Rabbits Foot Meadery
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Michael Faul |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Michael Faul |
| Products | Mead |
Production output | 60,000 gallons |
| Owner | Michael Faul |
| Website | www |
Rabbit's Foot Meadery was a meadery and winery in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
History
Rabbit's Foot Meadery was founded in 1995 when Michael Faul of Sunnyvale, California began producing commercial versions of many historical recipes for brewing mead. Faul is credited with the expansion of the modern commercial mead making industry along with David Myers of Redstone Meadery in Boulder, Colorado.[1][2]
Rabbit's Foot Meadery has won numerous awards and is known throughout the industry as a leader and innovator.[3] Rabbit's Foot Meadery was the first company to produce commercially viable versions of cyser and braggot to create styles of mead from historical recipes.[4]
The company is well known for producing articles on the production of mead and has been featured on national television and radio and notably on the internet radio talk show The Brewing Network where he provides a wealth of information to home mead makers and commercial producers alike.[5]
The Sunnyvale location of Rabbit's Foot Meadery closed early 2021[6] and as of September 2023 has not opened their anticipated Sierra Foothills location.
Awards
- 2003 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Sweet Mead
- 2003 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Dry Mead
- 2005 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Sweet Mead
- 2005 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Apple Cyser
- 2005 California State Fair - Silver Medal Sweet Mead
- 2005 California State Fair - Bronze Medal Dry Mead
- 2006 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia
- 2006 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Apple Cyser
- 2006 International Mead Festival -Bronze Medal Lemon Cyser
- 2007 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia
- 2007 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Apple Cyser
- 2007 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser
- 2007 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Biere de Miele (Honey Ale)
- 2007 California State Fair - Silver Medal Melia
- 2007 Los Angeles International Wine Festival - Silver Medal Melia
- 2008 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia
- 2008 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Biere de Miele
- 2008 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia
- 2008 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Lemon Cyser
- 2009 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale
- 2009 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser
- 2010 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale
- 2011 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale
- 2011 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser
- 2013 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale
- 2013 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Biere de Miel
- 2014 California Cider Competition - Silver - Red Branch Cider Company Hard Raspberry[7]
- 2014 California Cider Competition - Bronze - Red Branch Cider Company Hard Black Cherry
- 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Honey Stout - Stout [8]
- 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Biere de Miel - Kolsch
- 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale
- 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal - Melia
- 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Honey Stout [9]
- 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Naughty Ninja - Ginger Cyser - Session Mead
- 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal - Johnny Jump Up - Dry Hopped
- 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal - Hard Raspberry Cyser
- 2017 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Hel [10]
- 2017 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze - Biere de Miel
See also
References
- ^ Paul Meadist (26 August 2013). "Mead Movement: Rabbit's Foot Meadery". meadist.com. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ Jon Swaine (29 December 2010). "Mead popular again for first time since Beowulf". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Greg Kitsock (1 January 2003). "Let Me Call You Honey". All About Beer Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Evan Peter Erlich (19 February 2004). "Seeking a taste of the past?". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ The Brewing Network (13 July 2008). "Braggot and Mead". The Brewing Network. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Linda Zavoral (4 February 2021). "After 25 years, Rabbit's Foot Meadery moving from Sunnyvale to Sierra foothills". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ "Cider Competition Central — 2017 California Cider and MASICC". www.californiacidercompetition.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ http://mazercup.com/mcimc_commercial_results.html
- ^ http://www.mazercup.com/doc/MCIMC%202016%20Commercial%20Results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2017 Commercial Competition Results - The Mazer Cup International Mead Competition". 12 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.