Redstone Meadery

Free tasting! Very much enjoyed the variety of their offerings (12 different pours). Was especially surprised by the Nectar of the Hops. I am not a fan of hoppy beers, but this honey wine was delicious. Also was very pleased with the Juniper. We sat and had a glass in the shop and bought bottles to go!

I am so happy to be finding mead and cider places as I travel. This meadery was great! It was my first time going to one. The lady who was working during our visit was so kind and informative too. I would highly suggest anywho in the area or with gluten problems like me to come visit this place!
I love that the samples are free and it’s also so inexpensive to buy a glass to sit down with. They have a great area to play games and hang out too. My favorite mead was the delicious coffee one.

Great little meadery. The personnel where very knowledgeable and helpful. Had many different flavored meads to taste free. The free tour of the plant was delightful and educational.

We love mead, and we were on vacation outside of Denver last weekend, so when I saw there was such a highly-​rated meadery nearby, I had to drive out to Boulder to check it out. It was totally worth the trip. They have all different kinds of mead, from the very dry to the very sweet, and the tasting covers every mead they make (other than a couple that they were, sadly, out of.) As explained on their site, this tasting is completely free except for the «reserve» tastings, which actually means the tasting is 6 dollars, because you absolutely do want to taste the reserves. 6 dollars is still impressively cheap to taste a huge lineup of all different kinds of meads, all of which are very good. And, except for the reserves, they’re all surprisingly cheap, too. We would totally have bought bottles of several of them to take back, if we hadn’t gotten there by plane, and thus rather limited for space. So we only bought one, to drink at the hotel, which was excellent.
Fun tip: they also sell mead by the glass, to drink on-​premises, which was surprising, you never see that in tasting rooms in California. The more surprising thing: for 4 dollars, we were expecting a pretty small glass, but nope, it was rather large.
Another fun tip: they also make chocolates with their reserve mead inside. They were also excellent.

First time trying HONEY beer and boy was it yummy!!!
They have a free tour and sampling, and the guide was so full of energy and laughter! Loved it!
Nothing is running on Saturday, so try to come out on the weekdays if possible.
They were so chill with me getting repeat samples. I ended up buying 3 bottles for myself and would have bought more if I had more luggage space!!!
Nectar of the hops was my favorite!!! OMG, can’t wait to share this with my family!!!

Love that Boulder has a meadery!!! Really vast selection of meads (including some sparkling ones, which were very interesting and good). The tasting is free with the option to buy additional tasting of their reserve meads — READ: you totally should buy those tastings…
All in all a very good and unique place that is a must visit when you are in town. :)

stopped in and wanted to do the free tour, but didn’t wanna wait ½ hour for the next tour. i believe they do the tour at 1:00 and 3:00.
the guy working there was super nice and funny, he offered samples of everything.
we bought some mead to bring back to nebraska.

I had my first mead experience in Boston last month — I have no idea what the brand was, but the flavor was apple pie. I don’t have to say anymore except NUM. So when I found out we had our own meadery here in Colorado, I immediately jumped at the chance to visit. My buddy V and I trekked up to Boulder on Memorial Day and took part in the free tour and tasting they offer. People… when something this good is free, you can’t pass it up. I expect you all to pile in your cars immediately and make way. The tour was short and informative and full of silly jokes, which I appreciated. The tasting was my favorite part, of course. They have three main types of meads: nectars, regular honey meads, and reserves. My favorite were the nectars, as they are light, refreshing, slightly sweet, and carbonated. I bought bottles of the «Nectar of the Hops» as well as the «Mango Nectar». The regular honey meads were good too, although perhaps a little heavy for drinking purposes. The reserves were VERY smooth and extremely rich. They are aged for 5 years versus the 1 year of the regular meads and the 3 months of the nectars. They are definitely for sipping only in my opinion. They make a vanilla and cinnamon stick mead for winter, which will have me driving my happy behind back up there, because it sounds so amazing. Overall, this was a fantastic experience with friendly service and tasty product. Oh, and the mead-​filled chocolates… GET SOME.

