Brillé Mead Company

David Woods spends much of his time cleaning and sanitizing the fermentation tanks and parts before brewing mead inside Dillinger Brewing Co. in Tucson.

David Woods of the Brillé Mead Company pours a mix of water and honey from Marana into a fermentation tank inside Dillinger Brewing Co. in Tucson. This batch – a prickly pear mead – will be ready in about three weeks.

Mead is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and in Ethiopia, a version of mead called te’j is a familiar household drink, consumed out of long-necked vessels called bereles. Brillé Mead Company's David Woods is bringing te’j to Tucson.

Where: 3895 N Oracle Rd

Phone: (520) 207-2312

WebsiteBrillé Mead Company


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