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]

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

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]

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  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.

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