Mead may not be served like it was for the Vikings centuries ago, but at a local bar, people can dabble in the honey wine鈥檚 taste of today.
Muninn鈥檚 Post, located on Bernard Avenue, serves honey wines and cocktails that suit the Viking bar鈥檚 vibe.
Siobhan Jennings-Bates is a co-owner at the venue and says honey wine is often sold for special occasions, and when people first visit the establishment. It鈥檚 sweet like an ice wine, she said.
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Mead drinking is popular on occasion, but 鈥渋t鈥檚 definitely not something you want to drink a ton of because it is quite sweet, but once in a while we鈥檒l get a couple of tables that come in that will order a couple bottles of it and sit and drink it all night,鈥� said Jennings-Bates.
The bar carries three to four different types of Meadow Vista honey wine including Cloud Horse, a basic honey mead which is lighter than a traditional mead, Mabon, a spiced wine and a seasonal Bliss Apple, a carbonated wine.
Rubus is also a fan favourite, but it鈥檚 only occasionally in stock. Some wine is served at room temperature, while others are chilled. Cocktails are also made from the meads, said Jennings-Bates.
A good start for the novice mead drinker would be the mild Cloud Horse, which is more popular.
The process of mead-making has evolved over the centuries, it鈥檚 nothing like the Vikings鈥� jugs of frothy foam. 鈥淏efore it would have been a big foamy mug of alcoholic water, so we鈥檝e refined the recipe over however many years鈥� it probably tastes a lot better,鈥� said Jennings-Bates.
鈥淲ater was probably not safe to drink so they had to ferment it if they could.鈥�
The idea to serve mead at Muninn鈥檚 Post came from Vancouver, where the trend seems to be growing.
鈥淭o go out and have a glass of mead somewhere is pretty cool,鈥� said Jennings-Bates.
Beer is a top seller at the Viking bar, but many people will sample the mead from out of town, just to say they鈥檝e tried it, she said.
The supply of honey wine is primarily from Meadow Vista, but Jennings-Bates can see the trend catching on.
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