[derrekl]

For beer: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/

That links to the forums where you see some good discussion. Also the reviews of beer on the site are quite extensive.

[vinylkey]

The founders of beeradvocate are jerks (to put it lightly). I try to stay far away from that site.

Small example here: http://beerstreetjournal.com/tweet-from-beer-advocate-founde...