Iggers recaps his most memorable meals of 2011, Max Sparber tells the tale of the Hamm’s Beer Bear, a legislative call to action to preserve the state of Wisconsin homebrewing, Rush River hits batch 1,000, some nicely chalked food art at Seward Co-op, City Pages assesses Public House and Social House (our review of Social House is here), and the Well Fed Guide to Life heads to the Muff with Stephanie Meyer.