Ten … errr … Eleven … ummm … Twelve Beer Websites To Bookmark

I was shooting for ten sites when I wrote this last night, but overshot the goal due to consumption of fermented products…

Anywho, if you know me at all then you know that I have a certain fondness for beer, particularly of the stout and porter varieties. To keep up on quality and craft beer news, I regularly visit several websites that give all the hoppy news I need (plus a few chuckles). If you are like me and think that Budweiser tastes like a mouthful of chilled yak urine, then you should get a lot out of the following sites and blogs. Some of these sites also offer podcasts. Some of these sites are very slick and professional; others are more folksy and casual.

Is this a comprehensive list? Oh hell no! There’s scores of great beer sites out there. These are just the ones that I happen to enjoy. Did I miss your favorite? Leave me a comment.

All About Beer

This website is the digital front end for Beer Magazine. It carries tons of industry news, events, and listings for the independent brewing world.

Beer Advocate

Google almost any beer name and one of the first five links will be to Beeradvocate.com. This site provides both professional and user-generated reviews of different beers and breweries. A very useful site.

The Beer Babe

Run by Carla in New Hampshire, the Beer Babe site provides short, easy-to-read reviews of many different beers from microbrews and independent brewers.

Beeriety.com

Beeriety provides industry and homebrewing news and reviews. They also takes the time to review and explain certain beer styles as well as the breweries that produce them. Very educational site if you’re new to beers beyond the pilsner.

Beer Genome Project [PODCAST]

The site’s name is priceless all by itself. Shawn Horton and Mike VanDerlinder’s podcast offers beer news and reviews, extended reviews, videos, coverage of craft beer events, and updates from independent breweries.

Beer School [PODCAST]

Focusing on beers of the northwest United States (but not exclusively), these guys provide a fun podcast and some great industry and beer culture news.

Here for the Beer

Vermont’s Tim and Amy Brady don’t consider themselves to be beer professionals, but their site says otherwise. They offer a wealth of quality beer news on a site that is very clean and easy to read despite a large amount of content.

The Hop Cast [PODCAST]

One of my favorite video beer podcasts. Hosted by Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder review two beers per episode from a specific state, brewery, or style. Viewers also get tidbits of information about the brewing process, ingredients, packaging.

New Brew Thursday [PODCAST]

A fun and entertaining podcast by two guys that just like beer … a lot. They produce solid reviews and don’t take themselves too seriously.

The Beer Wench

She’s my perfect woman and I adore her from afar. The Beer Wench offers a wide array of news and updates about different beers and industry events. She also operates an entertaining Twitter feed.

A Good Beer Blog

Alan McLeod, Chris Myrick, and Donavan Hall’s Good Beer Blog definitely comes in as a folkly, personal beer blog. They provides a wealth of information on good beers from around the world.

Two Beer Queers [PODCAST]

Russel Kealoha and Bully O’Sullivan provide a very entertaining podcast with a lot of lighthearted but quality content. They’re serious about beer, but not about themselves.

Bonus Site …

And though it’s not a beer site, I have to give a shout out to a worthy site and magazine about booze in general, Modern Drunkard Magazine. The publishing schedule has become a little erratic, but when it comes out it’s wonderful and hilarious.