Why Vikings Drank Mead Before Battle

Before steel clashed and blood hit the earth, the old gods demanded a toast.

Vikings didn’t just drink mead to get drunk—they drank it to feel closer to the divine. Mead was the nectar of the gods, a drink of power, clarity, and rage. Before a raid or battle, warriors would raise their horns, call on Odin, and let the fire of fermented honey rip through their veins.

It wasn’t just booze. It was ritual.

The Skalds wrote that Odin himself gained wisdom from the Mead of Poetry—a brew so sacred it could turn fools into poets and cowards into kings. Warriors believed a horn of mead could grant courage, sharpen the senses, and blur the fear of death.

Our Take

When we pour a bottle of Odin’s Blood or Berserker, we’re not just chasing a buzz. We’re honoring that same fire. We brew with chaos, ferment with fury, and drink like we’ve got gods to impress.