By Tony Forder I knew that cider is popular in Quebec, having attended this year's Soif du Cidre (Thirst for Cider) festival in Montreal. I have discovered that mead is quite popular also.  At the recent OKTO fest in Repentigny (30 mins north of Montreal), I spent some time sampling at the Miel Nature booth. All kinds of sweet, strong liqeur-ish meads, definitely high end. Monsieur Ali Agougou with a selection of Miel Nature's specialty meads. The ancient beverage of mead is

Through the Looking Glass – Craft Beer to MeadCon What is mead? Magical mystical mead The elixir of life Derived from life-building bees The pollination of plants Building blocks of life Nectar into honey The bees gift to us Nature's gift, natural wild fermentation Godisgoode, the yeast working magic Providing delectation and therapeutic inebriation We the yeasts' stewards taking a hand Learning and refining the magic of honey and mead Traditional ceremonial mead Fruit additi

Mead recipe.