Laurel Highlands Meadery is a Greensburg, Pennsylvania maker built around local character, using honey from a nearby farmer and sourcing as much as possible from Western Pennsylvania. It produces handcrafted mead for drinkers who enjoy either sweet or dry styles, including its traditional honey mead.
Colony MeaderyFounded by Mike Manning and Greg Heller-LaBelle, Colony Meadery began selling its hand-crafted mead in late 2013 after bringing together medal-winning meadmaking and craft-beverage writing in Bethlehem. Working from a former Mack Truck factory, the Easton-area producer makes naturally gluten-free beverages with a focus on clean finishes and bold flavor profiles, including its signature meads and Pennsylvania-apple ciders. Its meads have earned medals in national mead-only competitions, and the company also operates a South Bethlehem taproom with rotating drinks and community events.BETHLEHEM, PA
Fitzgibbon Meadery LLCBorn from the medieval-reenactment hobby of husband-and-wife team Eric and Misa McAnallen, Fitzgibbon Meadery makes honey-based meads and country fruit wines in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Founded as a licensed venture in 2019, it is Ellwood City’s only meadery, with Misa developing recipes and Eric creating the humorous labels that give the bottles their distinctive character. The Mead Hall tasting room also pairs the drinks with public axe-throwing lanes.ELLWOOD CITY, PA
Threadbare Cider + MeadInspired by Pittsburgh’s Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman legend, Threadbare Cider + Mead has been making small-batch craft ciders and meads with local apples and honey since 2017. Its flagship Farmhouse cider, made with apples from Soergel Orchards using old-world production methods, won Best in Show and a Gold Medal at the 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show Cider Competition. The Northside cidery also operates a cider house for private events and a bottle shop at Ross Park Mall.PITTSBURGH, PA
Space Time Mead & Cider WorksBorn from a home winemaker’s post-corporate reset, Space Time Mead & Cider Works opened its Dunmore urban winery in 2018 to make honey wine, cider, maple wine and other wines from Pennsylvania-harvested ingredients. Founder Dan Schreffler began making mead and cider as a hobby in 2008, and the small winery has since earned national and international competition recognition. In 2025, up-and-coming mead-makers Melody and Kyle Stout began taking over the business while Schreffler continues to guide its craft.QUAKERTOWN, PA