This article originally appeared in the March/April 2026 issue of Zymurgy Magazine
By Art Fitzsimmons
The indigenous peoples of one of the hottest regions in North America have consumed and fermented whatever fruit the inhospitable climate allowed. Art Fitzsimmons unveils the present-day fermenting spirit of the region by brewing a prickly pear mead at a local campsite.
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