Later in January of 2022, we bought our first stainless steel – a small Delta Brewing 14 gallon fermenter. Then in late January, our TTB permit was granted.

Through a long and winding path, my younger brother Rob, long deceased by his own hand, has been instrumental with being able to manifest Run Amok Mead as a commercial meadery. In celebration of the anniversary of his death, we crafted a traditional mead from Knotweed honey. With honor and respect, we named it Suicide is Painless. If he were still here today, perhaps the association, which we took from M*A*S*H*, the movie, would strike him as meaningful as well.

Read more about our Honorary Mazers.