I was leaning over the balcony at last year's meadfest and heard someone comment about the prescence of alcohol at a large gathering and the potential for trouble. The reply -- "They're mead drinkers. C'mon! Nothing's going to happen."
It's a real concern -- alcohol and crowds don't mix well. Everyone knows about mean drunks. On the other hand -- Mead and crowds? No problem.
Some time ago I passed on a bottle of mead to one of my co-workers. He's a male nurse, about 5' 7" 140 lb.s, a vodka and shot drinker, in the Army reserves, and *well* able to take care of himself. He's fast, I mean, *really* fast when things get combative. I would never want to be on his wrong side when he's mad.
The reaction of this vodka drinker to his first bottle of mead? "It was like nothing I've had before. It was a 'happy drunk'".
I'm wondering if others on this forum have similar stories. I'm guessing there's no such thing as a "mean drunk" mead drinker.
It's a real concern -- alcohol and crowds don't mix well. Everyone knows about mean drunks. On the other hand -- Mead and crowds? No problem.
Some time ago I passed on a bottle of mead to one of my co-workers. He's a male nurse, about 5' 7" 140 lb.s, a vodka and shot drinker, in the Army reserves, and *well* able to take care of himself. He's fast, I mean, *really* fast when things get combative. I would never want to be on his wrong side when he's mad.
The reaction of this vodka drinker to his first bottle of mead? "It was like nothing I've had before. It was a 'happy drunk'".
I'm wondering if others on this forum have similar stories. I'm guessing there's no such thing as a "mean drunk" mead drinker.