Who are we?
Below the Rim Meadery is a completely family run business operating at our property just outside of Payson below the gorgeous Mogollon Rim in Nothern Arizona. The family lives and works in Phoenix, AZ, but spends most weekends and much of the summer at our historical 1930’s cabin creating all your favorite flavors of delicious mead. Learn more about each of us below!
Email: info@btrmeadery.com
Phone: +1 (928) 595-1997
Location: 626 Nf-199, Payson, AZ 85541
Click HERE to make an appointment and get a copy a PDF of directions before coming to visit.
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Robert Mitchell
OWNER/MEADMAKER
Rob is a mechanical engineer who specialized in aircraft engines for large companies like GE and Honeywell. He has many of patents in his name and has worked on projects that made it to the Paris Air Show. Rob is also a licensed general contractor and owned a successful commercial construction company called Lone R Builders LLC in the early 2000’s. After returning engineering for the better part of the last 10 years, he recently made the switch back to commercial construction as a project manager for a local Phoenix based company.
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Angela Mitchell
OWNER/SALES/EVERYONE’S MOM
Angela is a science teacher who is beloved by her students and community. She began her career at the high school level in both AZ and MA, and then pursued a small business selling science kits geared for elementary children in the 90’s during her time as a stay at home mom. She returned to public school as a middle school teacher in the early 2000’s and is a strong advocate for children, encouraging them to find their “lightbulb moment.” She won Arizona Science Teacher’s Middle School Science Teacher of the year in 2017. Fondly known as Momma Mitchell by those who love her, Angela is also an avid baker, crafter, and mother to everyone she meets.