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Zen Bee Meadery

Cider bar

5.0 (109 on Google)

About Zen Bee Meadery

Zen Bee Meadery is a meadery and honey cider maker in Worthington, Ohio. Its website says it makes lower-alcohol session meads and honey ciders. The idea is to bring the oldest fermented drink on earth into the present.

The website says the session meads run 6.5% ABV and are meant to be easy to drink. It says they drink more like hard cider. The core flavors are Everyberry, Pear of Peaches and Pink Zilla.

The family behind it says it found mead through home brewing in 2010. Around 2016 it set a goal of selling mead to the public. Its website says it took Best of Show and five medals at the 2020 National Honey Board Mead Competition.

You can taste before you buy. The tasting room offers flights of mead and honey cider and sells bottles. It is one of the most reviewed spots for beer and mead in Worthington on this site.

From Zen Bee Meadery's own website and its Google listing, read October 23, 2026.

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom

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Google rating

5.0out of 5

5.0 on Google from 109 reviews, as of September 2026.

Questions people ask

Can I taste the mead before buying a bottle?

Yes. Its website says the tasting room offers mead and honey cider flight tastings, and it also sells bottles.

How strong is the mead at Zen Bee?

Its website says the session meads and honey ciders are 6.5% ABV. It also lists a few more traditional honey wines at 12 to 14% ABV.

What flavors does Zen Bee always make?

Its website lists three core flavors: Everyberry, Pear of Peaches and Pink Zilla. Other flavors are released on a schedule, so check the site.

Is it wheelchair accessible?

Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot and restroom.

Which breweries are close by?

Zaftig Brewing Co & Taproom is 0.2 miles away. Anheuser-Busch is 0.5 miles away, and Spires Social Brewing Co. is 2.3 miles away.

Answers come from Zen Bee Meadery's website and its Google listing, read October 23, 2026.

Breweries near Zen Bee Meadery

Before you visit Zen Bee

Expect a tasting room built around flights of mead and honey cider. Its website says anything on tap is usually sold in bottles too, so you can take a favorite home.

Check zenbeemeadery.com before you go, because the tap list changes. The site says some listed flavors may be sold out.

Zaftig Brewing Co & Taproom is 0.2 miles away. Anheuser-Busch is 0.5 miles away, and Spires Social Brewing Co. is 2.3 miles away. Zaftig is the easy stop to add if you want a beer after the mead.