For those of you who don't know Joel, he's the maker of some of the best meads I've ever had. He's hard to bump into in SoCal, but now he has a fellow assisting him to his meads more accessible for us. His stuff is so good - anyone can vouch for it (Andrew I know, heh). He's the official mead-provider of LARP Alliance, Inc. too *chuckle*. Below is an email I and a handful got from his partner...

(from the unofficial mailing list)

Hello all,

Joel has asked that I be a go-between for the brewing company for those of you in Southern California who might be interested in ordering some of his tasty brews. This is to let you know that I will be heading up to Joel and Kasey's for a tasting this weekend and if you are interested in purchasing anything I would be happy to take your order and bring it back for you. Below is what is available and the prices. Please contact me no later then end of business this Friday so that I am sure to get your order. Also, if you have anyone you know who might be interested in purchasing something tell them to let me know. I'll plenty of room to bring home what ever is ordered.

Hope this finds you well,
Jen Groninger
socksgalor@aol.com

here is a list of our basic offerings:
Apple Piety
LIngonberry Cordial
Elderflower Cordial
Samhain Cider
That Really Great Dry Mead
Dry Lingonberry Mead
Oak Aged Mead
Heather Mead
Elderflower Mead

Chocolate Mint
Chocolate Covered Cherry
Chocolate Covered Strawberry
Chocolate Orange
Chocolate peanut butter

The chocolates are available by pre-order only
the Elderflower Cordial and Chocolates are $25/750 ml bottle, everything else is $20/750ml bottle

The meads are on limited close out, meaning when they are gone, it is truly gone.
The cordials can be created in virtually unlimited quantities, but we need at least 1 week notice for pre-orders of a case or more.

Official website - http://www.oakashthornbrewing.com

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