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MB "Šušvė mead" is a hobby that has become a business.
The founder of the company is a third-generation beekeeper, to whom the beekeeping traditions were passed on by his grandfather and mother. At the moment, we have our own apiary, where 200 beehives lick. Mead was already made by my grandfather, my mother, from whom I took over the secrets of mead cooking. In 2015, it opened its doors as the only producers of traditional mead in the country.

Our family is located in Kėdainiai district, Plinkaigalis village, on the shore of Šušvė, next to the famous Plinkaigalis mound and iron age cemetery. According to archaeologists in our country, mead was already known and drunk during various holidays and rites in prehistoric times. So, continuing the old traditions of the country, using my mother's experience, my knowledge, I founded a mead brewery. Mead is a natural fermentation, unspirited alcoholic beverage. All our mead is made from our bee honey , so we can always ensure high mead quality. When cooking mead honey, we do not regret – each litre of mead contains up to 750gr. of honey. We do not use any chemical additives in production, only natural raw materials (small amounts of sulphites in the composition occur spontaneously during the manufacturing process).

We ripen mead for at least 1 year, some species of mead ripen at least 3 years. Mead color, taste, smell is given by the main ingredient- honey. Matured mead tastes noble, uninconstruedly sweet, full. We pour our mead into bottles of original design, the corks are covered with natural beeswax, so the aroma spreads even without opening the bottle. This drink is recommended as a great gift or souvenir from Lithuania.
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5.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap. Pure golden color, light white foam. Aroma: honey, birch sap, honeycomb and cider. Honey taste, cider, light spice, apple, a little alcohol.
Tried from Draft on 08 Oct 2017 at 03:25

5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 8
50 ml in Aline Leiciai. Pale colour. Aroma is pleasant, with herbs, although not very intensive. Not too sweet. Good, just not very intensive.
Tried on 24 Sep 2017 at 13:39

4.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
On tap in Aline Leiciai, labelled simply as Lietuviskas midus 6% alc. Very pale colour, small head. Aroma is a bit of herbs, some honey, ripe apple. Slightly sour, light sweetness. Light body and soft to medium carbonation - surprising for a mead. I prefer meads with less water. It may be good in warm days however.
Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2017 at 08:27

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7
Draft at Snekutis Stepono. Crystal clear golden color, rare bubbles. Floral aroma. Taste is sweet with an earthy edge. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2017 at 04:44

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Lithuanian friends. Clear golden. Big, boozy honey punch with a bit of vanilla and flowers. Sweet flavor with a strange limey tartness to it. A bit medicinal. Peculiar but enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2017 at 14:46

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Crystal clear golden color few bubbles. Floral aroma. Taste is sweet honey lightly earthy finish. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2017 at 08:50

7/10
Tried on 19 Jun 2017 at 14:42


7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Fra flaske på RBHD-samling hos Odd Gunnar, april-17: klar lys gylden uten skum. Deilig honninglukt og -aroma med sommerblomster og nektar. Søt, men det skal jo mjød være. En nydelig after dinner sip.
Tried on 18 Apr 2017 at 13:28