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Photo: Three Horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Entry is free to the takeover, which will feature mulled mead, mead slushies, and Viking-inspired barbecue from the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Lamanna-Lilley suggested attendees &#8220;just dive in&#8221; and try multiple varieties of mead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t think that it&#8217;s not for you just because you don&#8217;t like one because there are so many different styles,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can have the same brewer make the exact same mead and it will come out differently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to have the mulled mead because you can&#8217;t really go through the long winter night without a nice warm mulled mead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lamanna-Lilley said the best way to understand mead was to try it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s definitely consumer demand but there&#8217;s not necessarily consumer education,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mead is commonly thought of as this olden day nanna drink or something that pop used to drink back in the day but it really can be anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always tell people the way you drink it is limited by your imagination; the way it tastes is limited by mine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Three Horn Winter Solstice Takeover begins at noon tomorrow at Little Creatures and runs until late.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/geelongcity.vic.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geelongcity.vic.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three Horn Winter Solstice Takeover is at Little Creatures Brewery, 20 June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE taste for mead is growing in Australia, and a Geelong-based producer is among the best in terms of quality. 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