery
Dahlonega, GA
Session Sweet
Gold
Honey Kwench
White Winter Meadery
Iron River, WI
Silver
Pear of Peaches
Zen Bee Meadery
Columbus, OH
Bronze
Pink Zilla
Zen Bee Meadery
Columbus, OH
Specialty Dry
Gold
Rockin Rye
Haymaker Meadery
Perkasie, PA
Silver
Abstinence in the Abbey
Monks Meadery
Athens, GA
Bronze
Odin’s Tears
Valhalla Meadery
Bozeman, MT
Specialty Semi-Sweet
Gold
Seven In Dog Years
Black Labs Craft Meadery
Olathe, KS
Silver
Sakura
Zen Bee Meadery
Columbus, OH
Bronze
Hot For Teacher
Melovino
Vauxhall, NJ
Specialty Sweet
Gold
Existence Is Pain
Second City Meadery
Chicago, IL
Silver
Art Of The Peel
Lost Cause Meadery
San Diego, CA
Bronze
Monkey Bread
Moonlight Meadery LLC
Londonderry, NH
Traditional Dry
Gold
Sol
Oran Mor Artisan Mead, LLC
Roseburg, OR
Silver
Farmhouse Wildflower Mead
Honeygirl Meadery
Durham, NC
Bronze
Dry Wildflower
Martin Brothers Winery
Hermann, MO
Traditional Semi-Sweet
Gold
CHAUCER’S Mead
Bargetto Santa Cruz Winery
Soquel, CA
Silver
Lucky Monk
Texas Mead Works
Seguin, TX
Bronze
Minstrel’s Mead
Texas Mead Works
Seguin, TX
Traditional Sweet
Gold
Traditional Mead
Prairie Rose Meadery
Fargo, ND
Silver
Allfather Sweet Mead
Valhalla Meadery
Bozeman, MT
Bronze
Sweet Mead
White Winter Meadery
Iron River, WI
Varietal Dry
Gold
Hawaiian Lehua Blossom
Heidrun Meadery
Point Reyes Station, CA
Silver
Friending Fenrir
Clear Skies Meadery
Gaithersburg, MD
Bronze
California Buckwheat Blossom
Heidrun Meadery
Point Reyes Station, CA
Varietal Semi-Sweet
Gold
Lucerne Blossom
Martin Brothers Winery
Hermann, MO
Silver
Nowhere to Hide Vol 4
Mechalore MeadWorks
Bronze
Kiss the Demon
KVLT MEAD
Tacoma, WA
Varietal Sweet
Gold
Red Bamboo
Honeybound Meadery
Tyngsboro, MA
Silver
Clover Mead Badd
W A Meadwerks
Lindenhurst, NY
Bronze
Orange Blossom Mead
Misty Mountain Meadworks
Winchester, VA
Design
Gold
Sweet Blossom
Charm City Meadworks
Baltimore, MD
Silver
Autumnal
The Mead Werks at Wilderbee Farm
Port Townsend, WA
Bronze
Rock Me Aristaeus
Melovino
Vauxhall, NJ