A new meadery is bringing the nectar of the gods to Northern Kentucky. Allfather’s Meadery announced the grand opening celebration of its tasting room in Camp Springs for Friday and Saturday, May 9-10.
The Norse mythology-themed meadery produces small-batch mead with locally sourced ingredients like honey, fruits and spices. While honoring the ancient art of mead-making, the meadery will also offer a modern twist, having been equipped with the latest technology in mead-making and crafting brews with innovative flavors to appeal to contemporary palates.
Co-owner Jason Catanzaro says he founded Allfather’s with his brothers, Bobby and Matthew, in part to share his love of mead with his community, but also as a way to honor fathers, especially their own, who has always been supportive of Jason’s love of mead-making. Fueled by tales of Beowulf and his grand mead hall, Jason says he made his first brew at the age of 10 with a Mr. Root Beer Kit, mixing together sugar, yeast, water and root beer extract. When he ran out of root beer extract, he switched to honey, the foundation of mead.
Catanzaro says, proud of his creation, he offered his father a taste. His father told him the drink resembled “honey beer” and told him to make more. After that, Catanzaro says his father became a source of quiet encouragement over the years and never tried to stop his brewing experiments. Years later, the vision for Allfather’s came to Jason as he and his brothers enjoyed mead at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. The brothers — all dads themselves — wanted a place that would embody their family values and love for mythic storytelling. The name “Allfather’s” was chosen to pay homage to the Norse god Odin, as well as their own dad.
“And so, Allfather’s Meadery was born — a place where every batch of mead is a celebration of family, every flavor a testament to the bonds of brotherhood, and every toast a salute to fathers everywhere,” the Catanzaros shared on their website.
The Catanzaros say their plan is to create a collection of over 20 types of mead, including offerings incorporating seasonal ingredients and flavors. Allfather’s meads are named after figures from mythology, mostly from the Norse pantheon, like Odin (oak-aged traditional mead made from clover honey), Frigg (vanilla oak-aged mead made with wildflower honey) and Muninn (a melomel — a mead created with fruit added to the fermentation process — featuring wildflower honey and wild blueberries). The tasting room will also offer food in the future.
Allfather’s Meadery’s tasting room is located at 6685 Four Mile Road in Camp Springs. The grand opening will be held Friday, May 9 from 4-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 10 from noon to 9 p.m. If you want a taste before the grand opening, Allfather’s also sells its meads online.
Co-founder Jason Catanzaro will also be hosting a meet-and-greet on Sunday, May 4 at Stonehouse Settlement Winery (8292 Stonehouse Road, California, Ky.) from 12:30-6 p.m. Attendees can sample Allfather’s mead and hear stories of its crafting.
More info: allfathersmeadery.com.
This article appears in Apr 16-29, 2025.
