
The 2014 Mazer Cup International Mead Competition wrapped up March 22 in Boulder, Colorado. The Mazer Cup, whose mission is to increase global mead awareness through international competition at the commercial and enthusiast levels is organized by an amazing group of volunteers. This year there were over 40 judges and 40 volunteers involved in the difficult process of organizing and evaluating an extensive amount of mead.
This year’s big winner in the commercial category was Wesley Channell’s Dragonmead. Dragonmead took an incredible five medals home with them to Warren, Michigan. That included 2 golds, 2 silvers, and one bronze. Other big winners included a perennial favorite, Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery and Peter Kudlac of Apimed with 3 medals each. American Mead Maker Journal Editor, Jeff Herbert and his wife Jen also picked up 3 medals for their Arizona-based Meadery, Superstition Meadery.
Though there were many amazing meads in the Home Competition, one stood out above the rest. Ian Bresky’s Vanilla Fig Cyser took the “Best In Show” title. It sounds delicious! I’ll have to try something similar.
Below are the rest of the results. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thanks to all those who entered. Keep creating and pushing the industry further!
Commercial Meadery Competition
Bracket or Braggot |
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ESB Braggot | Dragonmead | ||
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Crooked Door Amber Ale Braggot | Dragonmead | ||
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Big Ass Braggot | Rogue Ales & Spirits | ||
Cyser |
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Stonewall’S Cyser | Celestial Meads/Alaska Meadery | ||
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Honeycrisp Apple Cyser | Arktos Meadery | ||
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Lumberjack | Orchid Cellar | ||
Dessert Mead-Semi-Sweet |
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Strawberry Mead | Dragonmead | ||
Dessert Mead-Sweet |
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Berry White | Superstition Meadery | ||
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Spiced Pumpkin Mead | Dragonmead | ||
Other Fruit/Vegetable Melomel – Dry |
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Cherry Mead | Dragonmead | ||
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Elderberry | Campbell’S Gold Honey Farm | ||
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Blackberry Sack | Schramm’s Mead | ||
Other Fruit/Vegetable Melomel – Semi-Sweet |
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The Statement | Schramm’s Mead | ||
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Fling | Moonlight Meadery | ||
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Honey And Blackcurrants | Intermiel | ||
Other Fruit/Vegetable Melomel – Sweet |
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Sunset Blues Cyser | Sunset Heights Meadery | ||
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Castellan | Orchid Cellar | ||
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Blackberry Mead | Falcon Meadery | ||
Metheglin |
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Wicked | Moonlight Meadery | ||
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Fire ‘N Spice | Chinook Arch Meadery | ||
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Flavorburst Metheglin Spiced Honey | Meniru Meadery & Brewery LLC | ||
Pyment |
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Que Syrah – Syrah | Celestial Meads | ||
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Aphrodisia | Superstition Meadery | ||
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Mead Noir | Rosewood Estates Winery | ||
Session Mead |
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Pollinator | Crafted Artisan Meadery | ||
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Ginger Session Mead | Nectar Creek Honey Wine | ||
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Nectar of the Hops | Redstone Meadery | ||
Specialty (Open Category) – Dry |
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HoneyMaker Mead Maker’s Blend Reser | Maine Mead Works | ||
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Bos Meadery Pomegranate Pyment | Bos Meadery Llc | ||
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Peachin’ to the Choir | Monks Meadery | ||
Specialty (Open Category) -Semi-Sweet |
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Kurt’s Apple Pie | Moonlight Meadery | ||
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Oracle | Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery | ||
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Chocolate Mead | Sap House Meadery | ||
Specialty (Open Category) – Sweet |
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Sambuccus | Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm & Meadery |
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Dry Hopped Cyser | Sunset Heights Meadery | ||
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Hunter | Orchid Cellar | ||
Traditional – Dry |
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Oak Barrel Reserve | St. Ambrose Cellars | ||
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The Golden Drop | Honeydew Apiaries | ||
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Winter Mead | The Hive Winery | ||
Traditional – Semi-Sweet |
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Sokoli | Corpo Sp. z.o.o S.K.A | ||
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Elegance | Kookoolan World Meadery | ||
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Mead | Munro Honey & Meadery | ||
Traditional – Sweet |
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AM | Pasieka Jaros Maciej | ||
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Ragnarok | Superstition Meadery | ||
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Original Slovenska Medovina | Apimed | ||
Varietal – Dry |
