The Gotham Imbiber magazine was published to locally promote awareness and interest in craft beer over national bland lager brands. It was loosely styled on the many regional publications available in the U.K. which are published by local branches of The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA). This website was created in March 2006 to complement the magazine and sister website www.cask-ale.co.uk.

The Gotham Imbiber was founded January 2003 by Alex Hall, a British native who moved to Brooklyn, New York, from Brighton, England in 1999. It was converted from magazine to online blog format in 2007.

© Michael LovulloBio synopsis:

Age: 39

Employment: Eastern US rep for UK Brewing Supplies.

Previous employment: Cellarman at The Evening Star, Brighton, England (brewery tap of The Dark Star Brewing Company) from 1992-1999.

Other: Founder and editor (co-editor from issue 6) of The Independent Imbiber, 1993-2003.

Co-founder, coordinator, and cellarman for the Glastonwick Beer, Music, Poetry, and More Beer Festival (Shoreham-by-Sea, England), 1996-date.

Co-founder, co-organiser, 'Cask Head' Tri-Annual Cask Ale Festival, The Brazen Head, Brooklyn, 2003-date.

Regular cask ale columnist, Ale Street News, 2004 to date.

Author of BEER DEMYSTIFIER - NEW YORK CITY - 2008 (October 2007).

Member of The British Guild of Beer Writers.

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© Alex Hall, 2007.
Photo © Michael Lovullo.

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