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Thursday Fun Fact 10-31: Psychopomp

10/31/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-31 - What’s a psychopomp, you say? They are beings that guide the souls of the dead to the afterlife, and they exist in almost all cultures. In fact, the Valkyrie is a Norse psychopomp. - Groennfell Meadery

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-24: Friday Fun Fact

10/25/2019

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We have Jake in there for scale. If you want to know how big Jake is, then the tank is in there for scale.

Thursday Fun Fact 10-24 - This week we're doing a Friday Fun Fact because we were a little distracted on Thursday... - Groennfell Meadery

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-17: Emerging Leader

10/17/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-17 - Kelly graduated from the SBA Emerging Leaders program today!!! We wanted to take a photo of the ceremony, but... it was Nora's naptime... and the cost of film these days... and the obscene cost of one-hour Fotomats... So here's a picture of Kelly from a different time. - Groennfell Meadery

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-10: Counterfeit

10/10/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-10 - Reports of counterfeit honey date all the way back to 1881! To this day, it is one of the most commonly counterfeited food products along with cheese, coffee, and olive oil. - Groennfell Meadery

We use only True Source Certified honey so that we're part of the solution and not the problem!

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-3: Nectar Creek

10/3/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 10-3 - This is not a Fun Fact. We just learned that one of our favorite meaderies, Nectar Creek, has announced that they’re closing up shop. You guys made an amazing product, and you will be missed. Thank you for all you’ve done for the world of mead! - Groennfell Meadery

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-26: Giant Bee

9/26/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-26 - Earlier this year, Scientists rediscovered the largest species of bee on earth. It was thought to have gone extinct decades ago! But they don't make honey, so whatever. - Groennfell Meadery

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-19: Baggins Birthday

9/19/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-19 - This Sunday is Bilbo and Frodo's Birthday! It's also the day of our Harvest Fest! Coincidence??? Yes, actually. - Groennfell Meadery

For more information about Harvest Fest, check out the event page!

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-12: 88 Million Miles

9/12/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-12 - To make one - just one - batch of Valkyrie's Choice, bees travel 88 million miles. - Groennfell Meadery

That's the equivalent of going to the moon and back about 195 times.

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-5: Martini

9/5/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 9-5 - Did you know that you can make a martini with craft mead instead of vermouth? The trick is to degas the mead before you use it, or else your cocktail shaker blows apart in your hands. - Groennfell Meadery

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Thursday Fun Fact 8-29: Icelandic Mead

8/29/2019

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Thursday Fun Fact 8-28 - Although mead is a near constant element in Viking-era myths, the early compilers of the myths may have had almost no real life experience with the beverage since honey bees didn't show up in Iceland until 1930! - Groennfell Meadery

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