DETAILS:

We welcome you to join us on Saturday, August 4th for our first-ever Schramm’s Mead Day Festival! We are expanding our festivities to the parking lot adjacent to our tasting room and will be celebrating National Mead Day with mead and food pairings, bottles releases, live entertainment and more. This festival has been in the works since August of last year and has been a goal of ours since 2013. We are so excited for it to finally be a reality!

If you aren’t sure whether or not you can make it to the festival, don’t worry! Our tasting room will also open regular hours on Mead Day.

TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION:

Due to system constraints, there is a one ticket per transaction limit; however, there is no limit to the total number of tickets you can purchase. Attendee’s name must be indicated at the time of purchase. On the day of the event, attendees will need a valid government identification that matches the “Attendee Name” section of their original purchase in order to enter the festival.

Access to purchase Sarah batch two bottles will be available for Mead Day attendees at the time of ticket purchase, limit 2 per person. Sarah is our cranberry raspberry mead. Batch two was produced with bright, acidic Heritage red raspberries, in contrast to batch one, which was made with deeper, more floral Michigan red raspberries.

The festival will be celebrated in two sessions, 1pm to 4pm or 5pm to 8pm. Please indicate which session you’ll be attending at the time of purchase. Attendees will only be able to enter the festival during the given time listed on their ticket. Attendees are welcome to purchase tickets for both time slots and attend both sessions, if they would like.

Attendees will also need to indicate which shirt size they need for their Schramm’s Mead Day tee. If you are interested in purchasing an additional tee, you can do so by adding an additional size under the add-on options.

Please read through our festival rules and regulations before purchasing your tickets.

Any online orders placed throughout the month of July will also be made available for pick up on the day of the event.

General admission tickets are $60 and include:
– Entrance to Schramm’s Mead Day 2018 Festival!
– Five Drink Tickets – One Ounce Pours
– Food Pairings
– Schramm’s Mead Day 2018 Tote Bag with Snifter and Tee
– Access to limited bottle releases, including Sarah Batch Two

VIP tickets include all of the items listed above, as well as additional drink tickets, the Rebuttal tasting glass, an additional VIP Mead Day tee in burgundy and (1) 375ml bottle of The Rebuttal. $250 per ticket.

PARTNERS & VENDORS:

Award-winning restaurant, Grey Ghost Detroit, was born of dedicated craftsmen, committed to the art of butchery, refinement of crafting cocktails and unparalleled hospitality. Chefs John Vermiglio and Joe Giacomino are well-known for their creativity, originality, and dedication to high quality seasonal ingredients.

Our friends and neighbors at Axle Brewing Co.‘s Livernois Tap relationship with Grey Ghost Detroit and their exceptional food made them a natural partner for our event line up. Chef Elliot Patti and the Livernois Tap team were recently named one of metro Detroit’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants by the Detroit Free Press!

Doug’s Delight of Hazel Park will also be joining us for the festivities! Doug’s Delight is the latest concept from acclaimed Chef James Rigato and phenomenal Pastry Chef Kristina Conger. James is well known from his time on Bravo‘s Top Chef and his restaurants Mabel Gray & The Root Restaurant & Bar.

And last, but certainly not least, Ferndale’s own Voyager will be joining us in honor of Mead Day! Chefs Justin Tootla and Jennifer Jacks have traveled the country cooking for a number of renowned restaurants including Le Bernardin in NYC, Chez Panisse in Berkley CA, Eva in Los Angeles, The National in Athens GA, and Mission Table in Traverse City MI, to name just a few. Named one of Food & Wine‘s 2018 Restaurants of the Year, Voyager has been serving up some of the best seafood around, focusing on freshness and sustainability.

Our friends from Provisions Culinary Outfitters will be joining the celebration and are bringing some of their delicious cheeses to sample and purchase! Provisions is a local Ferndale shop specializing in cut-to-order cheese, craft chocolate and charcuterie.

Crowd-favorite Green Toe Gardens will be in attendance with their exceptional products for sale, including raw honey and pure beeswax candles. Green Toe Gardens is run by local bee keeper Rich Wieske and his wife Joan Mandell, with over 100 bee hives in Metro Detroit.

Motor City Brick will be joining us, a staple of Ferndale’s Rust Belt Market. Through a deeply rooted dedication to the “up-cycling effort” Motor City Brick creates art on Detroit and Michigan historic bricks, stones and artifact woods recovered from area home and building deconstruction projects. These handsome Detroit and Michigan historic bricks, stones and artifact woods combine to make some truly landmark artwork.

Metro Detroit’s best cookie will be in the house! D’vine Cookies will be bringing their cookies and edible cookie dough made with only the finest ingredients, including non-GMO corn starch and organic, free-trade chocolate.

Joining us in celebration will be the always wonderful, Mindo Chocolate Makers! Mindo takes pride in making honest and pure bean to bar chocolate responsibly sourced directly from family farms. Their focus is to minimize their environmental impact through sustainable production practices all while bringing you the most delicious chocolate experience possible!