Mead in Alaska
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Mead, an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting a solution of honey and water, is made in Alaska among other places. Because Alaska has no indigenous pollinators that produce honey,ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/AK/Publications/pollinatorguide.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} local honey is expensive, causing most Alaskan mead to be made from imported honey.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Dawnell |title=Brewer Preaches Mead's Many Qualities in Quest for Converts |url=https://gotmead.com/blog/commercial-mead/meadery-stories/brewer-preaches-meads-many-qualities-in-quest-for-converts/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Anchorage Daily News |date=22 February 2007}}
Active meaderies
- Alaska Meadery
- Hive Mind Meadery
- Odin
- Sweetgale Meadworks & Cider House
Defunct meaderies
- Celestial Meads
- Ring of Fire Meadery{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=James |title=Alaska's mead is the world's best |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Anchorage Press |date=7 April 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116204714/http://www.anchoragepress.com/food_and_drink/food_review/article_06baf7c5-3cd1-5b60-86b6-644d6d2f0c58.html#selection-461.0-461.34 |archive-date=16 January 2013 |url=http://www.anchoragepress.com/food_and_drink/food_review/article_06baf7c5-3cd1-5b60-86b6-644d6d2f0c58.html}}
- Two Seasons Meadery