Keeper's Cut Meadery

11/11/2026

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans

Today, we take a moment to recognize the men and women who have served our country.

Their courage, sacrifices, and commitment to protecting the freedoms we enjoy deserve our gratitude—not just today, but every day.

From all of us at Keeper’s Cut Meadery, thank you to our veterans and their families for all you have given.

Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸

11/10/2026

🍷 **KEEPER’S CUT LOCAL BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT**

This month we’re giving a shout-out to **J. Hartman’s Restaurant** here in Marion.

One of the things we appreciate about living and doing business in McDowell County is the number of locally owned businesses that give our community its character. . Hartman's is one of those places—a local, family-owned restaurant serving everything from steaks and seafood to burgers, pasta and plenty of comfort-food favorites.

Whether you’re looking for a nice dinner out, meeting friends, or just don’t feel like cooking, give J Hartman's Restaurant a visit.

Local businesses depend on local people. Every meal, every bottle, every purchase and every recommendation helps keep our community strong.

From one Marion small business to another — **cheers to J. Hartman’s!** 🍷

— Keeper’s Cut Meadery
Historic Depot • Marion, NC

11/05/2026

11/04/2026

**Black Beauty Reserve — A Limited Release from Keeper's Cut**

Our Black Beauty Reserve is ready!

Made with blackberries and honey, then aged in a bourbon barrel, this is a special release we've been looking forward to sharing.

We produced just one barrel, yielding approximately 250 bottles. Once they're gone, this release is gone.

Black Beauty Reserve is now available to the public in limited quantities.

Visit the Keeper's Cut website to order yours while supplies last.

**One barrel. One special release.**

10/10/2026

**KEEPER’S CUT LOCAL BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT**

This month we’re shining the spotlight on **West Court Food Center Inc.**, a Marion business that has been serving our community since 1966.

West Court Food Center is the kind of place that reminds you what shopping local is all about. It’s not a big-box grocery store. It’s a neighborhood market where personal service still matters, and where the meat counter has earned a loyal following over the years.

They’re especially well known for quality meats, custom cuts and their house-made sausage — the kind of things that keep generations of local customers coming back.

Businesses like West Court Food Center are part of what gives Marion its character. They’ve been here through decades of change, serving local families and continuing a tradition that’s becoming harder to find.

If you haven’t stopped in for a while, pay them a visit at **399 West Court Street in Marion**.

From all of us at **Keeper's Cut Meadery**, thank you to West Court Food Center for being part of the McDowell County community for all these years.

**Support local. Shop local. Keep Marion strong.**

09/03/2026

🧀 **LOCAL BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT — Three Sisters Cheese $ Provisions **

Some local businesses have an especially good story behind them, and Three Sisters Cheese & Provisions is one of those.

A lot of people around McDowell County knew English Farmstead Cheese and the cheeses Susan English and her family produced for years in North Cove.

When Susan decided to retire from cheese-making, that could easily have been the end of something pretty special to our area.

Instead, the family behind McDowell Local took on the challenge of keeping that tradition going.

They closed the restaurant, learned the cheese-making business and started Three Sisters Cheese & Provisions— named after their three daughters.

Today they’re continuing to make many of the cheeses people already knew from English Farmstead, including Buttercup, Ashford Cheddar, Apple Blossom Gouda, cheese curds and their Fromage Blanc spreads.

We like seeing businesses succeed, but we especially like seeing a local tradition preserved instead of disappearing.

If you enjoy locally made food and haven’t tried Three Sisters Cheese yet, they’re definitely worth checking out.

Another good thing being made right here in McDowell County.

**Keeper’s Cut Meadery**
*Local supporting local.*

08/07/2026

💪 **KEEPER’S CUT COMMUNITY SHOUT-OUT: McDowell Fitness Center**

This week we’d like to give a shout-out to another great local business — **McDowell Fitness Center!**

Whether you’re working on getting stronger, improving your fitness, training for competition, or simply trying to stay active and healthy, having a good local fitness center is a real asset to our community.

McDowell Fitness Center gives people right here in McDowell County a place to put in the work, challenge themselves and keep moving forward.

As a small local business ourselves, we know how important community support is. Every membership, visit, recommendation, like and share helps keep locally owned businesses going.

So if you’re looking for a place to work on your health and fitness, check out **McDowell Fitness Center** and show them some local support!

Please like, share, and support our local businesses — **they’re what make Marion special!**

07/30/2026

These bourbon barrels have been quietly doing their work.

Our bourbon barrel-aged Reserve Meads are getting close to release. The next step is bottling and labeling, and we expect the first releases to be ready in late summer, with others following in early fall.

These have been given plenty of time to develop rich, deep flavors from the honey, fruit, and bourbon barrels.

More details on each release coming soon.

07/29/2026

📹 We're Opening This Wednesday Evening!

Exciting news! Keepers Cut Meadery has been selected as one of the downtown Marion businesses to be featured as Main Street America films in our community this Wednesday.

Although we're normally closed on Wednesdays, we'll be open from 5:00–8:00 PM to welcome the film crew and celebrate this special opportunity.

If you're looking for something to do Wednesday evening, we'd love to have you stop by. Help us show Main Street America the warmth, hospitality, and community spirit that make Marion such a great place. A meadery full of friends and neighbors would make an incredible impression—and you might even find yourself in the finished video!

Come enjoy a glass of mead, say hello, and help us showcase downtown Marion at its best.

🍷 Keepers Cut Meadery
📅 Wednesday, July 29
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM

Let's show everyone what makes Marion special! ❤️🎥🍯

07/28/2026

Blackberries being pressed for our **Blackberry Reserve**.

This mead has been aging in a bourbon barrel and will be released soon as a very limited offering. We made only 50 gallons, and once it’s gone, we don’t expect to release another batch for at least three years.

Rich blackberry, honey, and bourbon barrel character—all given time to come together.

Plan on getting yours before it’s gone.