CHOW.com gives Surly Darkness a shout-out in a beer-trading story, City Pages looks at Drinking Liberally and Bin Wine Bar (check Chowhound for a less sanguine take on Bin), a bars vs. grocery stores map of the country (Wisconsinites seem to be the drinking pros, surprise surprise), Well Fed Guide to Life heads to the First Course Bistro, beer guru Doug Hoverson does MPR to talk about the Schell anniversary [via MNBeer], a bunch of locally available oysters are recalled (and not fondly), and Crystal checks out Guse Green Grocer.