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Asking a beer dork what brews to get for a summer cookout could turn into a loaded question. Reusing Yeast
Take control of your home brew—and be a cheap skate—by resurrecting your yeast batch after batch. The Bitter Billboard
Nigel and Eddie spout their bloated opinions on the best IPAs to be found in the Midwest. Mythologized
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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

Check out Brews & Blues this Saturday in Oshkosh and help a good cause. Home brewers fight the hop shortage by growing their own. “Drink beer with your mouth, not your eyes.” Another piece of wisdom from Charlie Papazian. According to this article, the buzz is growing around Point Brewing. This begs the question: why? Robotic bartender opens beers and pours pints. But where’s the derisive tone for dipshits ordering a Bud Light? Wisconsin breweries have formed a co-op to use locally produced barley and hops—and fight rising costs. Drink beer and help cure cancer at Capital Brewery on August 10th. The new American Embassy in Berlin will celebrate its opening July 4 with a variety of craft brews. This is the best idea the government has had since the Declaration of Independence. Float your boat with beer on the really brown Milwaukee River. Forbes names the top brewery tours in the U.S. Notably missing: every single brewery between the east and west coasts, with one exception.