From Moonlighting to Masterful

Michael Fairbrother started Moonlight Meadery® in 2010 with a mission to bring ultra premium meads to the market. It’s more than just a product and a process, it’s our obsession. With over 1 million bottles sold and over 60+ international awards, Moonlight Meadery is one of the best meaderies in the world. We are bringing mead to the masses by making a range of flavors so diverse that anyone can find one they enjoy.

“Mead to me is passion, it’s about living and love, it’s about enjoyment, family and friends, and sharing.” – Michael Fairbrother, Founder and Mead Maker.

It all started back in 1995 when Michael tried a cyser (apple and honey mead) for the first time at a Brew or Die homebrew party. Since that first sip Michael has developed a passion and masterful skill at making international award winning meads.

After being recognized as New England’s best mead maker for three consecutive years, Michael quit his full time day job in 2010 and progressed from moonlighting as a mead maker to full time production – he has not looked back.

Mead and Ciders are only as good as the quality of their ingredients and the passion of the maker. This is why we use only True Source Certified or Certified Organic honey, which is traceable back to the hives and follows ethical sourcing guidelines. We never pasteurize the honey we use, ensuring that the volatile aromatics of the honey are preserved in our meads.

We work hard to source ingredients as locally as possible. Our cider is fresh pressed virtually out our back door. Our blueberries grow wild on the tops of mountains here in New England. We are committed to use the best quality ingredients. We don’t add sulfites, sorbates, or manufactured flavorings to our meads or ciders.

Our meads have earned medals every year we entered the Mazer Cup International as well as the San Diego International Beer Competition. The Mazer Cup is the largest mead competition in the world, it’s the GABF of the mead world. Our ciders have also been deemed excellent to outstanding by the highest BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) ranked judges in the country, as published in Zymurgy.