Rabbit's Foot Meadery is a meadery and winery in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
Rabbit's Foot Meadery was founded in 1995 when Michael Faul of Sunnyvale, California began producing commercial versions of many historical recipes for brewing mead. Faul is credited with the expansion of the modern commercial mead making industry along with David Myers of Redstone Meadery in Boulder, Colorado.
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 he provides a wealth of information to home mead makers and commercial producers alike.
2003 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Sweet Mead2003 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Dry Mead2005 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Sweet Mead2005 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Apple Cyser2005 California State Fair - Silver Medal Sweet Mead2005 California State Fair - Bronze Medal Dry Mead2006 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia2006 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Apple Cyser2006 International Mead Festival -Bronze Medal Lemon Cyser2007 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia2007 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Apple Cyser2007 International Mead Festival - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser2007 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Biere de Miele (Honey Ale)2007 California State Fair - Silver Medal Melia2007 Los Angeles International Wine Festival - Silver Medal Melia2008 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia2008 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Biere de Miele2008 International Mead Festival - Gold Medal Melia2008 International Mead Festival - Bronze Medal Lemon Cyser2009 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale2009 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser2010 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale2011 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale2011 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Black Cherry Cyser2013 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale2013 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Biere de Miel2014 California Cider Competition - Silver - Red Branch Cider Company Hard Raspberry2014 California Cider Competition - Bronze - Red Branch Cider Company Hard Black Cherry2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Honey Stout - Stout 2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal Biere de Miel - Kolsch2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal Diabhal - Belgian Style Golden Ale2015 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal - Melia2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Honey Stout 2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Gold Medal - Naughty Ninja - Ginger Cyser - Session Mead2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Silver Medal - Johnny Jump Up - Dry Hopped2016 International Mead Festival - Mazer Cup - Bronze Medal - Hard Raspberry Cyser