One batch of Hiveworks’ mead calls for over 700 pounds of honey. That requires a lot of busy bees, including company co-founders Sean Duckworth, Alex Mendoza and Julian Frank, who recently launched ...

Long before there was wine or beer, there was mead. It was the drink of warriors and philosophers. Aristotle and the ancient Greeks relished it, the Danish soldiers made famous in “Beowulf” drank it ...

Thomas Croskrey stands over a small kettle as he simmers two-and-half gallons of honey. He checks the viscosity with a long spoon. Suddenly, he darts across the brewing room and bounds up a step ...