Mead may not be served like it was for the Vikings centuries ago, but at a local bar, people can dabble in the honey wine乌鸦传媒檚 taste of today.

Muninn乌鸦传媒檚 Post, located on Bernard Avenue, serves honey wines and cocktails that suit the Viking bar乌鸦传媒檚 vibe.

Siobhan Jennings-Bates is a co-owner at the venue and says honey wine is often sold for special occasions, and when people first visit the establishment. It乌鸦传媒檚 sweet like an ice wine, she said.

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Mead drinking is popular on occasion, but 乌鸦传媒渋t乌鸦传媒檚 definitely not something you want to drink a ton of because it is quite sweet, but once in a while we乌鸦传媒檒l get a couple of tables that come in that will order a couple bottles of it and sit and drink it all night,乌鸦传媒� said Jennings-Bates.

The bar carries three to four different types of Meadow Vista honey wine including Cloud Horse, a basic honey mead which is lighter than a traditional mead, Mabon, a spiced wine and a seasonal Bliss Apple, a carbonated wine.

Rubus is also a fan favourite, but it乌鸦传媒檚 only occasionally in stock. Some wine is served at room temperature, while others are chilled. Cocktails are also made from the meads, said Jennings-Bates.

A good start for the novice mead drinker would be the mild Cloud Horse, which is more popular.

The process of mead-making has evolved over the centuries, it乌鸦传媒檚 nothing like the Vikings乌鸦传媒� jugs of frothy foam. 乌鸦传媒淏efore it would have been a big foamy mug of alcoholic water, so we乌鸦传媒檝e refined the recipe over however many years乌鸦传媒� it probably tastes a lot better,乌鸦传媒� said Jennings-Bates.

乌鸦传媒淲ater was probably not safe to drink so they had to ferment it if they could.乌鸦传媒�

The idea to serve mead at Muninn乌鸦传媒檚 Post came from Vancouver, where the trend seems to be growing.

乌鸦传媒淭o go out and have a glass of mead somewhere is pretty cool,乌鸦传媒� said Jennings-Bates.

Beer is a top seller at the Viking bar, but many people will sample the mead from out of town, just to say they乌鸦传媒檝e tried it, she said.

The supply of honey wine is primarily from Meadow Vista, but Jennings-Bates can see the trend catching on.

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