What is/was mead? Can anyone tell me?

Question

I know it is or was some sort of alcoholic drink but can anyone elaborate on that?

Answer 1

It's a honey wine. Dates back to medieval times. I assisted with a homebrew contest at a Medieval festival. Next to our booth was one that had Mead. The bees were swarming all over the booth!

Mead is a fermented alcoholic beverage made of honey, water, and yeast. Meadhing  is the practice of brewing honey. Mead is also colloquially known as "honey wine".

Answer 2

Mead IS an alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey and water, often flavored with various berries and herbs. It is concidered by many to be a wine, but I personally prefer to think of it as its own category of beverage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead

Here are a few examples available for sale...

http://www.binnys.com/search/winesearch....

Personally, I don't care for it that much...I find it to sweet for my tastes.

Answer 3

Definetely honey ;mixed in with an alcohol like ? whiskey, bourban