Mazer Cup

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Mazer Cup or The Mazer Cup International Mead Competition is composed of two events - one for commercial companies and one for amateur brewers. It has been described as "the largest commercial and amateur mead competition in the world".{{Cite news|url=http://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/home-life/ci_27708460/mazer-cup-brings-honey-competition-broomfield|title=Mazer Cup brings honey of a competition to Broomfield|access-date=2017-05-31}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/business/everett-meadery-turns-controlled-chaos-into-blast-of-flavor-2/|title=Everett meadery turns 'controlled chaos' into blast of flavor {{!}} HeraldNet.com|date=2017-04-11|work=HeraldNet.com|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en-US}}

It is the largest mead event in the U.S., drawing hundreds of entries which are judged by certified mead judges, mead authors and mead celebrities, meadery owners, and meadmakers. As of 2021 it is considered{{Cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40987739.html|title=Cork drink wins big at prestigious awards|date=October 20, 2022|website=echo live}} to be the most prestigious mead award because the field of competition is so large.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bourbonandmead.com/2022/09/2022-mazer-cup-international-mead.html|title=Bourbon and Mead}} Entries come from every state and from many foreign countries. The current president (2021) is Pete Bakulić.