Our business was established in 2017, crafting modern-style blended mead with a variety of recipes. Our new meadery and tasting room opened its doors in August 2020. Mead is an alcoholic beverage fermented primarily with honey. Contrary to "old-school" mead, most of our honey-based beverages are much lighter and not crazy sweet, the opposite of an after-dinner or dessert beverage. Mead has been perceived a certain way over the years; it's time to clean the slate and rethink mead.
SLATE POINT MEADERY
184 Main Street | Queen City Lofts Building | Poughkeepsie NY
CURRENT OPEN HOURS
FRI 6-9PM | SAT 3-8PM
PRIVATE TASTINGS ON SUNDAYS
BOOK ONE BELOW
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
To ensure we're providing a safe experience we will:
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wear face coverings at all times
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require all guests to wear face coverings when standing
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keep all areas sanitized regularly
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provide a hand sanitizer station
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provide indoor seating for up to 18 guests at a time
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keep the bar clear for ordering only
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require social distancing per CDC guidelines
CURRENT TAP LIST
SHIP MEAD TO YOUR HOME
Limited mead available for shipment via UPS Ground. Not all mead we have at the tasting room is available for online ordering. For pickup orders, simply stop by our tasting room during open hours to choose from our wide selection of delicious goods.
PRIVATE TASTINGS
For Sundays only you can reserve a time slot for personalized group tastings.
The meadery will be closed to your group alone, allowing you to enjoy a full tasting of every mead available on tap! Learn all about mead, what our mead has to offer, and enjoy every sip with your favorite people. Afterwards you'll be able to purchase any bottles/cans of your favorite mead to take home at a 10% discount.
$20 per individual guest
Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance or earlier
Sunday Time slots: 12pm, 1pm
A deposit of $20 for the tasting is made in advance - after booking you will receive an invoice by email. Your reservation is not confirmed until payment is made. Refunds accepted 24 hours in advance of your reservation or earlier.
To book a tasting, click the BOOK NOW button below, and please let us know how many people will be joining in the "Comments" section. Minimum 2 guests - Maximum 8 guests per group.
FIND US
If you want to find us at one of your favorite shops, bars or restaurants (within the Hudson Valley of NY) tell the owner/manager to reach out to us!
SHOPS
Poughkeepsie NY
Mamaroneck NY
Boutique Wine Spirits & Ciders
Fishkill NY
Hyde Park NY
Camillus NY
RESTAURANTS
Poughkeepsie NY
Poughkeepsie NY
Poughkeepsie NY
Woodstock NY
WHAT IS MEAD?
Mead is a honey-based alcoholic beverage, which is considered the first to be fermented in the entire history of humankind, dating to roughly 10,000 years ago. In order to be a mead, its primary fermented sugars must come from honey. We just add different ingredients to create a variety of flavor profiles.
Mead has not been as prominent in the United States until recently. Over the past decade, the number of meaderies in the country has gone from 30 to over 500 and counting! "Modern" style mead is certainly on the rise.
The term "mead" itself is said to have originated from the word meadow, where bees have always been found to cultivate and pollinate, creating the awesome natural ingredient known as honey.
While old-school style mead is considered to be heavy and sweet at higher alcohol content levels, all variations of mead produced by our meadery are designed to be lighter and refreshing in comparison, while containing all the complexities and subtleties that make this type of beverage so unique.
One of the coolest characteristics of mead is that it has so much versatility. Mead can be infused with all types of fruit, spices, herbs, even vegetables, and more. Mead can also be used as an ingredient in cocktails, giving bartenders something unique to create with.