Starrlight Mead

Absolutely blown away by the service, the mead, and prices!
I became a member today because with the two tastings that are included and the bottles I planned it buy, it is going to save me so much! Joy walked us through 16 different meads, and was so wonderful to chat with. All were great and I've tried a lot of meads. If you like sweet and even savory, this is for you. The best meadery in the area (Durham included).
Favorites were: Gallberry Traditional, Blackberry, Spiced Apple, Elderberry
Most interesting flavors: Ginger, Honey Cloer, Nordic Blend
Thank you Joy, we will return!

Highly recommend stopping here when visiting Pittsboro. We have been wanting to come here for a while and finally made the trip. The meadery is located in Chatham Beverage District so there is a nearby brewery and distillery for anyone who doesn't like wine. There is also an axe throwing place, scooters, large chess set, and ample room to run around. Perfect area for a family/friend gathering or picnic. Starrlight Mead is located at the front of the district with ample room to park. The employees are welcoming and knowledgeable. Numerous tables are available inside along with spots to stand or sit at the bar. We chose to sit at the bar and do a tasting. The tastings and flights are reasonably priced and offer numerous options. They are educational and provide ample mead so you will leave satisfied. We shared multiple tastings and tried most options. Below are our thoughts:

Traditional Mead: light, not our favorite but a nice dry mead

Apricot: excellent, highly recommend if you like a fruity mead

Blueberry: surprisingly we did not like this as much as we hoped. It was light and acidic

Cloer Pyment: strong muscadine flavor

Nordic Blend: good flavor, would have been better if they didn't add the honey back in

Ben's Special Ginger: wow delicious, great choice for those who like ginger flavor

Kickin' Cranberry Orange: unique spicy mead with a smoky bacon flavor. I bought a bottle

Traditional Mead - Wildfoam: yum, tastes like a marshmallow!

Plum: tastes very fresh and acidic

Ebling Reserve: pricy, but worth it. Excellent cherry, blackberry, and oak flavors

Overall, we enjoyed our visit and recommend this meadery to others!

What a great fun place!
We went to the Meadery first
I had a glass of the sweet berry Mead it was delicious. I got to taste the coffee Mead it was so good I bought a bottle for home -that is a must try!
After the Meadery we walked down the hill to the brewery you can bring your drink with you and keep the glass.
By the brewery you can do a tasting or walk around to the different eateries and ax throwing you can ride a scooter or bike, sit by the fire pit , play chess or go on the swings.
There is also a coffee roaster you can walk to ( they get the beans from here for the coffee Mead)
Read up on the history-pretty cool!
Have Fun!

I should update this review since they have moved into The Plant Area in Pittsboro. Great accommodations, like a great hall with tables, without the Medieval feel. Excellent area though. You can rent out this area for parties, etc. also they serve food too. I usually bring my guests from out of town here. Always a great time .
The tasting is your best bet. I like the Traditional Dry myself. They do have special batches and seasonal Meade Wines. Another 5 star review.

My first experience here was Mead Fest and I absolutely loved it!

The staff was so extremely welcoming and knowledgeable about the meads they sold. The Mead tasting was wonderful! There was also a free Mead tasting we attended that was awesome and showed the meads locally available to buy.

The Mead Fest was like a mini Renaissance Festival and it was wonderful! Plenty of vendors out selling goods, food, and lots of drinks!

They also have a mead club you can join where you get discounted mead and exclusive emails about new flavors!

I'll be heading back for sure!

My favorite meadery in Nc! It's a bit out the way from RTP, but the ride on 64 is good decompression from the tussles of RDU. Love coming here and buying bottles in bulk with my membership. If you're unsure to buy, you can do a flight and select up to 8 varieties. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful in selecting if you haven't had mead before.

Delicious variety of honey based wines that range from dry to an amazingly forward flavorful honey that coats your tongue with it's magical sweetness. We really enjoyed sussing out the floral and spicy and herbal notes in all the various bottles we sampled.

If you like Mead, this place is amazing. Mead is an acquired taste for many, but this place is very welcoming. Beautiful taproom, helpful service, and a wide variety of meads. As a drinker of beer, wine, cider, and mead, I love this place. My wife, who only drinks wine and cider, was less impressed by the Mead because it's not her thing. That said, we both agree that the place is beautiful and has an outstanding staff. That said, I recommend everyone check this place out, and give the mead a chance. I feel like it's a very good gateway between cider, beer, and wine. You won't be disappointed in having a visit here. If you are a fan of Mead, You will be highly impressed because this stuff is top quality!

This place is great! Their mead is really high quality, and they have a great number of award-winning varietals. If you do a tasting, which is quite economical, the host will tell you all about each of the flavors, and you'll learn a whole bunch about how they make it. I ended up coming home with four bottles, and my friends became members. They've got meads for every season, and they make great gifts. It's not always easy to find a good mead, but everything I tasted was solid. So I would definitely recommend

I wish I could find the lady that recommended that I check out Starlight Meadery! I had such an amazing time here and at all of the spots around it. Starlight is a part of a larger co op that has a couple of restaurants, a distillery and cidery, a hemp store, and ax throwing spot.

I enjoyed the tour, tasting, and bird loving that I experienced at Starlight. As soon as you walk in you feel welcome and relaxed. The staff are super nice and knowledgeable and encourage you to ask questions. The tour upped my knowledge regarding the meadery process and the fact that they often get confused with a Winery, but they sometimes do use grapes in their wines--well just one.

I tried a flight of their wines and decided to get a bottle of their traditional semi sweet, which was super refreshing and not really too sweet. When you think of a mead one this is definitely what you think of. I can't wait to get this bottle home, chill it, and open it on my patio.

I definitely will be back and will encourage my friends to come as well.