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Grimsby Hollow Meadery coming to Middleville

Dave and Mandy Grimsby, both brewers, started brewing mead in their home brewery, and then moved up to producing mead commercially in Alto. Now, because of demand, the couple is planning the opening of a tasting center for the honey-based wine in the Towne Center in Middleville.

 

Mead is an ancient alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey and water. It can be light or rich, sweet or dry, or even sparkling. It may be flavored with herbs, spices and flowers.

According to the Urban Dictionary, mead was called the nectar of the gods. It was said to be the Norse God Odin’s favorite drink. Mead predates wine and beer and distilled beverages.

 

“We’ll have small plates and meat and cheese platters; they pair well with mead,” Mandy said.  Bottles of mead will be for sale with names like Blue Aurora Blueberry Mead, The Beekeeper Oak-aged Traditional Mead, The Legend of Grimsby Hollow Smoked Pumpkin Mead or the Midsummer Night Strawberry Lemonade Mead. “There’s is taste of honey in the mead, but fermenting it makes the taste more subtle,” she said.

 

The couple looked for a place to expand with a tasting room for some time, Mandy said, and settled on Middleville.

“Middleville has beautiful spaces that are affordable and they really wanted us there.” Mandy has close friends in Middleville that she visits often, so she knows the village quite well.

 

The move is proceeding on schedule, with site plan approval last week for the Grimsby Hollow Meadery and the permit from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission pending; they hope to open in late June.

 

 

(left) David and Mandy Grimsby, shown here at an industry function, are co-owners of Grimsby Hollow Meadery and are working toward opening a tasting room in Middleville.

 

Photo by Rebecca Leigh Thompson

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