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  • 5-5-26 Tony Qualls – Manic Meadery – Gnosis Brewing – Sugarbelt Mead Festival

    5-5-26 Tony Qualls – Manic Meadery – Gnosis Brewing – Sugarbelt Mead Festival
    May 5 2026
    5-5-26 Tonight we're hanging with Tony Qualls. Tony is meadmaker/owner of Manic Meadery and brewer/owner of Gnosis Brewing. And he puts on the Sugarbelt Mead Festival every year. A busy guy! Tony is not just a meadery owner, he's also a musician. He toured in the band Groovatron for 12 years, doing over 1500 shows in 12 years (makes me tired just thinking about all that travel!). In April 2024, Tony and the gang opened Gnosis Brewing, also in Merrillville, Indiana. Founded by Tony, Keith, Eric, Adam, and Brandon, the brewery embodies an unending quest for beer perfection, continually evolving to delight both new craft beer enthusiasts and seasoned connoisseurs. With a commitment to quality over quantity, Gnosis Brewing rigorously tests each beer recipe through multiple batches and trials before it reaches the customer. The brewery aims to push the boundaries of traditional brewing, ensuring that every release meets their high standards of excellence. Tony is a lifelong entrepreneur, having run a vinyl record company, painting company and a bunch of other businesses. Plus he's a skilled tradesman in welding and carpentry (that would help with build out!). Tony has been married to his lovely wife Vanessa for 12 years, and they have two kids. Not to sit on his laurels, Tony plans to pursue law school and recording backlogs of musical material while running his meadery (getting tired again, lol). He likes to mountain bike and ride his motorcycle in his free time (he has free time?). Tony co-founded Manic Meadery with Keith Cantwell in 2018 in Crown Point, Indiana. Manic is a small batch meadery, and they also do wine and cider. They've gotten a lot of interest in their sweet dessert meads using whole fruit and often multiple adjuncts. Tony is also a BJCP mead judge, and holder of Mazer Cup awards for both home and commercial mead. The plans for Manic in 2020 include increasing self distribution, expanding their production space, and organizing a mead-only festival, the Sugarbelt Mead Fest. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events May 6 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing-Jazz May 7 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Mead and Meditation May 7 - Vahalla Meadery - Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam party May 7 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night May 9 - Brimminghorn Meadery, Seaford, DE - US Wrestling Justice May 12 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Writers Night and Open Mic May 13 - The Mead Hall, Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam May 14 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA - Mead and Read May 14 - Vahalla Meadery - Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam party May 16 - Adesanya Brewery, Grandville, MI - Mead Samples with A New Image Salon May 17 - Foxes Den Meadery, Minooka, IL - Rock the PHight Kickoff Fundraiser at Papa Magoos Bar and Grill May 21 - Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL - After Hours Networking May 21 - Vahalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam May 22 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Forest Fairy May 24 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic music with Mike Rocke May 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 mile Bike Ride May 30 - Slash-o-Meadery, Nacogdoches, TX - Live Music with Dan McMahon May 30 - Hive Mind Mead and Brew Co., Caldicot, UK - It's CANDY Disco night with Tandoori G May 31 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Mead Making Class May 31 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Grown-Up Book Fair May 31 - Helderberg Meadworks, Troy, NY - Mead and Read - the book 'The Corpse Flower' and an ...
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    2 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4-21-26 – Blair Housley – Etowah Meadery – Dalonega GA

