This beer might more accurately be considered as a Braggot. That means that it is a hybrid style of mead and beer. We brew this with 20# of Orange Blossom Honey per barrel. (10# per keg!) It is quite noticeable in the finished product. In fact, International Judges have noticed it enough to give it Silver Medal in 2005 and Gold in 2006 at the International Mead Festival. Hummingbird Ale won a Bronze Medal at the 2006 Great American Beer Festival