Green Bench Mead & Cider

The Northerner

Mead - Cyser

A “cyser” is a mead made with apples. We dropped a couple pounds of Michigan Montmorency cherries in while we were at it. This mead is light, tart, and… Read More

A “cyser” is a mead made with apples. We dropped a couple pounds of Michigan Montmorency cherries in while we were at it. This mead is light, tart, and refreshingly bubbly. Read Less

Raspberry Rooftop Cider

Cider - Other Fruit

Fermented w/ raspberries

Fermented w/ raspberries Read Less

The Darkest Timeline

Mead - Melomel

Orange blossom honey fermented with black currant, blackberry and raspberry.

Orange blossom honey fermented with black currant, blackberry and raspberry. Read Less

I Am Brut!

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

Dry cider that was fermented in our foeder with a blend of our house farmhouse yeast and brettanomyces brux.

Dry cider that was fermented in our foeder with a blend of our house farmhouse yeast and brettanomyces brux. Read Less

Pinellas Peach Cider

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

Fresh peach puree fermented with apple juice and then dry-hopped with Amarillo.

Fresh peach puree fermented with apple juice and then dry-hopped with Amarillo. Read Less

Purple Rain

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

English Cider w/ Black Currants

English Cider w/ Black Currants Read Less

Florida Mead Project: Passion Fruit

Mead - Melomel

Melomel made wit Florida orange blossom honey and passion fruit.

Melomel made wit Florida orange blossom honey and passion fruit. Read Less

Abricot

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

Apples and fresh apricots fermented with farmhouse yeast, then aged on white oak. Spicy, slightly tannic, with a delicate sweetness from the fruit

Apples and fresh apricots fermented with farmhouse yeast, then aged on white oak. Spicy, slightly tannic, with a delicate sweetness from the fruit Read Less

Rooftop Cider

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

We think honey and apples are a great match. Ferment them both together and this is what you get. Citrus-y, floral and crisp.

We think honey and apples are a great match. Ferment them both together and this is what you get. Citrus-y, floral and crisp. Read Less

Florida Mead Project: Guava

Mead - Melomel

Fresh guava fermented with local orange blossom honey

Fresh guava fermented with local orange blossom honey Read Less

Farmhouse Cider

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

We pressed fresh New York Winesap apples to make the base of this cider and fermented with farmhouse yeast. The result is a slightly spicy, complex and… Read More

We pressed fresh New York Winesap apples to make the base of this cider and fermented with farmhouse yeast. The result is a slightly spicy, complex and rich cider that calls a bit of Normandy to mind. Read Less

The Golden Apple

Mead - Cyser

Local Orange Blossom Honey and apple juice, fermented with raisins and dates. Bourbon barrel-aged version released in 375ml bottles in 2016.

Local Orange Blossom Honey and apple juice, fermented with raisins and dates. Bourbon barrel-aged version released in 375ml bottles in 2016. Read Less

'Burgatory

Mead - Other

A bochet, or "burnt mead" that fermented a blend of raw and caramelized orange blossom honey aged on sweet orange peel.

A bochet, or "burnt mead" that fermented a blend of raw and caramelized orange blossom honey aged on sweet orange peel. Read Less

Hommage à Domfront

Mead - Melomel

Washington pear juice fermented with orange blossom honey, brown sugar, dates and raisins. Lightly aged in Calvados barrels.

Washington pear juice fermented with orange blossom honey, brown sugar, dates and raisins. Lightly aged in Calvados barrels. Read Less

Passion of the Kumquat

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

Apples and locally-grown Kumquat and passion fruit

Apples and locally-grown Kumquat and passion fruit Read Less

The Wild Save

Cider - Perry / Poiré

Fresh-pressed Washington pears that underwent mixed-culture fermentation. This semi-dry cider has aromas of leather and spicy funk with a sweet/tart balance.… Read More

Fresh-pressed Washington pears that underwent mixed-culture fermentation. This semi-dry cider has aromas of leather and spicy funk with a sweet/tart balance. Read Less

The Lucid Poet

Mead - Pyment

A "pyment" is a mead made with wine grapes. Here, New World chardonnay grapes contribute tart citrus and tropical characteristics that complement the… Read More

A "pyment" is a mead made with wine grapes. Here, New World chardonnay grapes contribute tart citrus and tropical characteristics that complement the local orange blossom honey. Read Less

100 Nights In Goa

Mead - Melomel

Local orange blossom honey fermented with fresh mango and tangerine.

Local orange blossom honey fermented with fresh mango and tangerine. Read Less

Groom's Left Hand

Cider - Traditional / Apfelwein

Blackberry Cider aged in Gin barrels.

Blackberry Cider aged in Gin barrels. Read Less

The Floridian

Cider - Dry

Cider w/ Orange Blossom Honey and rested on dried Hibiscus

Cider w/ Orange Blossom Honey and rested on dried Hibiscus Read Less

Kumquat What May

Mead - Cyser

Florida kumquat w/ orange blossom honey. Dry-hopped with Motueka and Mandarina Bavaria. *Collab w/ Cigar City Cider & Mead

Florida kumquat w/ orange blossom honey. Dry-hopped with Motueka and Mandarina Bavaria.
*Collab w/ Cigar City Cider & Mead Read Less

The Southerner

Mead - Other

Semi-Sweet Cucumber & Key Lime Hydromel

Semi-Sweet Cucumber & Key Lime Hydromel Read Less

Florida Mead Project: Dragon Fruit

Mead - Melomel

Melomel made with Florida orange blossom honey and red dragon fruit.

Melomel made with Florida orange blossom honey and red dragon fruit. Read Less

1124

Cider - Dry

A blend of fresh-pressed Northern Spy, MacIntosh, Baldwin and Liberty apples, oak fermented and bottle conditioned with our house blend of wild yeast.… Read More

A blend of fresh-pressed Northern Spy, MacIntosh, Baldwin and Liberty apples, oak fermented and bottle conditioned with our house blend of wild yeast. Aged for sixteen months prior to release. Read Less

Northern Spy

Cider - Dry

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