Mead is not beer, and Big Lost Meadery and Brewery in Sioux Falls is not pretending otherwise. This is one of the few spots in the region that ferments honey wine seriously — then brews craft beer alongside it, because why choose.
They craft small-batch meads ranging from dry and traditional to fruit-forward and experimental, and they brew rotating ales and lagers that hold their own. The taproom serves as a gathering spot where you can sip, sample flights, and eat — food keeps the experience grounded rather than precious. They produce on-site, so what's on tap reflects what's actually in season and ready.
Locals who've grown bored with the standard tap list find something genuinely different here. The mead angle alone earns curiosity, but the execution keeps people coming back. If you want to drink something that most other Sioux Falls taprooms simply don't make, this is the reasonable, un-fussy place to do it.