Every great craft has a story, and ours begins with something both ancient and sacred: mead. Long before modern breweries and wineries, long before written history in many places, humans discovered the magic of fermenting honey. Mead is one of the oldest beverages known to humankind — a drink shared with ancestors, offered to deities, and woven into the myths of countless cultures. At Forgotten Gods Meadery, we don’t just make mead. We honor the spirit of that history.
Our passion for mead is inseparable from our love of ancient stories. Much of our inspiration comes from pre‑Christian traditions, where gods and goddesses walked beside humanity in legend, guiding, challenging, and inspiring those who believed in them. These deities — from every corner of the world — represent the hopes, fears, strengths, and flaws of the people who created them. They are echoes of humanity’s earliest attempts to understand the universe and our place within it.
For me, this connection is deeply personal. My entire life has been a spiritual journey, one that has led me through many religions and belief systems. Some I practiced for years, others for shorter seasons, but each left a mark. Along the way, I found gods and goddesses whose stories resonated with me — not because I belonged to a single tradition, but because their lessons felt universal. Courage. Transformation. Wisdom. Renewal. These themes cross every culture, every faith, every era.
Forgotten Gods Meadery was born from that journey.
Our mission is simple: to elevate and celebrate the gods, goddesses, and mythologies that have shaped human imagination for thousands of years. When we create a new mead, we don’t choose a deity’s name lightly. We choose it because something in that story sparked inspiration — a flavor profile, a feeling, a memory, a moment of connection. Each bottle is crafted as an offering, a tribute, a way of saying: Your story still matters.
We understand that for some people, these deities are not just myths — they are living, active parts of their spiritual practice. Occasionally, someone may feel uneasy seeing a god or goddess they worship on a bottle of mead. If that’s you, please know this: our intention is never disrespect. Quite the opposite. We choose these names because they inspire us, because we admire them, because we want to honor them through our craft. Mead has always been a sacred drink, and we treat it as such.
We are not here to promote any particular religion or belief system. Forgotten Gods Meadery is not a temple, but it is a place of reverence — reverence for history, for story, for culture, for the divine spark that has taken so many forms across time. We believe every tradition holds something valuable, something that speaks to the human spirit. And we believe that sharing these stories can bring people together rather than divide them.
Through our meads, I hope to introduce you to the gods and goddesses who have inspired me along my path. Not to convert, persuade, or preach — but simply to share the beauty I’ve found in them. Their stories have shaped my life, and now they shape the flavors we create.
Forgotten Gods Meadery is more than a business. It’s a celebration of the old ways, a tribute to the divine in all its forms, and a reminder that even in a modern world, the ancient stories still whisper to us. They remind us where we came from. They remind us who we are. And sometimes, they remind us who we want to become.
Raise a glass with us — to the gods, to the stories, and to the journey that connects us all.
