Reviews of Grey Owl Meadery (Winery)

Marco Castro-Wunsch

Fantastic Meads and Wines

Pauline Johnson

Bella!!

K Taylor

My son Mayson took me to the Grey Owl Meadery on July 17, 2020 for my last night's visit in Drayton Valley Alberta, with him and his beautiful new wife Baylee. I was pleasantly surprised. I have been to a lot of wineries in BC and the Grey Owl definitely compares. The owners are very welcoming, the building comfortable, and the wines delicious. We did a tasting, had a glass of great Pinot, and enjoyed a charcuterie board. As a matter of fact I'm sharing a bottle of Grey Owl Haskap wine with my husband as we speak, that my son bought me to take home. Our next visit to Drayton Valley we will visit Grey Owl again.

Tricia Blackstock

Amazing little meadery, definitely take the tour and prepare to take home a case because you will want all of the different meads.

Gini Beaumont

Beautiful view, excellent mead made from relatively local fruit, friendly staff. Finally made it in here after having driven by many times - will definitely be back!

Melissa Ingram

Such a beautiful and cute place for an afternoon snack and mead drinking. We will be back!

S Jackson

Totally awesome as usual

Daniel Ross

Awesome little seasonal covered patio experience. Feels like home. Perfect getaway spot. Lovely drive, good food, amazing honey wines.

pat greene

Hidden Gem for Alberta! Very friendly atmosphere.

Bryan Yachimetz

A few years ago I fell in love with mead. So when I heard there was a meadery open in the area I knew I had to check it out. The first chance I got to go out I took it and I was not disappointed. I met with some of the owners (father and son), who took me for a tour of the facility and told me the back ground of the meadery and their strives to create unique flavors. Being someone who both enjoys drinking mead I also love brewing it. This granted a long and insiteful convorsation about flavor profiles and new methods of brewing. After some much appreciated exchanging of ideas it was off to the tasting room. The entire line up was there and I was fighting hard to curb my excitement to try them all. With out writing out a long review on each individual mead I will say every one I tried was a new experience. From the black currant to the wild, each was a mouthful of new flavor adventures. Familear fruits mixed with fragrant honey brought a smile to my pallet. But what I was not prepared for was their newest flavor, Haskap. It looks like an elongated blueberry, so I was expecting a similar flavor. I couldn't be more wrong, it was a mixture of citris with notes of blueberry and honey. It was nothing like I ever experience in my life. I could write about notes and hints all day. But that would not do the mead justice. All I knew is that I needed to take a battle home and sit with the crisis of sharing or enjoying alone. I wound up taking their entire lineup home as I had to share these unique meads with family and friends. I know they will fall in love with these meads as I have. Even though Grey Owl Meadery is the new kid on the block they have come out the gate swinging. They are not afraid of taking chances with new flavors you wont find anywhere else. They are a heavy contender in the growing world of mead and I for one am excited to see what flavors they come up with next to knock out my taste buds.

Terry Mah

Loved the atmosphere of the patio. Great mead and lovely view of the countryside.

Kenzy V

The couple that runs the meadery are so friendly and welcoming. The patio, service and products are exceptional! What a wonderful place! ????

Paul Letourneau

Amazing place and scenery. You’ll want to move here after visiting.

Karina Lopuszak

We dropped it for a spontaneous pit stop. Such a pleasent experience! Something unique and local.

lross rmaleduc

A beautiful patio with a warm and friendly atmosphere.

alan ogilvie

Lovely relaxing atmosphere with genuinely nice people. Food and drink are excellent.

Rick Fisher

Lovely spot. Very hospitable and knowledgeable owners and a great product.

Corinne Stoter

Don't be fooled by the minimal exposure from the highway. Grey Owl has a view of a beautiful valley and even the mountains on a clear day. The meads were delicious, and paired with a sampling platter made a wonderful snack - so much so we took a few bottles home with us. We look forward to visiting here again when we're back in the area.

Genelle LaBrie

Such a wonderfully kind family! Thank you so much! EVERYTHING is DELICIOUS

Kurt Seifried

The meads are delicious, the honey is nice and flavorful, and the charcuterie board with cured meats (an add on but worth it) had a total of 23 different things. Well worth the trip.

Janelle Dudzic

Superb mead! In love with the Cherry & Hibiscus Juliet

Jolie Camps

So fun, the people, location and food was delicious, wine very reasonably priced. We went for my birthday and enjoyed every minute!

Meagan Lacoste

Awesome atmosphere! Friendly & passionate staff with amazing Mead selection. A true local experience! We will definitely return back here!

