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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8.9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 9
Fake mahogany color. Amazing sweet, nose of cinnamon, walnuts bread in the nose. Perfect walnut banana cinnamon walnut cake. Nice raisin character. Perfect sweetness. . Omg this beyond amazing
Tried on 28 May 2025 at 01:23

8/10
After MBCC 2025. @ Beera Bar Riga
Sweet, red currants, vanilla. Bold and intense. It's a good one, for sure, but IMHO still not as good as best examples from Schramm's and/or Marlobobo.
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Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2025 at 22:38

8/10
After MBCC 2025. @ Beera Bar Riga
Intense with honey and sweet pomegranate notes. Taste is very bold, semi sweet and very tart with some tannins. It's quite unusual for the mead to be this acidic. Nice one.
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Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2025 at 22:32

8/10
375ml (thx, Shane!). After MBCC 2025 spontaneous session for beered out people.
A lot of honey, cranberries. Taste is intense with honey and berries, tannic. Very tart and sweet. Nice!
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Tried on 24 May 2025 at 23:50

10/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10
Inky purple color. Intense raspberry puree. It’s like raspberries but just smelling the filling without the crust. The maple is slight in the background. Fairly heavily palate with the maple hitting first then raspberries then long maple finish. Amazing.
Tried on 21 May 2025 at 07:04

9.4/10
Blueberry, honey and sweet
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 19:04

9/10
Berries, cherry and honey
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 18:16

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Only people color. Big rum and blueberry notes with excellent honey. Nice smooth. Lots of honey blossoms with blueberries semi sweet. The palate is amazing but the nose and the depth is great . Still fantastic
Tried on 17 May 2025 at 12:18

8.8/10
Plums, berries and overly sweet
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2025 at 20:59

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pale golden amber color. Very boozy, tons of rum, vanilla and oak. With big honey and sugar cane notes. Sweet and boozy. Good stuff but not mind blowing
Tried on 30 Apr 2025 at 03:16