About a month ago, I attended a mead tasting hosted by Lumber Barons and presented by Rex Halfpenny of the Michigan Beer Guide. There was a write-up about it in the local newspaper.
http://www.mybaycity.com/scripts/Article_View.cfm?ArticleID=2454&NewspaperID=0
http://www.mybaycity.com/scripts/Article_View.cfm?ArticleID=2454&NewspaperID=0