As we wind down the most successful year in Drunkspin's long and storied history of being your no. 1 source for under-informed beer reviews and gratuitous Yuengling hatred, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and, at the same time, apologize for violating your trust.
After 18 months of living this lie to death, the time has come to admit that Drunkspin is not a wholly independent—i.e., reputable, just, and pure—operation. In fact, I don't own a single percent of it. I report to a long series of shadowy characters that culminates in something called a Denton. This Denton is at least somewhat British; enough so that his first name is Nick, but not so much so that he has claimed Drunkspin for the crown. I believe his Gawker Media empire is b…