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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8

Bardzo slodka konfitura truskawkowa, leciutko kwaskowata nitka w uscie na szczescie tez, bananow zero. Mega jednostronny ale pycha. Zalepia

Tried at Powiśle on 13 Feb 2019 at 17:21


8

Nuta jakiegos megasmacznego cuksa na gardlo, mieta bardziej ni lukrecja, wanilia w tle, slodycz nieprzegieta, lekki, rzeski, malo miodowy42-

Tried at Powiśle on 13 Feb 2019 at 17:16


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

Bottle pours out golden. Nose is nice big marshmallow vanilla honey some light mint notes and some of the black licorice. Taste is more of the nice sweet vanilla marshmallow honey notes and a little spice. Another hit from Pips.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2019 at 17:26


9

If you read most of these you might have heard my key lime pie rant. This is legit, no rant, amazingness. Insanity. Crust and all. 1:1 if not more to the best key lime pie in the world.

Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2019 at 15:25


9

Massive vanilla berry everything. So good. Mead is the future wine industry, invest invest invest. Raspberry vanilla heaven

Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2019 at 15:23


8.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

WeWork tasting (20.01.2019). Pours deep purple kind of red, no real foam there. Nose is super filled with blueberries, sweet hone and beeswax there, kind of feeling like herbal sweet medicine. Mint. Tastes sweet, mint is pretty strong, blueberry mint jam. Sweet and blueberries are really intense. Beautiful experience, sweet and herbal and fruity.

Tried on 02 Feb 2019 at 17:26


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

WeWork tasting (20.01.2019). Pours dark red without foam. Nose is super smooth, berries, blueberry-blackberry seed bitterness (which means its not really bitter at all). Sweet creamy beeswax with some herbs. Tastes sweet, intense berry character there, viscosity feels high. Super light tartness hidden behind this sweet overall feel. Kind of like sweet blackberry marmalade-jam. Awesome to the core, enjoying every drop of this.

Tried on 02 Feb 2019 at 17:25


10

Shared at Affinity Brewery with Two Tribes and Jack from Anspatch and Hobday brewery...kind present from the brewery owner.

Tried at Affinity Brew Co. on 20 Jan 2019 at 12:23


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

Inky purple color. Mint way over dominates the nose with blueberries hidden in the background. Very sweet. Well it’s like blueberry bubblegum with mint, but I don’t necessary want the mint to shine. Still nice stuff and bad pips is just better than so much than so much other beers. So good.

Tried on 20 Jan 2019 at 08:32


9.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Flat. Inky dark purple color. The nose is like someone smashed Saskatoon berries up your nose. Pugnant. In your face but the fruit character is beyond what I could imagine for clarity. It’s just insane. Very sweet but the Saskatoon berry is just like washing yourself with Saskatoon berry soap and making love to it. The berry has the deep dark taste that just lingering in the back of your throat. Insane

Tried on 20 Jan 2019 at 08:24