"Them's Fightin' Words" -- Responses to a vile act of calumny from "The Food Babe"

If you're on Facebook and/or browse the web, you might have encountered -- or had foisted upon you -- "THE SHOCKING INGREDIENTS IN BEER!" -- a piece of hysterical drivel from a food-purist (and non-beer drinker) regarding various "additives" to beer, revealing along the way the author's general ignorance about the brewing process altogether.

As the situation may warrant, here are some helpful responses from defenders of God's Gift to Man:

• Beer Wars: The Calumny of The Food Babe, by Thomas 'Tom' Cizauskas. Yours for Good Fermentables
• What’s In YOUR Beer? Or, The Dangers of Dumbassery Maureen Ogle.