Superstition Meadery
{{Short description|Beverage company in Prescott, Arizona}}
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| location =Cellar 1
| location_place =120 W Gurley St
| location_city =Prescott
| location_state =Arizona
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| owner =Jeff and Jen Herbert
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Superstition Meadery is a meadery, winery and cider house{{Cite web|url=http://www.superstitionmeadery.com/about-us/|title=Award Winning Mead and Hard Cider in Prescott, AZ|website=Superstition Meadery|access-date=2016-12-07|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220134013/http://www.superstitionmeadery.com/about-us/|url-status=dead}} founded in 2012 and based in Prescott, Arizona.{{Cite web|url=http://thefullpint.com/editorial/mead-joins-the-craft-beer-game-5-meaderies-you-should-know/|title=Mead Joins the Craft Beer Game {{!}} 5 Meaderies You Should Know|last=|first=|date=26 May 2015|website=The Full Pint|publisher=|access-date=2016-12-06}} As of 2016 they produce 6,000 gallons a year.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/4-meaderies-pushing-the-envelope.html|title=4 Meaderies Pushing the Envelope|newspaper=pastemagazine.com|access-date=2016-12-07}} They won four gold medals and one silver at the 2016 Mazer Cup International mead competition.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/apr/03/downtown-prescotts-superstition-meadery-has-explod/|title=Downtown Prescott's Superstition Meadery has exploded into the world market of mead and hard cider|newspaper=dcourier|access-date=2016-12-06}}{{Cite web|url=https://cidersays.com/2015/10/13/my-visit-to-superstition-meadery-in-prescott-az/|title=My Visit to Superstition Meadery in Prescott AZ|last=cidersays|date=2015-10-13|website=Cider Says|access-date=2017-02-01}} Availability is localized to Arizona through their distribution partnership with Hensley Beverage Company, with additional direct-to-consumer shipping in 40 U.S. states, and account distribution to 25 U.S. states. They also distribute worldwide in Denmark, Thailand, Japan, and Singapore.{{Cite news|url=http://www.star2.com/living/viewpoints/2016/04/16/mead-the-oldest-alcoholic-drink-in-the-world/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417165027/http://www.star2.com/living/viewpoints/2016/04/16/mead-the-oldest-alcoholic-drink-in-the-world/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2016|title=Mead: The oldest alcoholic drink in the world – Star2.com|date=2016-04-16|newspaper=Star2.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-27}}
History
Owners Jeff and Jen Herbert began making mead as home-brewers around 2007,{{Cite web|url=http://1001bottlesofbeer.com/2014/06/jeff-herbert-interview/|title=Superstition Meadery: Jeff Herbert Interview {{!}} 1001 Bottles of Beer on the Wall|website=1001bottlesofbeer.com|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220190407/http://1001bottlesofbeer.com/2014/06/jeff-herbert-interview/|url-status=dead}} and began professional production in 2012 when they entered into an alternating proprietorship with Juniper Well Ranch in Skull Valley, Az.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dcourier.com/news/2014/apr/10/local-drinking-horizons-about-to-expand-with-new-/|title=Local drinking horizons about to expand with new brewery, meadery and distillery|newspaper=dcourier|access-date=2016-12-08}} The company opened a production facility and tasting room in the cellar of the Burmister Building in Prescott, Az in 2014.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/apr/03/downtown-prescotts-superstition-meadery-has-explod/|title=Downtown Prescott's Superstition Meadery has exploded into the world market of mead and hard cider|newspaper=dcourier|access-date=2016-12-08}}
Business awards
In 2019, Superstition was the Arizona Master Award Winner of the Success Awards by The Arizona Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 March 2019|title=SBDC 2019 Success Awards|url=https://www.azsbdc.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Success-Awards-Final-Program-031819-1.pdf|access-date=|website=}} Superstition was also recognized as the 2019 Arizona Small Business Persons of the year, where they were invited to Washington D.C. to compete for the award of best small business in the United States.{{Cite web|title=SBA Administrator Honors Nation's Top Small Businesses {{!}} The U.S. Small Business Administration {{!}} SBA.gov|url=https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-newsroom/press-releases-media-advisories/sba-administrator-honors-nations-top-small-businesses-02|access-date=2020-07-24|website=www.sba.gov}} They then went on to be awarded the 2019 SBA Small Business Persons of the Year award in the nation's capitol. {{Cite web|title=SBA Awards Arizona Entrepreneurs as 2019 Small Business Persons of the Year {{!}} The U.S. Small Business Administration {{!}} SBA.gov|url=https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-newsroom/press-releases-media-advisories/sba-awards-arizona-entrepreneurs-2019-small-business-persons-year|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.sba.gov}} Other awards include being the recipients of the ASHy award from the Arizona Society of Homebrewers.{{Cite web|url=https://azhomebrewers.org/ashy-awards|title=ASHy Awards {{!}} Arizona Society Of Homebrewers|website=azhomebrewers.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://azhomebrewers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015-ASHY-AWARD-winners.pdf|title=2015 ASHy Award Winners}}
Mead and cider awards
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Recipient ! Award |
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| 2015
|Berry White |Best Overall Arizona Mead/Cider |
| 2014
|Tahitian Honeymoon |Best Mead in Arizona |
