1634 Meadery
1634 Meadery
Dan and Deb Clapp, owners of 1634 Meadery in Ipswich, Massachusetts, craft delicious meads using local ingredients. Mead is a fermented beverage made with three basic ingredients: honey, yeast, and water. Drink local!
Mead Flavors
We offer a variety of rotating 1634 Mead flavors, listed from dry to sweet on a sweetness scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the driest, 5 the sweetest):
Devil’s Footprint
A devilishly delightful dry mead featuring locally sourced blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries fermented with raw honey. There's also a great local story behind the name!
Sweetness scale: 1
Minuteman
Based on a 1678 London recipe, this Metheglin-style mead features local honey, raspberries, Grains of Paradise, cinnamon, and cloves. A tart flavor with a light peppery finish.
Sweetness scale: 2
Beewitched
Semi-sweet mead made with fresh Maine clover honey, offering notes of citrus and marmalade. A witchy charmer!
Sweetness scale: 3
In the Orchard
A semi-sweet apple mead made with local cider, honey, and aged with Indonesian cinnamon. Perfect after a day of apple picking or as a summer sipper.
Sweetness scale: 3
Wicked Wench
Semi-sweet traditional mead crafted with wildflower honey from the North Shore. Earthy, local flavors with a balanced sweetness.
Sweetness scale: 3
Strawberry Fields
Bursting with locally grown strawberries, this semi-sweet mead delights with a hint of cinnamon. A standout!
Sweetness scale: 4
Viking Victory
A spiced Metheglin-style mead made with bamboo honey, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves. Great for sipping by the fireplace.
Sweetness scale: 4
Orange Elation
The perfect sweet mead for beginners, made entirely from orange blossom honey. A crowd-pleaser!
Sweetness scale: 5
Jason’s Blunder
A happy accident blending cranberry, strawberry, and raspberry meads into a sweet berry delight.
Sweetness scale: 5