mead (noun), (german: Met)
Wine made from honey.
Roughly brewed like this:
Water and honey are transformed into wine by "usual" means.
Afterwards, the basic honey is put into the wine again to make it sweeter (better) and some herbs are added for further improvement of the taste. Recipes vary greatly.
First people who made "mead" were the vikings. Since then always been somewhat popular in many regions of the world.
This stuff was the reason for vikings' being so cool.
Usually will get you drunk fast if you are not used to this special kind of alcohol.
Best served either cold or hot.
Warm mead is like
warm beer: tasting somewhat shitty in comparison to the
cooled stuff.
Possible mixdrinks are:
Viking's blood:
50% mead
50%
cherry juice
even sweeter than the pure stuff.
Odin:
25-35% mead
65-75% beer
unique taste. For those who think mead to sweet.
in summer
Guy A: It's 45°C in here and you're drinking
alc?
Guy B: Not random alc. This is mead dude. Have a
gulp.
Guy A: Woah, cool and real tasty. Can I have more?
or
in winter
Guy A: I'm freezing to death just now.
Guy B: Here. Take a cup of hot mead.
Guy A: *drinks* ... Hey, much better. It's warming from the inside...
Watch out! This stuff is highly addictive.