The first question I always get asked is “why Three Bear?”

When my now-husband and I were first dating, he called me Mama Bear and I liked it enough that I replied Papa Bear. We both already had sons. When we got married we had another son, and we had our Three Little Bears. I couldn’t do this without the family’s support so I wanted to name it after our boys.

– Deanna Spengler

Our process and our products are very simple. We only use whole foods and items that exist organically in nature to make our meads.  This means actual fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and honey from New York State. Every attempt is made to use fruit from New York State provided it is in season. No pre-made juices, no extracts, and no added sulfites. All of our meads sit at least 12 months before they are bottled. Our batches are all small batches that range from 3 gallons to 15 gallons. We do it this way because it’s easier to control at a smaller batch.