I've had both the old style and the brand new ones...the quality is hands down terrible on the new ones. They're still cool, but there is a HUGE difference between the ones that were dealer awards back in the 90s and the brand new ones out now....
Night and day difference...The old ones had no casting marks; the new ones look like two pieces of metal with a seam down the middle that is only roughly smoothed out on the handle. The old ones had no coating on the inside (they were a beer mug only)...not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but it made the old ones look much cooler without that gray ugliness inside. The aluminum seems much thinner on the new ones...overall, the quality just isn't there.
The finish on these is not that great. If you really want to mess it up, put it in the dishwasher. I did it to one and it turned dark gray and the bottom is starting to corrode.