Kyle Hotz hosted Mead Day 2013 at his home in Corpus
Christi. Ed Schloniger (friend of Kevin “Dr. Moustache” Nelson) was our guest
for the day. At high noon, the mead makin’ commenced in the air-conditioned
kitchen. Kyle and Kevin made a dry, sparkling ginger mead which they plan to
dry hop. Robin Baker and Christyn Overstake produced a “Wit flavored” mead
(lemon/orange zest, peppercorns and coriander).
Several members shared meads from days gone by. Tom Freund
had a still, sweet prickly pear melomel. Paul Holder poured a still, sweet
apple cyser and a prickly pear melomel. Kyle served a cherry mead, while Jason
Merry brought a dry, sparkling peach mead.
Dr. Moustache shared a bottle of commercial Chaucer’s Mead.
Homebrewed beers were also in abundance, including new efforts by Cory
Mathews/Drew Burkhardt/Wayne Oakes (Belgian strong ale and Kolsch) and by Wild
Bill Lehfeld(“Psycho Mike” Bohemian Pilsner).
I went home and passed out for a couple of hours, then tried
to remember some crazy antics which usually accompany Mead Day. It seemed like
everyone was well-behaved this year, but then again my memory of the day’s
events is a little murky. (It must have been the heat because surely my
intake of beer and mead had no impact on my cranial function). Paul reminded me
that Travis Clapp had been present, and committed his usual misdeeds. First of
all, Travis only showed up because he heard there would be lots of honey
present and he thought he’d find a new girlfriend. Then he grossed everyone out
by proposing to make a sea turtle mead. When he insisted the honey/turtle
concoction would be a lovely shade of green, we all began to turn sickly green.
Later, he spilled honey in his lap and his dog Barley suddenly appeared,
panting heavily. When he headed for a back bedroom with a jar of honey, host
Kyle intervened and sent the boy home. I still don’t remember these details,
but they must have happened because Paul NEVER embellishes stories about
Travis. Neither do I. Perhaps next year Travis can brew beer at B&Js all
day, ensuring a good, clean mead event …
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