Proud brewer as well. About to start an 80 gallon batch of home brew mead. Just straight up mead. No flavors added. We import our honey as well, we don't use any of that store bought crap. I saw someone made mead once with crocker's honey and 6 months later he had an alcoholic drink that nobody would touch. Ingredients make a world of difference.

Have also won a few gold,silver,bronze medals over the years, but my brother and I don't compete anymore. We know we've got a good product, and that's all that matters. Looking to get our distributors license in the next year and make a few bucks off of it.

Cheers to homebrewing!