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It’s now easier than ever to submit your photos to ourOur Backwash page. Send us pictures of you and your of age friends enjoying a brew or two. If we like the images, there’s a chance you’ll find your pretty face on the back page of an upcoming issue. If that doesn’t get you excited, you should really consider getting your pulse checked.

Submit your Backwash photo

(*Standard legal rules applies. By submitting an image or images, you give us the rights to reprint them in the magazine.)

It’s now easier than ever to submit your photos to ourOur Backwash page. Send us pictures of you and your of age friends enjoying a brew or two. If we like the images, there’s a chance you’ll find your pretty face on the back page of an upcoming issue. If that doesn’t get you excited, you should really consider getting your pulse checked.

Submit your Backwash photo

(*Standard legal rules applies. By submitting an image or images, you give us the rights to reprint them in the magazine.)

Well look at that: DRAFT’s Jan/Feb 2010 issue is now online. And what an issue it is! From the 25 best beers of the year and the 10 craft beers that are good for your waistline to a look at Aspen’s apres-ski scene, it’s chock full of great stuff.

Check it out now, will ya? And if you want more, don’t forget to subscribe.

DRAFT Jan/Feb 2010

We have some exciting news to announce: DRAFT Magazine recently launched a digital edition and we’d like to give you a free copy of the March/April issue. All we need is your email address.

Same great DRAFT content, delivered straight to your computer. All you have to do is send us an email and we’ll add you to the list.

Get your free copy of DRAFT Digital.

We’re very proud to introduce DRAFTMag.com’s newest blog: Beer Editor.

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

Over the weekend, you may have noticed a few changes around these parts. Thanks to the hard work of our tireless tech team (coding on a holiday!), DRAFTMag.com has itself a spiffy new look.

The design isn’t just fashionable, it’s also functional. We’ll be able to keep posts we want you to see in the spotlight for longer and highlight the best of our content. (Uh, not that it’s not all awesome, but you know…)

We’re still working out the kinks, so please poke around and tell us what you like, what you don’t like, and point out any bugs. We’ll fix them straightaway.

Now back to the regularly scheduled program.

We’re sitting here on our couch, as we do nearly every afternoon, reflecting about the past year. It was our first full 12 months as editor of DRAFTMag.com, and the site’s grown in ways we could have never imagined. We’ll spare you the tearful retrospective, but it’s been a blast.

It couldn’t happen and would mean nothing without all of you faithful readers. For showing up and coming back, thanks from the bottom of our well-loved pint glass.

We’re working hard to make 2010 even better — including a redesign coming in the next few weeks, more features and videos, and better and faster beer news — but once in a while, it’s important to stop and smell the hops. Man, that’s glorious.

Enjoy the ball drop. Here’s to a fantastic 2010, filled with sights, sounds, and suds. And, of course, DRAFTMag.com.

Have a safe and happy holiday. You too, Santa.