Three years ago, I conveyed the sad tidings that my favorite pilsner beer would no longer be exported from Germany to the United States. Fellow DinkelAcker enthusiast Jon Notz alerted me earlier this week that he had learned that DA would soon commence exporting again to the U.S. An email from DA’s export director, Christian Liess, confirmed that they would soon shipping their great beer back to this side of the ocean. The imports will be handled by S&H Independent Premium Brands (shbrands.com) – so if your local beer supply doesn’t begin stocking DA within a few months, you know where to elbow.
Take a look at that beer advertisement at the top of this blog entry. Doesn’t it simply radiate wholesomeness?
How much does a six pack of Dinkelacker cost in your neck of the woods Jim?
Ken, I haven’t been able to buy a six of DA since 2009. If memory serves, the price was around $7.99/a 6, or @ $30 a case.
I would hope they would re-enter the market around the same price points. There have been some good new beers that have arrived since 2009 that DA will be competing with.
Flensburger Pils is another excellent German pils – but it tends to be priced well above prevailing prices for good beer and hasn’t sold very well.
So glad to see that they have made the switch to amber colored bottles. That was a smart move on their part. Shows that they care more about quality than appearance.
And btw Jim, that’s about what I remember the price being also. I had the same concern as well, that maybe the price would skyrocket now. I can’t see DA doing that, not so sure about the distributor tho. Either way, I’m just sooo happy it’s gonna be back on the shelves once again–where it belongs!
Has anyone tried any of the other DA offerings? The only other one I’ve tried is DA Dark, which is a Munich Dunkel. It is fabulous as well.
This is the best news I have heard in years.
does any one know how to get a hold of tommy steinman the son of deiter who was the first importer of DA
Or maybe not? Seems that there has been some difficulty distributing this…many stores I have checked with planned to pick it up again, but dropped it shortly thereafter in February. Does anyone know whether this was just a hitch in getting things rolling again, or more of a permanent issue? I had some difficulty with S&H’s website and haven’t heard back from the email I sent.