Rabbit's Foot Meadery is a meadery and

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founded in

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History

Rabbit's Foot Meadery was founded in 1995 when Michael Faul of Sunnyvale, California began producing commercial versions of many historical recipes for

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. Faul is credited with the expansion of the modern commercial mead making industry along with David Myers of Redstone Meadery in

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. Rabbit's Foot Meadery has won numerous awards and is known throughout the industry as a leader and innovator. Rabbit's Foot Meadery was the first company to produce commercially viable versions of cyser and braggot to create styles of mead from historical recipes. The company is well known for producing articles on the production of mead and has been featured on national television and radio and notably on the internet radio talk show The Brewing Network, where it provides a wealth of information to home mead makers and commercial producers alike. The Sunnyvale location of Rabbit's Foot Meadery closed in 2021 and no longer operates a public tasting room in Sunnyvale. Their new location operates near the Sierra foothills town of Sutter Creek.

Awards

* 2003 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Sweet Mead * 2003 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Dry Mead * 2005 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Sweet Mead * 2005 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Apple Cyser * 2005

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- Silver Medal Sweet Mead * 2005

- Bronze Medal Dry Mead * 2006 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia * 2006 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Apple Cyser * 2006 International Mead Festival -Bronze Medal Lemon Cyser * 2007 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia * 2007 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Apple Cyser * 2007 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser * 2007 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Biere de Miele (Honey Ale) * 2007

- Silver Medal Melia * 2007 Los Angeles International Wine Festival - Silver Medal Melia * 2008 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia * 2008 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Biere de Miele * 2008 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia * 2008 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Lemon Cyser * 2009 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale * 2009 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser * 2010 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale * 2011 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale * 2011 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser * 2013 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale * 2013 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Biere de Miel * 2014 California Cider Competition - Silver - Red Branch Cider Company Hard Raspberry * 2014 California Cider Competition - Bronze - Red Branch Cider Company Hard Black Cherry * 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Honey Stout - Stout * 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Biere de Miel - Kolsch * 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale * 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal - Melia * 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Honey Stout * 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Naughty Ninja - Ginger Cyser - Session Mead * 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal - Johnny Jump Up - Dry Hopped * 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal - Hard Raspberry Cyser * 2017 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Hel * 2017 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze - Biere de Miel

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External links

* {{Official website, www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com Companies based in Sunnyvale, California Mead Food and drink in the San Francisco Bay Area Food and drink companies based in California Wineries in California American companies established in 1995 Food and drink companies established in 1995 1995 establishments in California

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