Hey Steve,

 

Here is a quick write up on Fox Hill:

 

Fox Hill Meadery was established in 2007 by Jennifer and Jason Russ who moved to Marshall with their daughter

Abby from Northern Virginia. Production started shortly thereafter and commercial sales began in the fall of 2008

with Jennifer focused on sales/marketing and Jason on production.

 

Fox Hill won 2 medals in the prestigious Mazer Cup International mead competition, which judged over 130 commercial meads from around the world in 2009. This is extremely rare for a new Meadery.

 

Jason’s brewing career began as a passionate home brewer of beer. He won numerous awards for his brews, became a certified beer judge, and in time owned and operated a home brew supply store. His goal was to open a brewery. One day a friend and fellow home brewer brought a new brew for him to taste, mead. He loved the flavor and started to make his own, almost to the exclusion of brewing beer. In the process a new goal developed, open a meadery.

 

Flavor development in traditional meads depends mainly on the kind of honey(s) used. Both yeast type and aging primarily affect sweetness and alcohol content (normally between 10 and 16 percent). The addition of spices and fruit juices complicates the process. To be successful, the flavors must complement the chosen honey.

 

Fox Hill Meadery currently offers five different meads all of which are oak aged. These are –

 

·         Traditional, 13% – semi-sweet made with multiple honeys;

·         Ginger-Apricot Honey Wine (Mead), 12% - light sweetness with ginger and apricot tanginess;

·         Spice Mead, 11% – sweetness balanced by the blend of allspice, cinnamon, orange zest, and cloves;

·         Blackberry Honey Wine (mead), 11.7% – off-dry to semi-sweet;

·         Special Reserve Mead, 16% – off-dry, bold and complex.

 

Visit the Fox Hill website (http://www.foxhillmead.com) for more information about their mead styles, suggested food pairings, ordering, and where to buy and try. You can find us in Raleigh at the North Raleigh Farmers’ Market, where you can have a free tasting and find out for yourself the magic of mead!

 

 

Wassail!

 

Vicky Rowe

Owner & Webmistress,

Gotmead.com

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