The party of stalwart adventures stopped in for a mug of the Innkeeper's mead before marching off to explore the ruins of the Mad Lich King's tower.

Etymologically speaking, there are two interesting facts about mead. In Middle English, mede was the word for the honey-based beverage and meadow, where any logically thinking person would keep his beehives. The other interesting item is that as far back in time you want to go, the initial letter, or equivalent symbol, in every word for mead is "m".