Draft (magazine)

Draft
Editor-in-chiefErika Rietz
CategoriesBeer, New York Festival
FrequencyBi-monthly
PublisherDRAFT Publishing
Total circulation
(2009)
270,000
First issueSeptember 2006
Final issueAugust 2017
CountryUSA
Based inPhoenix, Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.draftmag.com

DRAFT was an American magazine about beer and beer culture, published between September 2006 and August 2017 by DRAFT Publishing. Erika Rietz was the founder and editor-in-chief. The magazine was headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

It was purchased by Christopher Byron Rice in 2017.[2] He discontinued the print edition of the magazine

Rice, who was also the owner of All About Beer magazine filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and personal bankruptcy in March 2019, citing $4.5 million in debt.[3]

The magazine published the 2013 edition of its “America’s 100 best beer bars” list.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Beer Submissions". DRAFT. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "After 39 Years, All About Beer Magazine is Dead". Beervana. 16 October 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. ^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/02/25/with-4-5m-in-debt-all-about-beer-magazine-files.html. Retrieved March 7, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ John Verive (2 December 2013). "Six L.A. beer bars make Draft's top 100 list, but look who's left off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 4, 2013.