The Naked Pint (59 page)

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Authors: Christina Perozzi

The Little People: Beer Bloggers
Want to find the best beer to get your girlfriend if jasmine is her favorite flower? Need to find out where in Indianapolis you can find Three Floyds Dark Lord? Want to find out what that newly opened gastropub is all about? These are all questions that can be answered by an often underrated contingency. These are the people on the streets, in the bars, and sometimes on the floor, who know their shit and who are giving their blood, sweat, and tears, mostly for free, to bring you the most current beer news. These are the beer bloggers! (
Insert sound of roaring crowd
.)
BEER FOR CHICKS:
www.beerforchicks.com
This is where it all started for us. Seeing that there was a definite lack but want of beer knowledge among her fellow home girls, Christina started this website as a female-friendly place where women could come for some good beer news, knowledge, and reviews, and a little social networking. BTW, it’s not just for chicks; her membership is 50/50 men and women.
BEER AND NOSH :
www.beerandnosh.com
This San Francisco site is evidence that the foodie world is finally embracing the beauty of beer. A modern take, with beautiful pictures and recipes exploring “the endless possibilities of beer and food together.”
HAIL THE ALE :
www.hailtheale.com
For when you want some beer news but there’s not a lot of time. This site has nice, punchy beer reviews, news, and humor.
CONFESSIONS OF A BEER GEEK:
www.confessionsofabeergeek .com
“Spreading the gospel of craft beery goodness, converting one bitter beer face at a time,” written by Eli “The Mad Beer Man” Shayotovich.
HAIR OF THE DOG DAVE:
www.beerjobs.org
and
www.beergeek.la
Want a beer job? Want to find out what’s happening with beer in La La Land? Check out David Stickel’s websites and get the latest on the California beer scene.
HOT KNIVES:
www.urbanhonking.com/hotknives
Alex Brown and Evan George are rad. Both are former line cooks. One is a cheesemonger and one is a writer. They bring the avant garde to beer (including beer and music pairings). They believe in “cheap groceries, cooking with high alcohol content beer and free leisure.” Oh, and they hate “weak sauces.”
HOOSIER BEER GEEK :
http://hoosierbeergeek.blogspot.com
Touted as “Indiana’s Favorite Website Ever,” Hoosier Beer Geek is actually a collaborative group that calls themselves the “Knights of the Beer Roundtable” and is chock-full of interviews, reviews, news, and school. Go Hoosiers!
Anything Else You Wanna Know? Specialty Websites
In addition to the all-encompassing beer-centric websites are some specialty gems that can really help if you need to know how to pronounce
gueuze
, or you need the newest, craziest recipe for beer-braised duck, or you just want to sit back and watch a good show about beer.
THE BEER MAPPING PROJECT:
www.beermapping.com
Want to know exactly where you are and exactly how far away you are from your next good beer? Check out this site. Punch in your location and you’ll know.
THE BEER COOK :
www.beercook.com
Lucy Saunders, the prolific beer writer and author of The Best of American Beer and Food: Pairing and Cooking with Craft Beer writes this great site full of cooking-with-beer recipes, and beer and food reviews.
BEER TAP TV :
www.beertaptv.com
Tired of all this reading? Beer Tap TV is a cable channel on the web that focuses solely on the best beverage on earth, with several entertaining and educational shows. “Taste Buds” is our favorite. Erik and Dusty rule.
THE BEER GEEK :
www.thebeergeek.com
The couple that drinks beer together and travels together, and travels to drink beer together, stays together. Check out Chris and Meredith’s adventures and live vicariously while they “see the world one pint at a time.”
GUIDE TO BELGIAN BEER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
http://belgianstyle.com/mmguide/pronounce/speak.html
Do you have absolutely no idea how to pronounce Westvleteren, St. Feuillien, or even worse Corsendonck? Go to this site, where you can hear an audible track of these tricky beer names. The site is a little bit rustic, but you won’t sound like an ass when you order one of these tricky beers. Hooray.

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