Meridian Hive was founded by Mike Simmons and Eric Lowe. Originally introduced by mutual friends in Austin's close knit home brewing scene, the two quickly realized they shared a passion for both diversity and quality in their brewing and wine making endeavors. Individually, each had won various awards across many styles of beer, wine and mead. Together, in 2012 they built The Hive - and began the journey of scaling a hobby and a passion into a commercial meadery.
It didn't take long for the two to start building success and winning customers in the Austin market. Their product success was solidified over the course of the next five years, bringing in 11 Mazer Cup International awards across several commercial mead categories.
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