Mazer Cup or The Mazer Cup International Mead Competition is composed of two events - one for commercial companies and one for amateur brewers. It has been described as "the largest commercial and amateur mead competition in the world". [1] [2]
It is the largest mead event in the U.S., drawing hundreds of entries which are judged by mead authors and celebrities, meadery owners, and meadmakers. As of 2021 it is considered [3] to be the most prestigious mead award because the field of competition is so large. [4] Entries come from every state and from many foreign countries. The current president (2021) is Pete Bakulić.
Mead, also called hydromel, particularly when low in alcohol content, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated, or naturally sparkling; dry, semi-sweet, or sweet.
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Mead, a fermented honey beverage, was a minimally significant contributor to the United States alcohol industry until the late 20th century, at which time a craft industry for mead began to grow. From approximately the 1980s onward, small-scale meaderies began to increase in number, with a marked jump in interest evident by the 2010s.