If your country is not represented here, send me email with info on your local mead styles and I will do my best to include it here. In other words, it'll cure what ales you. Never mind what ales will do. I've also been told that the word metheglin is close to the Welsh form of the word medicine. Many commercially made meads are of the sweet style, the word cloyingly comes to mind.
Dry meads are very different indeed.
Dry meads tend to take more time to age but are usually worth the wait. Brew what tastes good to you. Skimming also gives us something to do besides drinking mead while we are waiting on the pasteurization stage. Anyone who has ever attended a Meading knows how wicked a mead hangover can be. Some form of moderation is generally a good policy when drinking mead, your mileage may vary.