IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NATIONAL MEAD WEEKEND!

National Mead Day is the first Saturday in August. Helderberg has turned it into an entire weekend with live music and a variety of vendors, including contestants from the TV show Forged in Fire. It’s their biggest event of the year and you won’t want to miss it!

Custom Meads

Helderberg Meadworks has once again broken the mold. This time, by creating a series of custom meads designed for local bands. Pillage! was created for local hardcore band Brick by Brick. Known for their legendary love of Jack Daniels, this mead was designed to be their strongest offering at 17% ABV and heavily oaked. Blood of the Wasted was created for local hard rock icons The Erotics. Singer/ guitarist Mike Trash’s love of Helderberg’s Pepper Mead is no secret, so together they designed a new pepper mead tailored to his personal taste. There’s more in the pipeline too!

The Essentials

ADDRESS

6144 Route 30 Esperance, NY 12066

Troy Tasting Room: 45 3rd Street, Troy, NY 12180

PHONE

518-795-8964

WEBSITE helderbergmeadworks.com

TASTING FEE

$5 for 7 tastes; $15 for all with souvenir glass

HOURS

Year-round Thurs–Fri 5–9pm Sat 12–9pm Sun 12–5pm Closed New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day

Getting Here

FROM NYS THRUWAY I-90: Exit 25A, I-88. Take I-88 to Exit 24, then Route 20 West for nine miles. Turn right onto State Hwy 30 North for two miles. Mead Hall is on the right.

TOURS No

PRODUCTION

Small (less than 5,000 cases)

OWNERS

Peter and Kirsten Voelker

MANAGER

Peter Voelker

MEAD MAKER

Peter Voelker

Events

Aug 5–6

National Mead Weekend

Visit the website for updates on events.