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Evolution Of A Beer Dork
Much like the Phoenix rising from the ashes, Nigel rose from the evil influences of shit beer and became a certified Beer Dork. Midwest World Beer Cup Winners
A quick rundown of the Midwest’s medal winners in the 2008 World Beer Cup. Make It Better With Beer
Sure, it’s trendy, but the fact is pairing good Midwestern craft brews with food makes eating almost as enjoyable as drinking beer. Why Is That One-Eyed Cat Walking Backwards?
The Brewers Association annual top 50 list got us to thinking: when is a craft brewer not really a craft brewer? In Celebration Of Slowly Peeling Off A Skanky Band-Aid
Celebrate—and appreciate—the first step in the repeal of Prohibition by drinking a low-ABV Midwest craft brew … if you can find one. archives »

Beer Dorks Links

“Who’s Gonna Get Me A Beer?”
A freaky-deaky interview with the legendary Lee Marvin by Roger Ebert. A complete, total trip.

Alcohol And Drugs History Society
Online home of The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, “An Interdisciplinary Journal.”

Appellation Beer: Beer From A Good Home
The beer blog of Stan Hieronymus, one of the better beer writers out there.

Beer Advocate
The largest, most comprehensive beer community on the Internet.

Beercook.com
The cooking—and eating—with craft beer site of author Lucy Saunders. Tasty stuff.

Brewers Association
Promoting craft brewing throughout America

Hoosier Beer Geek
If the name isn’t enough of a description, you’re an idiot.

India Pale Ale
A mini site dedicated to the history of the style, from London craft brewer Meantime.

Indiana Beers
The definitive guide to beers, bars and breweries in the Hoosier state … and beyond.

London Porter
A fascinating—if poorly copyedited—mini site about the history of porter, from London craft brewer Meantime.

Madison Beer Review
An excellently written blog focusing on Wisconsin beer and beer culture, featuring reviews, commentary and brewery profiles.

Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild
The wonderful folks mostly responsible for the unbelievably fabulous Great Taste of the Midwest.

Michigan Beer Guide
Michigan is home to some killer craft breweries, and this is the guide to them.

Modern Brewery Age
Magazine for those in the beer business

Modern Drunkard
A hilarious tongue-in-cheek ode to the lush in all of us.

RateBeer.com
Massive index of every imaginable beer rated and reviewed by beer fanatics from around the world.

RealBeer.com
The tag line says “What Part Of Beer Don’t You Understand?” but this site serves up beer news and a great beer forum.

The Beer Jockey
“Biased opinions and slanted commentaries”—a man after our own heart.

The Local Brew
The internet home of The Local Brew, a documentary-style DVD (and, hopefully, soon-to-be television series) on craft brewing.

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Beer Dorks News

The biggest Midwest beer event peons like us can’t get into. Put this on the shopping list: Great Lakes Imperial Dortmunder, coming out in July to celebrate their big two-oh. Canton, Ohio is set to get its first craft brewery: Blue Hills Brewery. Nudists are taking notice of Stevens Point's Nude Beach Summer Wheat. Let's hope it doesn't make them perk up too much. Dark Horse scores a cover shot on this month’s BeerAdvocate magazine. “When I die, wait three days, then bury me in a giant PBR can.” “OK, Fred. And we swear we don’t think you’re off your nut.” MSNBC lists six "must see" beer festivals for the coming season. Suprisingly, its a decent list from the mainstream media. Mad props to Jim Koch for sharing his hops stash with microbrewers for a fair price. Update: Iowa fast food resaurant stops selling beer via the drive-thru after five days. Guess it's back to Arby's for us. Researchers claim 6:14 p.m is "beer o' clock" in Britain. In America, "beer o' clock" is anytime between noon and 4 a.m.