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''(Did you mean a [[Bheer|Matthew B. Tepper fanzine]]?)''


'''Bheer''' is the [[fannish]] spelling of ''beer''. There is no difference in pronunciation. Therefore, drinking it implies an affinity for the [[fannish]] [[ghod]] [[Ghu]]. 

Then, too, there are those who regard Bheer as a minor [[Fantheology|fannish deity]] unto itself &mdash; making Bheer the one [[Fantheology|fan religion]] which has followers outside the [[sf community]]. Nonetheless, [[Berkeley fandom]]'s [[Tower of Bheer Cans to the Moon]] was not just a [[fannish]] myth but also both a religious icon or totem poll and a technological marvel. Believers assert: “'''Bheer is the Only True Ghod.'''”

Various fan groups have had their favorites. [[Fancyclopedia 2]] noted “[[Midwest|Central States]] [[fen]] favor the amber nectar of the grain, such as [https://www.grainbelt.com/ Grain Belt Premium], the official brew of the old [[MFS]].” [[Charles Burbee]] brewed [[Golden Treachery]]; [[Nashville]] fans fermented [[Auld Bladderburst]]; and [[Rocket Fuel]] was a [[Toronto]] specialty. 

[[Britfen]] prefer '''Real Ale''', a type of bheer that is very popular among [[fans]] at [[British]] [[cons]] like [[Eastercon]]. The [[committee]] often must make special arrangements with the con hotel or with a brewery to ensure a sufficient supply is available in the [[bar]]. [[Martin Hoare]] was the master of the Real Ale Bar.

See also: [[H]], [[Alforbundet]], [[Beerfandom]], [[Beaker People Libation Front]], [[Drinking]], [[Liquors]], [[Literary Beer]]. 

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No less important to [[fannish]] than [[mundane]] [[drinking]], this useful beverage is even given divine honors by the [[Fantheology|sect]] of '''Beeros''' and worshipped as either Beer or Bheer. (The latter substance is also used in celebrating certain mysteries of the [[Ghuist]] religion.) [[Roscoe]] approves of beer. True Beeros, however, believe that "Beer is the Only True Ghod", advancing in evidence the fact that given enough beer one wants nothing more. But scoffers point out that with [[money]] one can buy beer. 
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