Garrett
Man Made Mead
A mead maker and all around brewer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Garrett is a YouTuber who has been making mead for multiple years now with lots of experience in making great meads (and terrible meads).
A simple, approachable, mead competition
Our team has worked hard to make sure the competition is in line with other homebrewing competitions regarding rules, timeframes, and judging criteria.
Enter First
Entry cost is $10 per mead entered. Entry registrations accepted 04/01/2024 12:00 AM, CST through 06/15/2024 11:59 PM, CDT. (though you can make changes through 6/30)
Then Ship
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 06/15/2024 12:00 AM, CDT through 06/30/2024 11:59 PM, CDT. Shipping information will be provided once registrations close.
Judging this Summer
Meads will be judged on July 18! Winners will be announced soon after. All score sheets will be scanned and returned digitally to each entrant.
What is Mead Stampede?
Three mead-focused YouTube channels have teamed up for year three of our mead competition. We know mead – and you brew mead. So, let’s give out some ribbons!
Three BrewTube friends and the support of an incredible community. Meet the hardworking folks who are making Mead Stampede possible!
Mandi
FaeWood Mead
The newest member of the team! Mandi has been making mead for two years and has a great palate for flavors and aromatics. She's excited to lend her skills to the team in 2022!
Rob
Committee Member
Our resident tech guru, Rob Rogers (aka silentrob) is a longtime homebrewer who only entered the world of mead-making relatively recently. Rob is a BJCP certified beer and mead judge.
Nicholas
Committee Member
A passionate home recipe tester from the Phoenix, AZ area, with the making for great baking, and an admiration for fermentation. Though just a beginner when it comes to home brewing, Nicholas has a solid understanding of the fermentation process and has jumped in head first experimenting with different recipes.
Jake
Committee Member
Jake Tweedy, AKA Death Metal Jake, AKA Dogstickfetch has been brewing for 3 years, thoroughly annoying and alienating all friends and family with fanatical fascination in all things fermentation. Earned a Certified Specialist of Spirits in 2016. He also composes the ridiculous segment music for Doin The Most and mods the Discord and streams.
David
Committee Member / DtM Contributor
A mead fan for years now, David has only recently begun brewing his own. With a well-developed palate for wines and whisky, David is excited to serve on the tasting panel for the inaugrual Mead Stampede.
Get in Touch
Our team is standing by to answer any lingering questions.
Our event is run virtually
So you'll need to send us an email or ask questions on Discord!
Contact the team
You can use the #mead-stampede channel on the DtM Discord