The fact that the Mazer Cup International, the world’s premier mead competition, can still be held regularly is due to generous sponsors. GotMead.com is one of the largest of these, and is definitely the mead community’s favorite internet resource. Members of the community interact regularly on the Discussion Boards, exchanging recipes, tips, favorite ingredients, and more.Newcomers to the world of mead making are welcome to jump in feet-first and get started interacting with fellow fans. GotMead.com also features plenty of reference information to help out the man or woman off the street. According to their home page, it’s possible to go from zero to hero and produce your first batch of mead in just over two months.Before jumping into mead-making, though, it’s useful to get some background. The site’s mead history section is extensive (even more so than ours), and covers the earliest archaeological evidence to mead mythology and literature. For example, did you know that 17^th century author Sir Kenelm Digbie claimed mead “is singularly good for a consumption, stone, gravel, weak sight, andmore”? You’ll find that and more in the site’s listings, many of which point to mead’s magical and mystical associations, rather than medical. Users have also uploaded their own poetry, fiction, and even comics to the site.Once you decide you’re ready to enter into the game, you can use GotMead’s listings to find the perfect supplies internationally, from equipment to honey. Luckily, the listings seem to be mainly based in the United States, although those looking for meaderies in Australia are also in luck. Overall, for prospective mead-heads, there’s no better resource than GotMead.com.