Bio: At only 28-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.
Website: http://www.mutineermagazine.com
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07/18/11
MillerCoors Temporarily Forced out of Minnesota
MillerCoors and their portfolio of fine beverage products are being temporarily forced out of Minnesota due to paperwork issues. According to CNN: “The MillerCoors brewing company will soon be forced to pull 39 brands of beers from every restaurant, bar and liquor store in the state of Minnesota. It’s all because the company wasn’t able [...]
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06/28/11
Mutineer Magazine on Showtime’s “The Big C”
This is what I’m talkin’ about. Mutineer Magazine has permeated the very fabric of the modern American experience, available not only in bookstores, fine beverage establishments, and on millennial hipster coffee tables, but also in your local faux oncology clinic, as seen here in a recent episode of “The Big C” on Showtime. I’ve never [...]
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06/28/11
WIRED Magazine: Liquid Gold – The Booming Market for Human Breast Milk
June was a great month for fine beverage features in WIRED Magazine. In addition to the story on the mold mystery surrounding Canadian Club whiskey’s barrel aging warehouses we posted about earlier in the weak, this month’s issue also includes the feature article “Liquid Gold: The Booming Market for Human Breast Milk” by Judy Dutton, [...]
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06/24/11
WIRED Magazine: The Mystery of the Canadian Whiskey Fungus
I love it when mainstream magazines publish fine beverage features. Esquire, GQ, and this case, WIRED, put together some of the best fine beverage content on the planet. “The Mystery of the Canadian Whiskey Fungus” by Adam Rogers appears in the current issue of Wired and can be read in its entirety online. The piece [...]
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06/21/11
Clean Water Featured on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Alex Prud’Homme, author of the new book “The Ripple Effect”, stopped by The Daily Show last week to talk about just how important of a resource clean water will be in the 21st century. From the interview: Prud’Homme: Between drought, flood, and self-poisoning, I think the human race is in for a tough time water [...]
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06/20/11
The Great Aussie Wine Mutiny
The Great Aussie Wine Mutiny from Alan Kropf on Vimeo. Mutineer Editor in Chief stakes a proverbial claim on the beach were the Indian and Arctic Oceans converge in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. Greetings my fellow Mutineers. After an extended absence from the Mutineer blog, yours truly is back and ready to [...]
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03/08/11
Jennifer Aniston Releases “Sex Tape” to Sell Smart Water
Jennifer Aniston wants you to drink lots of Smart Water, and she’s willing to exploit every web video cliché in order to accomplish her mission. To establish a sense of familiarity, she introduces herself as “Jen Aniston”, saying “Hi. I’m Jen Aniston, and I’m here to talk to you about Smart Water.” ZOMG!!! She’s gonna [...]
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03/04/11
Atlanta Residents Getting Charged Thousands For Their Monthly Water Bills
CNN has released a report following up on four months of research into complaints from Atlanta residents about high water bills. According to CNN: Residents throughout Atlanta are outraged by hundreds, even thousands of dollars in monthly spikes in their water bills, and have questioned the legitimacy of the charges for years. Now, they’re demanding [...]
