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\"BeeRInspired (again) by “The 5 Most Boring Topics in all of Beer Journalism”<\/a> here’s a glimpse at what appeared in three magazines at the end of 1994.<\/p>\n

I picked 1994 because BeeR the Magazine was new (and not long for this world) and because many the breweries that claim a lot more ink (or bandwidth) these days than do the founding pioneers weren’t yet in business. Although they are deserving, I didn’t include brewspapers (such at Celebrator, Ale Street News and the Brewing News family) because our archives were destroyed in the Flood of ’06.<\/p>\n

All About Beer,<\/a> BeeR and American Brewer<\/a> were then the big three of glossy magazines. About the time BeeR died Beer Connoisseur I passed through town (lasting not even as long as BeeR). These days, of course, we have DRAFT<\/a>, Beer Connoisseur<\/a> (unrelated to V1.0), Beer Advocate<\/a> and Beer Magazine<\/a>, plus Imbibe<\/a> offering regular beer features. You’ll spot many of these on the top row at Barnes & Noble or Borders, safely out of the reach of children. (American Brewer lives on, by the way. It always targeted the beer trade but in the 1990s also served information-thirsty beer newcomers.)<\/p>\n

ALL ABOUT BEER (November)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Features<\/em>
\n* Born to Brew – A look inside the brewing dynasties.
\n* Vietnamese Beers
\n* Pubcrawling Toronto<\/p>\n

Columns<\/em>
\n* Michael Jackson’s Journal – Czechs & Balances.
\n* Fred Eckhardt – Brewspeak: A Beginner’s Guide to Craft Beer.
\n* Alan Eames – On Groaning Beer and Babies.
\n* Byron Burch – Stylistically speaking, Oktoberfest.<\/p>\n

Departments<\/em>
\nThese included news, homebrewing, Lucy Saunders on festival foods, collectibles, brewpub visits, book reviews and “Beer Talk.” The beers reviewed: Abita Amber, Labatt Blue, Purgatory Porter (it was spoiled), Redhook ESB, Berghoff Dark, Christoffel Blond, JJ Wainwright’s Select Lager, Red Tail Ale.<\/p>\n

BEER (November)<\/strong>
\nThat’s the cover at the top. BeeR was the brainchild of Bill Owens, who also published American Brewer. From the beginning Owens, himself a well known photographer, attracted very talented illustrators and photographers, although the magazine lasted only about a dozen issues.<\/em><\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/em>
\n* A Question of Taste – A sensory exploration.
\n* The Art Guys – Using beer stuff to create art.
\n* The New Art of Ale – Randy Mosher on America’s innovative ales.
\n* Smuggler’s Brews – Snagging a few pilsners in Iraq.
\n* Garbage Pail Willie’s Last Great Batch – A story of homebrewed beer in Chicago.
\n* Plastic, Fantastic Brewpub – Northwestern Brew-Pub & Cafe in Portland, Oregon.
\n* Biere Au Naturel – Organic beer.
\n* A Glass of Wendy – Written by Garrison Keillor (yes, that<\/em> Garrison Keillor).
\n* Proclaiming & Declaiming – Two Scottish musicians prefer stout.
\n* Eat Me, I’m on Irish Time – Kelly’s Irish Times in Washington, D.C.
\n* Das Münich Bierfest ist Goodt – Oktoberfest in Munich.
\n* Germany’s Other Brewfest – Oktoberfest in Stuttgart.
\n* Sing a Drinking Song – Beer at music festivals.
\n* Europe on a Gallon a Day – Tips from Tim Webb.
\n* A Really Cold One – Beer ice cream recipes.
\n* Book Reviews
\n* Michael Jackson – “On Meretricious Myths and the Sweet Taste of Truth.”
\n* Homebrewing – Charlie Papazian.
\n* Beer Festivals – Various reviews.<\/p>\n

AMERICAN BREWER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Features<\/em>
\n* 1994’s Best Tap Handles
\n* Financing on Tap – Tips for raising capital.
\n* Reviving Cincinnati’s Brewing Heritage
\n* Beer Engines in New England
\n* Interview with Paul Shipman of Redhook. Headline “Dark Clouds Over Paradise.”
\n* Rogue Ales in Japan
\n* Star Union – An Illinois brewery reborn.
\n* The Perennial Hop – In the American Northwest.
\n* Music Festivals – A different story than in BeeR. Bill Owens sometimes asked writers to rework pieces to suit his two magazines.
\n* Micro Goes Macro – Gordon Biersch.<\/p>\n

Departments<\/em>
\nRegular features included a column by Dick Cantwell (who still has a column in AB), a report on festivals, classified ads for brewing equipment, and BeerScopes (as stupid as the name implies).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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