Being a European in the Early Middle Ages was rough. “Barbarians,” such as the Franks and Vandals that destroyed the Roman Empire were settling into kingdoms in their own right. Dynasties like the ...

Ancient societies brewed flavorful and healing meads, ales, and wines for millennia using only intuition, storytelling, and knowledge passed down through generationsno fancy, expensive equipment or ...

A group of friends sit around a table sharing stories and sipping mead. The men sport beards and the women sip from drinking horns – but these aren’t Vikings, they’re modern-day hipsters. The 21st ...

Mead, the honey-based alcoholic beverage consumed by knights and vikings that dates back thousands of years, may seem like the kind of drink that someone would only crack out for a really intense game ...

It sounds like an ancient ritual is about to go down in here. On a recent Thursday afternoon, tribal music is being played over the speakers inside Ravenwood Meadery. The chants sounds mystical. Like ...

Home brewing has been enjoying a surge in popularity recently. There are many ways to approach the production of home brew. Jereme Zimmerman takes the down home route in his new guide to home brewing, ...