Search

1-30 of 122 results, sorted by date | sort by relevance
Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week
Our guide to community events for the week
"...– so don yourself a cheeky costume, let the mead flow, and get thee to McDade this spring.  ..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Coalition Fighting Another Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs
Environmental groups call on TCEQ to reject wastewater permit
"..."more sensible locations," such as the Grove at Southpark Mead­ows next to I-35, or Circuit of the Americas next..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Progressive Women Rule the South Austin Streets
Ellis takes District 8 as District 5 goes to a run-off
"...of election night venue – Waterloo Ice House Southpark Mead­ows – focused attention on an often-­overlooked part of South..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Take a Walk on the Wild Cider
Some local ciders and meads to honey up the apple of your eye
"...sweet, crisp apples of Texas and beyond. We’ve got mead made from only the very finest of bee vomit..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: BeeWeaver Honey Farm, Navasota
Farm offers a delicious education on essential insects
"...they also have a store of bee-related products, a meadery, and overnight accommodations...."

May 27, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup
Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas
"...Texas Mead Fest Feb. 26, La Grange, www.texasmead.org/texas-mead-fest..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Thai Fresh and Lenoir Return for Dine-In, Osome Fêtes Antone’s, Jeni’s Opens with Free Ice Cream, and More
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...only these Meridianers would let themselves call the stuff mead, FFS, we’d stop rolling our eyes …..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Recipe: Meridian Hive's Boozy Cherry Vanilla Coke
Your favorite holiday pie, only ice-cold and boozy
"...about Meridian Hive in Wayne Alan Brenner's 2014 profile, "Mead in the Heart of Texas."..."

Oct. 14, 2021 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

Trudy’s Celebrates Local Women, Emmer & Rye Preps Canje, Texas (Sort of) Gets Milk Bar, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...refer to any of their refreshing honey-based quaffs as “mead,” lest they get relegated to, what, too-nerdy Ren Faire..."

July 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure
How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options
"...of enjoying a chill venue with a nice beer, mead, seltzer, or wine.”..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Day Trips: Walker Honey Farm, Rogers
This sweet superstore is the bee's knees
"...of Rogers mixes artisanal honey products with a craft meadery to create a superstore of sweetness that is the..."

June 11, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Booze News & Views
Just a wee dram of What's Happening as March marches in …
"...really popular part, the company’s frozen Wine Frappes. Ginger limeade. Cranberry acai. Peach mango. Yeah, those (and more) are..."

March 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Perfect Date Night Is In the Details
A sort of recipe for showing your beloved (and yourself) some love
"...– with some of that new blueberry Skinny Bee mead from Meridian Hive to wash it all down with,..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Booze Clues
It’s no mystery why we like these powerful liquid refreshments
"...the bee-forward team at Austin’s highly successful Meridian Hive Meadery – we covered ‘em when they were first starting..."

July 27, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Graphic Designers Tout the Tastiest Beverage Packaging in Town
Local beverage packaging designs quench our thirst for tasty graphics
"...graphics for Bee Weaver Apiaries and that new Wildflyer Mead Company out in the Hill Country – offers a..."

July 24, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now
City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?
"...As we reported last week, the city paid the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to examine how Austin's public..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mead? Mead!
A little more buzz for the honey-based libations of Texas
"...Because sometimes you just want mead...."

May 8, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sugar Pine Cafe Stands Out From Austin's Japanese Food Pack
Charming North Austin restaurant boasts onigiri and homemade ice cream
"...chatting over iced red tea, craft beer, wine, sake, mead(!), or a drink from the full espresso bar. The..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List
De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop
"...DJ collective 3BallMTY, pop singer Morgxn, alt-country/Americana veteran Chuck Mead, New York rockers Dirty Fences, Salt-n-Pepa turntablist DJ Spinderella,..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Different types of mead include but are not limited to cyser (apples or..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Huzzah!

Feb. 2, 2019 Postmarks

Bitch Betta Have My Honey
August is Honey Month
"...in Travis and Hays counties, they make their own mead, raw honey, beeswax candles, lotions, lip balms, and soaps,..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

2018 Texas Teen Book Festival Lineup
Tenth fest brings YA stars Marissa Meyer, Patrick Ness, & more
"...Ness (And the Ocean Was Our Sky) ● Richelle Mead (The Emerald Sea) ● Rios de la Luz (Itzá)..."

July 25, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Ten Local Lunch Spots With Cocktails
Because you may as well have something to drink
"...has spritzers and punches made with wine, vermouth, and mead. Check back often for the ever-changing menu at the..."

July 12, 2018 Food Post by R.T. Frank

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking
A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global
"...Enanitos recorded it a decade later. – Christina Garcia “Mead From Hell,” Alestorm (2014)..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Guide to Central Texas Breweries
Our comprehensive list of places to grab a craft beer in and around Austin
"...Meridian Hive Meadery 8120 Exchange #400, 78754, www.meridianhive.com..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature

A Day at the Ren Faire
Inside the ninth annual Sherwood Forest Faire
"...workers actively pursuing their craft, drink some good ole mead, and relish in the feudal fairy vibes. Compared to..."

April 5, 2018 Events Post by Savannah Opre

Spring Things to Do in (or Around) Austin
How and where to take the most advantage of this weather.
"...watching one of the many performances or sippin’ some mead – that’s basically beer, right? – it’s a great..."

March 29, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

Pairing Girl Scout Cookies With Beer?
Vince Thompson at the Brass Tap makes it seem ordinarily brilliant
"...one with isn’t actually a beer – it’s a mead from Meridian Hive. It’s called Dynamo, a draft mead..."

Feb. 14, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Best Places to Play Board Games in Austin
Find a good tabletop to throw down and throw dice with friends
"...Vigilante Want to infuse more booze (or maybe just mead) into your gaming experience? Vigilante has you covered with..."

Feb. 7, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

1   2   3   4   5     NEXT    5 »
One click gets you all the newsletters listed below

Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events

Keep up with happenings around town

Kevin Curtin's bimonthly cannabis musings

Austin's queerest news and events

Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news

Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin.   Support the Chronicle