Awards from the international Mead Free or Die competition.{{Cite web|url=http://meadfreeordie.com|title=Mead Free or Die Official Web Site|website=meadfreeordie.com|access-date=2017-02-21}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Style ! Recipient ! Award |
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| 2016
|Stone Fruit |Hera's Orchard |3rd |
| 2016
|Melomel |Literary Nonsense |2nd |
Awards from the annual Mazer Cup International.{{Cite web|title=2019 Commercial Results|url=https://mazercup.org/2019-commercial-competition-results/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=The Mazer Cup International Mead Competition|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717180849/https://mazercup.org/2019-commercial-competition-results/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://draftmag.com/mead-growth-2016/|title=Full mead ahead|website=DRAFT Magazine|date=7 December 2016|access-date=2017-02-02}}{{Cite news|url=http://meadist.com/mead-articles/2013-mazer-cup-results/|title=2013 Mazer Cup Results|date=2013-03-20|newspaper=Meadist|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-26}}{{Cite news|url=http://meadist.com/mead-articles/2014-mazer-cup-results-winners-and-medals/|title=2014 Mazer Cup Results|date=2014-04-16|newspaper=Meadist|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-26}}{{Cite news|url=http://meadist.com/mead-articles/2015-mazer-cup-international-mead-competition-results/|title=2015 Mazer Cup Results|date=2015-03-30|newspaper=Meadist|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/americanmead/docs/amma_newsletter_summer_16_2016-06-2/40|title=American Mead Maker Summer 2016|newspaper=issuu|access-date=2017-01-25}}{{Cite web|url=http://mazercup.org/2017/03/12/2017-commercial-competition-results/|title=2017 Commercial Competition Results {{!}} Mazer Cup International|last=Exline|first=Glenn|date=12 March 2017|access-date=2017-03-21|archive-date=2018-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101111945/http://mazercup.org/2017/03/12/2017-commercial-competition-results/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://mazercup.org/2018-commercial-results|title=2018 Commercial Results {{!}} Mazer Cup International|website=mazercup|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-date=2018-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517085051/http://mazercup.org/2018-commercial-results/|url-status=dead}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Style ! Recipient ! Award |
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| 2019
|Pyment |Aphrodesia Cuvee |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2019
|Specialty – Semi-Sweet |Contingency: Blanc |{{Awards table sorting|Bronze}} |
| 2018
|Dessert – Semi Sweet |Straw Berry White |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2018
|Melomel – Dry |Gryphon’s Tart Cherry Cyser |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2018
|Specialty – Dry |Lagrimas De Oro |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2018
|Specialty – Semi Sweet |Bourbon Barrel aged Amante |{{Awards table sorting|Bronze}} |
| 2018
|Varietal – Dry |Fauna |{{Awards table sorting|Bronze}} |
| 2017
|Dessert – Semi Sweet |Blue Berry White |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2017
|Melomel – Dry |Hera's Orchard |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2017
|Specialty – Dry |Black Rose |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2017
|Specialty – Semi Sweet |Bourbon Barrel Aged Peanut Butter Jelly Crime |{{Awards table sorting|Bronze}} |
| 2016
|Dessert – Semi Sweet |Black Berry White |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2016
|Melomel – Dry |Marion |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2016
|Melomel – Semi Sweet |Endovelicus |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2016
|Pyment |Aphrodisia |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2016
|Specialty – Semi Sweet |Amante |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2015
|Dessert – Semi Sweet |Blood Eagle |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2015
|Dessert – Sweet |Blue Berry White |{{Awards table sorting|Bronze}} |
| 2015
|Pyment |Aphrodisia |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2015
|Varietal – Sweet |Super Bee |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2014
|Dessert – Sweet |Berry White |{{Awards table sorting|Gold}} |
| 2014
|Pyment |Aphrodisia |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2014
|Traditional – Sweet |Ragnarok |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
| 2013
|Specialty – Dry |Lagrimas De Oro |{{Awards table sorting|Silver}} |
Product line
Superstition's product line features over 85 different meads, "including brews created with blackberries, Belgian dark candi sugar and vanilla beans, all predominantly aged in American oak, as well as bourbon, wine, craft beer and port barrels."{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/fermentmag/docs/ferment_issue_16/16|title=Ferment // Issue 16|newspaper=issuu|access-date=2017-01-25}} Staples include traditional meads like Lagrimas de Oro (a semi-sweet traditional mead), melomels like the berry-based Marion and mango-based Ragnarok, a vanilla metheglin called Tahitian Honeymoon, and grape-based pyments like Aphrodisia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.superstitionmeadery.com/menu|title=Mead, Wine, Cider & Food Menu {{!}} Superstition Meadery|website=Superstition Meadery|language=en|access-date=2017-01-25|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035316/http://www.superstitionmeadery.com/menu|url-status=dead}} Superstition also produces heavier dessert meads, like the White Series: barrel aged meads with one of four berry juices and white chocolate.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.superstitionmeadery.com/ Superstition Meadery Official Site]