Wednesday, July 25, 2007

THERE ARE OTHER IMBIBERS OUT THERE...

TWIN CITIES IMBIBER
Jeff Halvorson ('truthbrew' on BeerAdvocate.com) has, with my blessing, started a new local-focused drinks magazine in Minnesota called The Twin Cities Imbiber.

It is free in local bars, like my own Gotham Imbiber was when I used to do printed copies, and is available for subscription - plus free download of the publication's neatly arranged website. Covering craft beer, coffee, and other beverages, it is informative and laid out well. A must to pick up beforehand if travelling to the area.
[Twin Cities Imbiber]

THE NEW IMBIBER (U.K.)
Not heard of much outside the United Kingdom is The New Imbiber. This is run by Mike Hammersley, Ron Atkins, and David Hughes - it was with the former pair that I produced The Independent Imbiber with for many years, and The New Imbiber is a spin off of that with Mr. Hughes taking over my reigns. It is essentially the same format but with a slightly new name (and restarting at issue 1) as I wished to keep The Independent Imbiber name synonymous with only those magazines I had been putting out (I was the founder way back as a 24-year-old beer geek in 1993, initially using a typewriter and photocopier!). The Independent Imbiber upgraded to typesetting and glossy paper from issue 6 with Ron and Mike joining me; issues 2-5 were produced by me with computer formatting done by Marc Holmes - who is now Festival Organiser for The Great British Beer Festival (no mean feat!). The magazine ran for 53 issues before I decided to call it a day after emigrating from Britain to New York, noting that the internet was catching up with up-to-date beer information anyway so it had been losing ground a little. The New Imbiber, and possibly still some back issues of the Independent Imbiber can be obtained from Beer Inn Print.


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