Loved this place. I had never had mead before and I wish it was more common. I especially enjoyed the carbonated mead — mango and boysenberry were my favorites. They are so refreshing. They are gluten free so it is a nice replacement for beer or cider or sparkling wine. We took the tour as well as the tastings. I highly recommend the tour but definitely have a tasting.

My experience with mead prior to Redstone was a single brand, Chaucer. Because of Chaucer, I figured all mead tasted like watered down honey, and was better suited for spreading on a scone (dipping a scone into it?) than drinking. Redstone mead is a beverage. I could drink this stuff all day.
The meads come in three categories, nectars (delicious fizzy concoctions), mountain honey wines (what most people think when they think of mead — still honey wine, with or without other flavorings), and reserves (well-​aged honey wines that are akin to port). The nectars are refreshing and tend to be a little sweeter (with exceptions) than the honey wines. My favorite of the day was the Nectar of the Hops, a carbonated honey wine that was dry hopped. This IPA of meads was a perfect balance of honey’s flavors with a beer’s hoppy scents. The mountain honey wines are like a unexpected indulgence. They tend to be fuller in their flavors. The juniper was an unexpected treat. Well… it was expected. I love gin and anything else juniper flavored. The juniper is especially dry and probably the most like a white wine, though that comparison is poor and unwarranted. Delicious in completely different way. Last I sampled two of the reserves, the traditional reserve honey wine and the cyser, which is a mix of apple cider and honey which gets fermented. I preferred the cyser. It is both complex yet approachable. The traditional reserve was good, but it was so complex I felt like I had to think about it while drinking. An odd insight, but that’s how I felt. Maybe if I was drinking it at home and not in a tasting room I would have enjoyed it even more.
There was nothing that I tried that I didn’t wish I had more of (and when you take the tour, they let you try just about everything — though you have to pay to try the reserves). At $ 17 for the nectars, $ 22 for the mountain honey wines and $ 50-​$ 55 for reserves, these are not everyday drinks, but also not special occasion-​only. I’m glad I live in Boulder, as I would have had trouble choosing just one bottle had I not been able to return whenever I wanted.

I think it’s safe to say that because of this place, my husband now has an infatuation with mead. He has even started making his own. We have even brought (many, many) out of town friends here. We have bought many bottles to bring home and give as gifts. They even have mead-​filled chocolates.
The samples are plentiful, and free, and there are a few if you try they ask that you pay for, but it’s a minimal amount for the total amount you’ve been given for free.
If you’re into mead, or not sure what mead is and want to give the sweet honey wine a try, come on out here. It’s a fun little place (and it’s won a ton of awards!).

Well I’d never been to a meadery and it was time! I actually like mead and found out its a little more adaptable with food than I’d imagined.(Had a bottle we bought in the place for dinner with a combination of foods and it actually worked).It is not necessarily that sweet and comes in a variety of styles and flavors here. You get to do a tasting and we took the tour with a pleasant, funny young woman and all around had a good time. We also bought two bottles of mead.

OH CYSER! I really wish we had been able to do a tour but they only do them at certain times so if you are planning on visiting you should check ahead. Yes they have free tasting, but if you are going to stop in you should at least try the reserves because they are really where it is at. The prices are a bit steep for the product but considering the amount of people in the Mead making business locally they can pretty much do whatever they want.
We took home a bottle of Plum Mountain Honey Wine, Vanilla Beans and Cinnamon Sticks Mountain Honey Wine (only available seasonally) and the 2004 Cyser Reserve. If you are trying to find a good locally made gift I don’t think you can go wrong with a bottle of Mead. The Sunshine was my favorite of the Nectars.

Best spontaneous detour decision ever! Thank you Unilocal for guiding me to this place. Meads are diverse and interesting, you’ll find something for every discerning palate. And don’t you dare leave without trying a mead chocolate. So excited to buy a few bottles for Christmas gifts!

