Pips Meadery

Meadery in Gurnee, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pips Meadery

Established in 2018

Contact
1350 Tri State Pkwy, Ste 124, Gurnee, IL, 60031, United States
Description
We certainly know that we wouldn’t be here if not for all of those that have come before us. What started many years ago as an obsession to try every beer and mead in existence has now led to an opportunity to come to the table with our own interpretation of what a mead can be. Playing most frequently in the dessert category, we are willing to push the boundaries at times and stretch past balance to bring out intense flavors and unique combinations in our products.

The name Pips is not only a nod to the seeds in fruits, but also to counting devices like the symbols on playing cards or the dots on a die. Though, most importantly, it is a nod to our son, Parker, who was born with special needs. Not knowing what his future holds, Pips will forever be a home to him as a family owned business.

We firmly believe in continuous improvement at Pips. We simply make what we enjoy drinking, and are beyond humbled when we can put a smile on even one other face as a result. That said, we actively seek out learning opportunities and always plan on listening to feedback from our customers. Every voice matters, for it is because of you that we are able to do what we love to do.

We thank you for your support and for joining us on this journey.

– Pips

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9

O kuerwa, kosmiczne acz jednostronne. Waniliowoorzechowowchujowocowe. Dosc geste, mocno slodkie, b dlugie posmaki, troche kwaskowatosci owocowej, w cholere intensywne. Robi duuuze wrazenie. Bardzo deserowe. Czad.

Tried at Powiśle on 23 Nov 2019 at 17:45


8

Fajnie owocowo, orzechowo, intensywnie, gesto, slodko, bez przelamania wiec trzeba lubic. Gesty syropowo. Dosc zlozony. Klasa duza

Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 23 Nov 2019 at 14:01


8

Mega duzo malin i mega duzo jakichs waniliowych klimatow. Bardzo cieliste. W zapachu maliny slodkie, w uscie nieco kwaskowate, co ladnie rownowazy calosc. Troszke takie „przetworowe”, a la konfitura. Ale wysoki level konfitury. Rozgrzewa.

Tried at Powiśle on 15 Nov 2019 at 14:30


8

Dosc cielisty. Aromat bardziej w owoce, miodowosci malo. Slodziak. Posmaki kwaskowato i ciut alko. Te borowki kapke cierpkie. Fajnie jak w ustach chwile potrzymac, bo wtedy naturalniejsze wrazenie (ciut ciut sztuczne posmaki sa, perfumowe). Klasa. S>A

Tried at Powiśle on 15 Nov 2019 at 14:12


10
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

Bottle shared by Angst. Thanks buddy! Pours deep dark red, still. Aroma has an insane amount of blueberry, cashews, caramel-like honey notes. Taste is out of this world crazy good too. Insanely concentrated blueberries, sweet jammy, light acidity, cashews, sweet honey backbone. Can't see how this could be any better. Just wow. Another straight 5 added to the mead list, hah.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle @ Dry January share. Pours super dark red, still. Aromas of straight black currants, vanilla, oak, citrus, floral notes. Taste has lots of sweet honey, black currants, fruity and heavy acidity, tannins, floral notes, citrus, oaky vanilla finish. Intense and maybe a little too acidic but damn

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle @ OBD share. Pours still dark purple. Notes of berries, honey, high fruit acidity. Delicious!

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


9.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Pours dark reddish purple. Smell is full, very intense, fruity, full on natural honey, syrupy. Taste is full, syrupy, sweet, very intense natural honey, very balanced, juicy, sugary but not too sweet due to the balance brought in by the fruit acidity. Extremely nice, which seems to be a given in pips.

Tried on 03 Nov 2019 at 19:30


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at share. Purple pour, flat. Aroma is sharp and spicy, candy elements. Taste brings some cinnamon spiciness, fruity, strong. Plums, berry, spicy.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2019 at 03:06


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375ml bottle pours out amber red. Nose is big sweet honey crisp tart cranberry a touch of cinnamon. Taste is more of the nice sweet honey tart berries vanilla cream notes and a touch of cinnamon.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2019 at 00:53