Written by our own Christopher Staten, DRAFT’s beer editor (well-named, huh?), the blog deals with all the comings and goings in the craft beer world. In his first post, Chris explains what’s coming:

Here at the Beer Editor’s blog, expect fresh, researched musings, interviews and news about craft breweries around the world. We’re going beyond the magazine, getting real close with the folks that hand-craft the brews you spend face-time with, and, on occasion, we’ll indulge the off-topic conversation that goes hand-in-hand with a round of pints. Discussing late hop additions and yeast strains is great, but so is me trying to convince you that ELO is not a guilty pleasure, but a legitimate, street-cred-worthy band best listened to at maximum decibels. We’ve got a crack team brainstorming regular weekly departments, and they’re going to be good. Stay tuned.

Welcome to the team.

On my 730th day, management created a beer editor blog
Beer Editor

In 2007, Chicago had three working breweries — Goose Island, a regional powerhouse with
distribution to 15 states and the United Kingdom, and two brewpubs. Less than two years later, that number has doubled. So who are Chicago’s new brewery owners? We found out.

New Suds in the Windy City