Mission

It is the mission of Mutineer Magazine to introduce fine beverages to the millennial generation and take fine beverage culture from niche into the mainstream using a cultural rather than commercial approach across a range of mediums.

Mutineer Editor-in-Chief, Alan Kropf

At only 26 years old, Mutineer Magazine Publisher and Editor Alan Kropf is a leader amongst the next generation of beverage professionals and has extensive knowledge and experience with a range of beverages.  Alan is a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, holds an Advanced Certificate with Merit through the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, is a Certified Beer Server through the Cicerone Certification Program, and holds a Bartending/Mixology Certificate through National Bartenders Bartending School. Alan has worked as a Sommelier at some of the world’s more prestigious properties, including the Beverly Hills Hotel with its legendary celebrity clientele, and he helped Gordon Ramsay open his signature restaurant in the London West Hollywood in 2008. Alan also has industry experience as a mixologist/bartender and as a barista.

Before founding Mutineer Magazine in 2008, Alan contributed to magazines including Sante, The Tasting Panel, and SommSelections, and currently contributes beverage content to newspapers and online publications. Alan has authored over 500 blog articles and is currently nearing completion on his first book, scheduled for release in August 2010. Alan is constantly traveling to speak at events, judge competitions, and raise awareness about water relief in developing countries.