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The End of an Era… And the Start of the Next

12/26/2018

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Kelly the Boss behind the bar at Colchester's Mead Hall - Groennfell Meadery
As many of you have heard by now, we’re going to be moving to our forever meadery! We could not be more excited (and overwhelmed) by the move, but there is a small sadness as well.

After five wonderful years, we’re going to be closing our tasting room and restaurant in Colchester.

There is no question that this was the hardest decision we had to make about growing. From the Firkin Friday Friends to the Isole Dinner Club to Cavern and Harvest Fest, we couldn’t imagine our company without our incredible Meadiacs popping in every week for a pint, a brat, a board game, and a few hours of philosophical conversation.

Before you let out your first sob, there are three pieces of consolation.

First, we have an entire month of going-away parties planned starting this weekend with Family Day and then the Mad Tea Party on New Year’s Eve at the Mead Hall! And we have two events every weekend until the end of January.

Second, we’re taking the Mead Hall mobile!!! We’re going to be setting up encampments throughout the state every month. If you can’t come to the Mead Hall, the Mead Hall will come to you. More details coming soon!

Third, we’re already looking for a forever home for the Mead Hall. There are some promising locations, so stay tuned.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for all of your years of support.

We can’t wait to see what the future holds!
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Investing in Nesting

3/7/2017

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Investing in Nesting - Photo by Matthew Thorsen
There was an absolutely wonderful article written for Vermont Kids last week about the importance of family leave to businesses of all sizes, and guess who's prominently featured!

You got it, your friends over at Groennfell Meadery!

Click here or on the photo above to read the article!
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14th Star Has a Female CEO!

10/6/2015

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14th Star Brewing Co.
​Last week, we found out the very exciting news that Andrea Gagner would be taking over as CEO of 14th Star Brewery in St. Albans, Vermont, and we couldn’t be more pleased.
 
Andrea is a good friend of ours and has basically been running the show there for years, so if for no other reason, it’s a great promotion because she now gets the recognition she deserves. Also, lest we forget to mention the fact that the former CEO Steve has, like, a million jobs and a family and he probably never sleeps.
 
And yet, there’s a larger reason we’re excited about Andrea’s promotion: She’s female.
 
The brewing world is extremely male dominated in America and, as a woman owned and operated brewing outfit ourselves, we are thrilled to have other companies in our camp helping to change face of the industry.
 
Now, we are not saying that men are bad at brewing or should be turned down for jobs. We are also not saying that anyone is intentionally unwelcoming. To be clear, every brewery and distributorship we’ve interacted with is miles from the old boys’ club or fraternity scene you find in movies.
 
Female drinkers now account for about 1 in 3 craft beers consumed in the US, yet the marketing basically ignores women entirely as this article here and this now famous piece from Slate Magazine both explore in great detail.
 
Beyond the marketing of beer, there’s a very real problem if any portion of our population is made to feel uncomfortable – intentionally or unintentionally – in the work place. There are numerous breweries with staffs that are composed entirely of men. While we all love to think that we’re in a post gender-bias world, it can be extremely tough to be the token female.
 
This problem of employee gender-disparity is of special interest in brewing since the craft industry represents one of the few rapidly growing business sectors with high paying positions for individuals without significant formal education. As has been very well documented, the US has a persistent gender-based pay-gap issue, a problem which is compounded by race and education level. Wouldn’t it be nice to be part of the solution?
 
Things are changing, however, as this article from the Washington Times documents. Slowly but surely, women are fighting their way into the industry. Here in Vermont, Rock Art, Fiddlehead, The Alchemist, and others all have women in charge of their operations, and Drop-In Brewery has women working at every level of their business.
 
So, Andrea, welcome to the team! Thanks for all you do at 14th Star and for the industry at large; the world needs more people like you.

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Groennfell In The News - Twice!

3/30/2015

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Groennfell Meadery was in the news not once, but twice this past week! The first article comes from Jen Smith writing for Localvore Today.  Click here to read "Localvore Pours - Groennfell Meadery."
And here’s my own disclaimer – I don’t usually like mead. But you know when you’re driving down the road, and the opening beat from “Ice Ice Baby” comes on, then just as you reach out to change the station you realize that it’s “Under Pressure” and you’re stoked? Groennfell’s mead is like that. - Jen Smith, Localvore Today
Groennfell Mead tap handles by Jen Smith
This second article comes from Joe Cardello of the Colchester Sun, reporting on Groennfell's Black Tie Gala on March 21. Click here to read "Mead me at the Gala."
Mead me at the Gala - Joe Cardello
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