I’d never been to a meadery before, so I was quite excited to try this place on a trip to Boulder. This place definitely met my expectations and I got to take some great stuff back with me.
As others have mentioned, you can try 11 sips for free. I thought they would all be quite sweet (I’ve not really had a lot of mead before), but most of them were pretty dry. I particularly loved the Pino Pymen and the Black Raspberry Nectar. I enjoyed the Nectar of the Hops and the Sunshine Nectar as well. The only one I didn’t care much for was the Vanilla Beans and Cinnamon Sticks Mountain Honey Wine. The cinnamon was a little too much for me.
Their prices are around $ 15 – 22 for their traditional meads and around $ 45 – 50 for their reserves. I did not think this was unreasonable given the quality of the mead. The staff person working was friendly and quite knowledgeable. He gave us a lot of great information about the mead.
I like that you can also order their products online if you don’t live in the area. Additionally, the staff person gave us information about distribution in our state. I thought it was great to know that we could get some of their products where I live.

Mead is good. Redstone Meadery is fantastically good. That’s really all you need to know…
Fine, fine. I’ll give you more, you demanding reader, you. You can take a tour of the Meadery. A very fine, knowledgeable tour.
You can do a tasting of all their meads. For free no less!
Some mead is carbonated. Some is not. They are all still delicious.
You can purchase bottles to take home with you. And if you go back you can return the bottle and get it refilled for a dollar less.
There really isn’t any food here, unless you count the miniature Chocolove bars they sell so plan on eating before or after. (My suggestion is before. These meads pack a punch!)
Nectar of the Hops is my favorite. Try it please.

Mead, or honey wine, what wonderful stuff! In the tasting room here, you’ll find a huge variety to taste, both still meads and bubbly nectars. You’ll be overwhelmed with the number of choices!
The tasting room is simple, no snacks, no food service. It’s not the kind of place you go to hang out for part of the afternoon, it’s more of fun stop, where you’ll leave with a couple of bottles of happiness.
Some hints… The flip top bottles they use make great water bottles, especially if you are fan of glass instead of plastic. You could use them for homemade beer or kombucha. They won’t refill the meads, but you can bring the nectar bottles back and have them refilled from the tap!

I really need to learn how to make Mead. The first time I tried Mead was in Palisade and now I’m hooked after coming to Redstone Meadery.
Super cute inside with bright colors, very home-​y and inviting.
You get about 10 tasters for free. The first few are Nectars, which are sparkling –The rest are the Honey Meads, which are not carbonated and smoother (I liked the Meads better than the Nectars).
The Juniper honey wine and Pinot Pyment were my favorites. They had a really nice spice to them. We got glasses after the tastings and sat at the cute barrel tables.
Staff was knowledgeable and friendly. They told you food pairings as well as what you could mix it with if you wanted. But to me, Mead tastes so delicious you would never need to mix it with anything!

Our first trip to Boulder, we found this little meadery just to visit a meadery (and see the workings) — and the little tour was terrific. We went home with a mixed case of mead, and friends have been bringing us bottles every time they come to visit.
This time, we went prepared to carry home a couple of cases — so skipped the tour. But if it’s your first visit — don’t scrimp on time. The tastings are great — and you can generally taste any of their varieties before you buy.
It’s in a funky location — a little strip mall next to a auto repair (I think that’s what it was) but don’t be deceived by the clever camouflage — it’s really a magic honey-​wine emporium.

Heavenly, absolutely delightful!
On a whirlwind booze tour we had to stop by the meadery! I timed it so that we could enjoy the live music while learning and enjoying mead culture and it couldn’t have been better!
We began with a super sampler of almost all of their offerings, including a boysenberry mead, a hoppy mead, and Cizer! Yes, a mead cider combo — color me happy! The employees were knowledgeable, but the patrons were eager to share their love of mead as well. I met some colorful characters who were so excited and amplified my new found love of mead. The music was great! Two musicians enhanced the experience greatly.
The tasting room is small, but packed with personality! There are bottles of mead from all over the world, a couple of small tables and many fun products for purchasing. See photos to get a glimpse, but get your butt there to actually enjoy it!
Every detail is perfection, the delicious drink is complemented by the blue glass packaging. When my wish comes true and they open up a meadery in Denver, I will become a regular. Until then, this is a good enough reason to venture out to Boulder on its own!