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The Hand now Serving Nectar: Add mead to the list of wonderful fermented beverages brewed in Bend

Written by James Williams Thursday, 11 October 2012 09:25

Behold the mead.

It’s always refreshing to try something new—especially when that something is a new type of alcohol.

In a town saturated with craft beers and breweries, it was with great pleasure that we raised a glass of mead last Thursday while attending a tasting at Nectar of the Gods Meadery, Bend’s newest small-batch brewer.

Don’t misunderstand—we love beer as much as the next Bendite, but sometimes we’re just not in the mood for another IPA. Wesley Ladd, owner of the Horned Hand, and Ian Greene, a brewer at Boneyard Beer, admitted to feeling similarly, despite their deep love of beer.

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