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Orange Blossom Mead | Meniru Meadery & Brewery LLC | ||
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Black Sage | Meridian Hive Meadery | ||
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Bouquet Printanier | Intermiel | ||
Varietal – Semi-Sweet |
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Tupelo Ambrosia | St. Ambrose Cellars | ||
Varietal – Sweet |
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Staroslovanska Medovina Svetla | Apimed | ||
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Staroslovanska Medovina Tmava | Apimed |
Home Competition
Dry Mead |
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Kyle Wright | |||
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Bruce Leslie | Bob | ||
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Justin Chamberlain, Will Crapser, David Woods | Coop B | ||
Semi-Sweet Mead |
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Robert Ratliff | Sandman’s Mesquite Traditional | ||
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Jason Meehan | Almond Honey Mead | ||
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Thomas Repas | Sparkling Orange Blossom Mead | ||
Sweet Mead |
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Joshua Dalzelle | |||
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Michael Spears | Wildflower Fiesta | ||
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Mark Tanner | Poltorak Trad | ||
Cyser (Apple Melomel) |
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Robert Ratliff | Sandman’s Mutiny on the Bounty Spiced Cyser | ||
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John Krochune | MyCyser | ||
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Dianna Walker Ron Kalvig | Better Have One Melomel | ||
Pyment (Grape Melomel) |
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Thomas Repas | Cabernet Pyment | ||
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Yancy Bodenstein, Laura Cole | The Grape Escape | ||
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Ben Backlund | Gewurztraminer Pyment | ||
Other Fruit Melomel (Dry) |
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Ivan Kozoletov | Sour cherry | ||
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Seth Langford, Seth T Langford | A Touch of Cranberry | ||
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Timothy Rogers | Down by the Tracks Blueberry | ||
Other Fruit Melomel (Semi-Sweet) |
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Les McAuliffe | Honey Church Quince Mead | ||
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Yancy Bodenstein | Peachy Keen! | ||
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Dennis Swingler | Rhubarb | ||
Other Fruit Melomel (Sweet) |
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Tom Lemanczyk | Black Currant Melomel | ||
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Mark Tanner | |||
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Mino Choi | black currant | ||
Berry Melomel (Dry) |
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Jovilin Grunewald | P4 | ||
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Ivan Kozoletov | Strawberry | ||
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Thomas Repas | Elderberry Melomel | ||
Other Fruit Melomel -Berry (Semi-Sweet) |
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Tom Sadowski | Lush | ||
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Ben Backlund | Strawberry Melomel | ||
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Steve West | Purple Haze | ||
Other Fruit Melomel -Berry (Sweet) |
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Marc Bivins | Golden Oldie Dwojniak | ||
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Leczycki Marek | Agrestniak 2011 | ||
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Stanley Kaminski | Sif | ||
Metheglin (Dry) |
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Sam Atwood Matt Garcia | ALL the Cinnamon! | ||
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Robert Colwell | Twice Buzzed | ||
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Ben Backlund | Lemon Ginger Remedy | ||
Metheglin (Semi-Sweet) |
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Angie Colwell | Spiced Mead | ||
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Don Larsen | Idaho Warmer | ||
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Scott Behrens | Vanilla | ||
Metheglin (Sweet) |
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Sergio Moutela | Dolce Chipotle | ||
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Tiara Paris | Queen Bee Mead: Chocolate Mint | ||
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Angie Colwell | French Toast | ||
Braggot |
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Josh Mahoney | Glorious Braggot | ||
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James Sites | Property of a Nobleman | ||
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Joe Connolly | |||
Open Category Mead (Dry) |
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Gregory Buczynski | Black Cherry | ||
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James Robinson | Oddball Fermentables: Hopberry Red | ||
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Adam Crockett | And I mead you tonight! | ||
Open Category Mead (Semi-Sweet) |
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Tom Sadowski | Electric Cherry | ||
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Mark Tanner | 2Rs | ||
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Brendan Dillon | Meadow Wine | ||
Open Category Mead (Sweet) |
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Ian Bresky | Vanilla Fig Cyser | ||
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Jovilin Grunewald Mark Tanner | SRB | ||
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Paul Johnson | Zinfandel Tawny Port Pyment | ||
Best of Show |
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Ian Bresky | Vanilla Fig Cyser |
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