    4-21-26 – Blair Housley – Etowah Meadery – Dalonega GA
    Apr 21 2026
    4-21-26 - Tonight we’re talking with Blair Housley, owner of Etowah Meadery in Dalonega, Georgia. A Dahlonega native, Blair grew up fishing and exploring along the Etowah River—a place that shaped his connection to North Georgia and later inspired the name and roots of Etowah. At 21, Blair joined the U.S. Air Force, an experience that strengthened the disciplined, process-driven approach he brings to building brands and crafting beverages. More than 15 years ago, he began brewing beer and mead as a hobby and quickly became focused on honey fermentation and the potential of mead as a modern craft staple. Blair’s belief is simple: mead is the perfect natural alcohol beverage. What began as a hobby in his garage and winning over two dozen medals, he decided to turn it into a business. In 2016, Blair founded Etowah to make mead more approachable, refined, and relevant, built to stand confidently alongside beer, cider, and cocktails. Etowah is recognized as one the most awarded meaderies in the Southeast with over 60 commercial mead awards and over a dozen craft beer awards to-date, with flagship mead favorites including RB&B, Black & Blue, Granny’s Apple Pie, Stone Pile Peach, and Georgia Standard. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows April 21 - Blair Housely - Etowah Meadery Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events April 22 - Captain’s on Main, Brighton, MI - Buzzin and Bloomin 2026: Mead, Music and Earth Day Vibes April 23 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam April 25 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 25 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - It's Raining Cats and Dogs - Make. your own round house sign April 25 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Meadery Meet Up April 26 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - Spring Mead Fest with 8 local meaderies! April 26 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Artist Mead Up April 26 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam April 28 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Open Mic night April 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 Mile Bike Ride May 6 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing-Jazz May 7 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night May 9 - Brimminghorn Meadery, Seaford, DE - US Wrestling Justice May 13 - The Mead Hall, Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam May 14 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA - Mead and Read May 21 - Standard Meadery, Villa Park, IL - After Hours Networking June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4-7-26 Carlos Herrera – Texas Longhouse Meadery and the Texas Mead Association

    4-7-26 Carlos Herrera – Texas Longhouse Meadery and the Texas Mead Association
    Apr 7 2026
    4-7-26 Tonight we’re getting back together with Carlos Herrera, owner and Meadmaker at Texas Longhouse Meadery in Wylie, Texas. Carlos is the owner and mead maker of Texas Longhouse Meadery, where Nordic inspiration and Texas craft meet in the glass. With over two dozen awards and a passion for building community through mead, Carlos is also the President of the Texas Mead Association, working to grow the mead industry and bring more people into the Longhouse. Carlos, an Army Veteran, a Paramedic, and a Diplomatic Security Specialist, started learning how to make mead from an outgoing mentor. After learning the basics from his mentor, Carlos was injured at work and was sent home to recover. While home recovering from multiple surgeries, he set out to improve his new hobby. After many hours reading, researching, and experimenting Carlos fell in love with mead and really started to hone his craft of mead making. Fast forward several years and Carlos was really making waves in his new endeavors by entering many Mead competitions, winning awards, and giving his fellow competing mead makers quality feedback as a BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) Certified Mead Judge. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows April 21 - Blair Housely - Etowah Meadery Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events April 9 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Acoustic Jam April 10 - Bløm Mead and Cider, Ann Arbor, MI - Fool Moon Candle Bar April 10 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Karaoke Mead Up April 10 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Spring Chickens April 10 - Blöm Mead + cider, Ann Arbor, MI - FoolMoon Candle Bar April 11 - Mershon’s Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival April 11 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Wine Run 5k Aprl 12 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam April 12 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Portrait of Ritual - Painting Birds of Prey April 12 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 14 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Wrights Night and Open Mic April 15 - Mead Hall, St. Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam April 15 - Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery, Chicago, IL - Optimo Swing - Jazz April 16 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Fiber Crafts Evening April 17 - Pips Meadery, Gurnee, IL - Magneen live music April 18 - MAC Ice House, Berkeley Springs, WV - Uniquely WV Wine and Mead Festival April 18 - Starrlight Mead, Pittsboro, NC - Mead-ieval Day April 18 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Link and Ink with Sealed with a Spark and Shelby Lynn April 18 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Europe Under Siege: The Weapons that Won Kingdoms April 19 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Make a Sand Art Terrarium April 19 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Meadery Dance April 25 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners April 25 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - It's Raining Cats and Dogs - Make. your own round house sign April 26 - Oppegaard Meadery, Tukwila, WA - Spring Mead Fest with 8 local meaderies! April 26 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Artist Mead Up April 30 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - 30 Mile Bike Ride May 7 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night May June 6 - The Ferm Meadery, Houston, TX - Fire NR Bones live music You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
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