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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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

375ml bottle pours out golden tan. Nose is nice big honey chocolate vanilla marshmallow cinnamon. Taste is more of the nice sweet honey marshmallow vanilla cream chocolate cinnamon notes.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2019 at 22:25


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

187ml bottle pours out tan color. Nose is nice big sweet maple honey marshmallow combo. Taste is more of the nice sweet maple honey marshmallow combo.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2019 at 22:13


8

Owoce, kawa, przyprawy, ewidentna miodowa slodycz z nalecialoscia cukru. Pyszka! Dziekuje Pani Patricia!

Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 30 Mar 2019 at 18:30


7

Mega slodkie. Mega cukrowe. Troche cierpkie. Moze i faktycznie syrop klonowy sie gdziestam paleta. Ale za bardzo w cukier, taki jak sie podgrzeje na wolnym ogniu. W sensie skarmelizowany

Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 29 Mar 2019 at 22:12


10

Present from the brewer shared with my Belgian buddies

Tried from Bottle at Beerlovers Bar on 25 Mar 2019 at 01:19


8

Tried on 24 Mar 2019 at 16:12


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample from a bottle. Heavy with smooth blueberry juice, some sweet honey, vinous notes, oak and earthiness. Pretty nicely balanced. Best of the bunch.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 14:12


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample from bottle. Loads of tartish grapefruit, stingy ginger, sweet honey, and harsh lemony notes. A bit strange.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 14:00


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample from bottle. Loads of coffee, some honey, toffee, creamy vanilla, mocha and roasty coffee beans. A bit untypical, quite a lot of coffee here.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 13:48


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

Sample from bottle. Loads of honey, vanilla, sweetish notes, mango and grapes. Quite a lot of honey here, but also pretty nicely balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 13:38