Mead, reimagined.

Something humanity once knew, then forgot. Small-batch honey wine, made in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and shipped to your door.

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Any 3 bottles $74.99, shipping included. Limited time.

Beetopia honey wine in its honeycomb-textured round bottle

Honey. Water. Time.

Left alone, honey resists time. Add water, and time transforms it.

Honey
Honey is not a single flavor. The flowers and landscapes the bees visit give each one its character, and that character carries into the bottle.
Water
Dilute honey with water and it begins to change. Its sugars become fuel for fermentation.
Time
We ferment slowly and age patiently. The point isn't simply turning honey into alcohol. It's discovering what honey can become.

Five meads, from classic to unexpected

Some recreate something ancient. Others are combinations you won't find in any book or recipe. Every bottle is semi-sweet, 12% alcohol and 375 mL.

Traditional mead

Classic

Single-varietal honey. Rich, balanced, majestic.

$24.99 375 mL · 12%

Melomel

Passion Fruit & Vanilla

Orange blossom honey, passion fruit, two vanillas.

$26.99 375 mL · 12%

Melomel

White Peach & Vanilla

White peach, Tahitian vanilla, a touch of French oak.

$26.99 375 mL · 12%

Melomel

Lychee & Mango

Bright mango, floral lychee. Paradise in a glass.

$26.99 375 mL · 12%

Hopped mead

Hops

Bright citrus and piney hops over golden honey.

$26.99 375 mL · 12%

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Remembering what was worth keeping

Most people have never tasted mead. For thousands of years, people fermented honey into wine that traveled alongside civilizations, traditions and celebrations. In Ethiopia, honey wine, called tej, is still poured at celebrations today. Somewhere along the way, most of the world forgot it.

Beetopia began with a passion for honey and fermentation. Today it's a licensed, FDA-registered meadery in Cherry Hill, working with local apiaries and farms. Every batch reflects the season, the blossoms, the bees and the hands that shaped it.

We make mead to be shared: a first date, a wedding toast, a family reunion. Something discovered today, cherished tomorrow and passed down.

I want to reach for the stars beyond this world without forgetting the flowers in this world.

Ben Biftu, founder of Beetopia Meadery

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The lion and the lamb from the Beetopia label, resting together among the vines

Any three bottles, $74.99 delivered

Mix and match any three meads. Shipping is included, adult signature and all. For a limited time.

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What is mead?

What is it?: Mead is wine made from honey instead of grapes: honey and water, fermented and aged. It's often called honey wine.
Is it sweet?: Say "mead" and many people picture something thick and syrupy. It can be anything from dry to dessert-sweet. Ours are semi-sweet and balanced: acidity gives lift, tannin lends structure, and sweetness softens the edges.
What's a melomel?: A mead made with fruit. Our Passion Fruit, White Peach and Lychee & Mango meads are melomels.
Can you ship to me?: We ship to adults 21+ in states where it's permitted. Checkout confirms your state, and delivery needs an adult signature.