"As of April 1, we will be moving permanently to the Highlands of Scotland to operate the Royal Hotel in Fortrose, just outside of Inverness...

"Surrounded by tricky golf courses, 3000-year-old stone structures and real ale breweries, we'll be a few steps from the beach and a short drive  to Loch Ness, Inverness Airport and the famed Whisky Trail. We'll have a restaurant, two cozy real-ale pubs and plenty of rooms, so come on up and visit us!"

Tom Peters and Fergus Carey of Monk's Cafe are the financial backers behind the project, Peters acknowledged in a telephone conversation today.

Beer Philadelphia, or at least the electraonic version, will continue, Anderson said, promising that he will be "maintaining the website and enhancing with lots of new and old beer writings, and adding brand- new tasting notes from our adopted home." For all practical purposes, the magazine already exists only as a webzine; no print version has been published in nearly two years.

Beer Philadelphia was an idiosyncratic and opinionated bimonthly brewszine which was avidly read by followers of local craft brewing. It and the many beer events he created and conducted annually, such as the Real Ale Rendezvous and Split Thy Skull, made Anderson an important and sometimes controversial figure on the Philadelphia beer scene. He also wrote about beer for other publications both local and national, was a commentator on National Public Radio's "A Chef's Table," did a weekly Beer Phialdelphia radio show and was active in teaching and hosting a myriad of beer and spirits events.

Before her marriage to Anderson, Anne Cebula was involved in various aspects of the hospitality business in New Orleans and Philadelphia and is probably best known in the beer community for her stint as manager of Brigid's in the mid-90s, where she is generally credited with turning that Fairmount pub into a popular dining and drinking spot.

Anderson has not yet responded to requests for a clarification about what effect the April 1 departure date will have on the annual Split Thy Skull barley wine event scheduled for April 19 at Sugar Mom's.