Dark Stranger Meadery

05/15/2026

3 days of mead celebration starts now! Come see us!

05/12/2026

New flavor alert! Yes we will be set up at the Lincoln Forest Renaissance Faire! Bringing our best for you all. Can’t wait to see everyone in a few days. We’ll also have an old “friend” in addition to our exclusive flavor for the event. See ya there!

04/07/2026

03/24/2026

Just days away...

01/29/2026

Just out here trying to make some magic happen. Article is great thank you all so much!!

By R. Gabriel VillalobosWhat began as a pandemic-era project in the closet of a Carlsbad native is now blossoming into a sought-after New Mexican beverage brand. Joshua McDowell, founder of Dark Stranger Meadery, is translating a six-year-old hobby into a growing business, one small batch at a time....

01/29/2026

So excited for you all!! Can’t wait to see it in person! Looking forward to many meads and partnerships. Wishing you all the best!

09/29/2025

We can’t say thank you enough to everyone that was involved at the Cavern City Renaissance Festival. You all are amazing! We are just happy and proud to have been a part of the show. We created new memories, met new friends and hopefully you enjoyed our mead. We’re looking forward to what’s next for us and you. Until next time you can find us here or at darkstrangermeadery.com for all of your mead needs. Bless you all!

09/27/2025

We’re ready for round 2! Come see us at the Cavern City Renaissance Festival!

09/26/2025

We’re set up and ready at the Cavern City Renaissance Festival! Who’s coming to see us?!?

08/26/2025

We love you all! Super excited for Cavern City Renaissance Festival!

WHEW!! What a wonderful weekend spent at the Pirate Viking Summer Festival! Our little shield-maiden LOVED all of the activities and vendors. Some of her highlights were the sword fighting she did with the Master Swordsman Dave and the Mermaid.

We enjoyed seeing all the wonderful costumes, meeting great people, talking about mead, and being able to talk shop with the other New Mexico meaderies. We cannot wait to collaborate with you!!

But, as they say, no rest for the wicked....our eyes set to the next horizon, the Cavern City Renaissance Festival! Some new brews should be ready to make their debut, as are we. This will be our first foray at this Renaissance Festival held in Carlsbad, NM. We are so looking forward to joining Dark Stranger Meadery in their hometown on September 26th and 27th!

We will also be hitting the renovations hard to get our physical location set up and ready to open it's doors as soon as city licensing is complete.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support all the awesome vendors this weekend. We hope to see some of you in Carlsbad next month!!