News, Reviews, and Accolades

2011-2012 winter seasonals are mostly gone by now, but here are details on Sam Smith's Winter Welcome and Selection Box; Ayinger Weizen-Bock; the Lindemans Gift Box.(263 KB .pdf).

August 9, 2011: The 2011 release of Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen announced - a full news release as a 360 KB .pdf is right here.

Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale and Ayinger Brau-Weisse are both featured in the May/June 2011 edition of The WineBuzz - check out p. 33.

Here is an especially nice online Ayinger Celebrator review from May 31, 2011.

Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale and Ayinger Brau-Weisse are both featured in the May/June 2011 edition of The WineBuzz - click on the cover icon and check out p. 33.

Pinkus is featured in this April '11 San Francisco Chronicle article on German beer culture.

Ayinger Brau-Weisse & Lindemans Framboise featured in Wine Spectator Magazine's food-&-beer pairing article: see p. 73 of the 3/31/11 issue.

Westmalle was paid a compliment by a number of breweries in Portland, OR: they used Westmalle yeast to brew a number of different beers for the 5th annual "Cheers to Belgian Beers" event, held April 30, 2011. Details on Beervana, right here.

Pinkus is featured in this April '11 San Francisco Chronicle article on German beer culture.

This April '11 article, "Don't be a Glutton for Gluten," lists Green's gluten-free ales.

Lindemans was the "secret ingredient" in the March '11 Nightclub & Bar "Shake it Up!" competition - check out the winners right here.

Samuel Smith's India Ale earned Hoptopia's "I Believe in IPA" badge for April 2011.

Green's gluten-free ales were "far more flavorful" than other g/f beers in this Florida Times-Union article of March 30, 2011.

Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale is a "Better Beer Upgrade" right here on the Coolist.

March 2011: Ayinger Brau-Weisse & Lindemans Framboise are both featured in the Wine Spectator Magazine's food-and-beer pairing article - see p. 73 of the 3/31/11 issue.

Samuel Smith's Organic Strawberry Ale is an "organic beer to look for" in the March/April 2011 issue of Mutineer Magazine - see page 34.

Green's gluten-free ales on TV! Our friend Jules poured Green's on Fox News March 7, '11. Recap and video are right here.

Lindemans Framboise is in the Feb. '11 MAXIM Magazine - grab a copy and check out p. 62.

Taddy Porter is 94 points & "superb" Wine Enthusiast Magazine's Buying Guide of Feb. 1, '11.

Samuel Smith bottles are depicted in two Winter '11 home furnishing catalogs: Pottery Barn (pp 36-37) and Crate & Barrel (pp 34-35).

Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel is mentioned in this Washington Post article from Jan. 25, '11.

Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter is "Beer of the Week" at Brewed For Thought - Jan. 22, '11.

Traquair House Brewery is mentioned in Joe Sixpack's 1-14-11 column (Philly Daily News).

NewScientist points out that Trappist beers are truly unique in this article from Dec. 21, 2010.

Sam Smith's Winter Welcome is included in Draft Magazine's 2010 "25 Beers of Christmas".

November 2010: DRAFT Magazine 100 Point Review: Samuel Smith's Stingo - "Perfection in a glass."

October 2009: Merchant du Vin annouces MdV - Asia