Martijn Glasbeek

Such a great place to stop in and have a platter and a glass of their wonderful selection of mead. It's become our stop of choice on the way home from a trip as a last treat and to extend that vacation feeling for an extra hour or two. A must visit along Cowboy Trail or when near Rocky Mountan House.

Megan Miles

Haven't been to the meadery yet, but just tried our first bottle of the black current honey wine and it is amazing! Can't wait to try the other flavors

Kyrstyn Mrochuk

Wonderful people and great selection of mead. They also have meadery tours for $5!!

Mike Dean

Five stars doesn't do it justice. Beautiful location, great meads, delicious food, great passionate people there, very helpful and knowledgeable. Will definitely be stopping in any time we are in the area. More than worth the detour going from Edmonton to Banff.

Greg Driedger

Wonderful staff, beautiful destination and delicious mead. Well worth the trip from Edmonton. Make an afternoon of it. You won't be disappointed.

Kayley M

I enjoyed the personal tour we received as well as the tasting!

Tara Golby

Wow! What a great experience, loved talking with the owner and purchased some very tasty Mead.

neha neha

Great place for good fruit and honey products including beeswax blocks( they call them bars). Cutest dog Bella greeted us at this family owned business. The owner/ beekeeper entertained with his engaging narratives as he walked us through the product and process. Must visit and shop again. Excellent collection for Christmas gift worthy items. Only 90 minutes away from Edmonton.

morgan gowans

The mead was heavenly and down to earth a perfect medieval honey wine that would make the gods blush. Lunch devine can't wait to pick up a bottle for that special occasion.

Daniel van Kesteren

Had a long talk with the owner about his passion. Mead ! We got to try a couple and they were great. Something you have to try !!

K Dav

Amazing as always. Love the new Apple pie !

Nicole Lewis

What a great little place. Our first time here, a meadery and only 1.5 hours from Edmonton. We met a couple friends here today for some mead and a charcuterie. It was delicious ...the local honey in the charcuterie hit the spot and the mead..oh my so amazing. My favorite apple pie ! Wowzers. Beautiful little spot with beautiful scenery. The dog Bella was adorable as were the cows that we visited while there. Cannot wait to go back for more and once covid is over for a tour. Fantastic spot

Ron Strauss

Friendly staff good wine

Chris Kambeitz

Great product and most importantly, great people!

Mike Newhook

Great mead and great service! A must stop if your in the area

Sheri Agate

Beautiful scene. Excellent taste experience.

Stephen Reinsch

Very cool vibe and decor, such a hidden gem in the middle of nowhere. Platter was very good, mead is amazing and prices are very reasonable. Also Bella is super cute and very chill, can’t believe I did not know about this place sooner!

Rick Palsenbarg

Unique little Wine Distillery. Meadery wine made from Honey. Delicious Delicious Delicious Very impressed with the Rich Crisp wine’s. A must for all wine lovers, you’ll love it.

Caitlyn White

The staff was amazing. The patio was phenomenal. Love it every time we go.

Ashley D

Lovely place, friendly owners!

Maria Hubicka

Drove past the meadery and decided to come back. Best decision ever! Very friendly, very tasty mead and makes it feel like you're at home. 100% will come back

Kirby Lucas

Really enjoyed the experience. Learned more about bees and honey than l ever knew there was to know.

anthony brown

Great place to sit and enjoy a glass of there fantastic mead. Best I've ever had

Brandon McCarthy

Definitely worth the stop everytime!

Mark Pustovgarovs

Friendly owners with exquisite mead. Thank you for having us!

Chad Deetjen

Great service very cool places to make afternoon trip

Larry MacInnis

We had a great time at Grey Owl Meadery on April 28, 2021. All protocols were followed. Arlene & Walter are delightful people who shared their passion - excellent mead (wine & honey), tasteful meal of cheeses, nuts, crackers, olives, and jam, finished with really wonderful specialty coffees. An enjoyable trip from Edmonton and a unique way to celebrate a birthday. Outdoor heated & screened patio. Highly recommended as a fun day trip to support a business that is owned and operated by local Albertans who are making a contribution to our incredible community. Check out their website for detailed mead & menu information. Larry & Beverly MacInnis

Faith Thrower

Excellant

Jori Rowe

Amazing wine! Great view! Definitely worth the stop!

Sara S.

Beautiful location and atmosphere! On a clear day you can see the mountains while enjoying your glass of mead on the patio. I'll definitely come back.

Gord Singer

Great hospitality. Great variety of mead.

Brad Jeffries

Good meads. Good cheese board. Haskap was one of our favourites

John Ling

Great place to visit and try out some fantastic mead