Honey River Meadery — Attraction in Hambleton

We happened to stumble on this place while down in the area, and it ended up being the highlight of the trip for me. I have a local meadery I really enjoy visiting, but the tasting we did here was next level. I would never have imagined the mead's and honey's could taste so different based on the targeted time and flowers the honey was collected from. We all had different favorites of melomel and mead, but the ones we liked best were probably our favorite of any mead's, cysers etc we have tried. It seems they put a ton of effort into their meads and farm, and it shows. I only wish the place was closer so I could stop in all the time. This will be an added stop for sure to my...

This was a last minute choice for us & we weren't quite sure how it worked. But we left a message for Ben in the morning & he called us back within 2 hours to schedule our time. We paired this with a visit to Still Hollow Distillery & it worked out well. Ben is an amazing human. His passion for bees, honey, mead & the craft radiates from him. I've been a mead drinker for years and learned more from him in 20 minutes than I have over the last decade. The drive out is gorgeous. The farm pup was adorable and we enjoyed all the mead & honey. Thank you Ben. Much love to you...

The mead here is probably the greatest thing you will ever taste in your life and the honey is absolutely incredible and unique. The basswood mead is my personal favorite, but every single mead sold here is 5 stars, so you should try them all! I visited the meadery twice and Ben is a very nice man who you can tell has a true passion for what he makes. All of the honey and fruit is locally grown by him except for the grapes which are grown by another local person, so you get a true taste for the region. This area of WV is heavenly and the...