The history of beer is almost as old as human history, and it would be quite true to say that our love affair with the stuff has only grown with modern brewing practices. Given beer’s pervasive place in human history, it’s not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, from Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and a few others that fit in quite nicely with your nerdy lifestyle. Like Pizza Beer — it’s more efficient than eating both separately! So sit back, crack open a cold one, and enjoy this astounding and some times mouthwatering collection.

There is a  Star Wars-branded thing called ”Galactic Dance Off” and it’s coming to a Kinect near you, that is, if you can’t manage to run away fast enough. Before you get too excited upset excited, this isn’t a standalone property. No, it’s a mode available in the upcoming Kinect Star Wars, a detail that seems to speak volumes about the game’s actual content. But it gets even better.

I do like dogs, and I do like Star Wars but I still don’t know what popular German car manufacturer Volkswagen is going for in this new ad. It’s no doubt related to last year’s young Darth Vader ad, but how? Also, is it just me or is a teaser for a Super Bowl ad just a little strange? Whatever. It’s got cute dogs.

Three years ago, Casey Pugh kicked off an ambitious project called Star Wars Uncut. In it, the entirety of the 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars: A New Hope was sliced and diced into 15 second chunks. Through the project’s website, everyday folks could upload their shot-for-shot remakes of each section with the eventual goal of crowd sourcing the entire film. Though all the clips were apparently complete two years ago, it was only cut into one continuous film within the past few days. Let me tell you, folks: It is charming as all get out. It’s an amazing labor of love, that makes you forget all the cynicism about the prequels and everything that has come since. My favorite bit so far? The part where instead of Princess Leia placing a holographic diskette into R2D2, a hand places a VHS tape on top of a shop vac. You need to see this.

As far as geeky cakes go, this fully edible stormtrooper by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes certainly takes the, uh, cake. Standing a whopping six feet four inches and weighing over 300 pounds on Rice Krispy Treat legs, this cake apparently required whole new cake-making methodologies. The results speak for themselves, as does the fact that it fed around 600 attendees to the Boston Arisia Sci-Fi Convention. Who knew the shocktroops of the Galactic Empire could be so delicious?

Yes, every single MMO nowadays has an array of dancing animations, but BioWare’s venture into the kill-ten-rats arena, Star Wars: The Old Republic, is the only MMO where that simple, intended-to-be-benign dancing animation prevents a whole bunch of damage by consistently interrupting an enemy’s casting. Not working as intended, as you may have guessed, and BioWare was rumored to be handing out bans for those caught abusing the exploit, but BioWare has responded to those claims saying that no, they aren’t banning anyone.

In honor of the release of what BioWare hopes will be the next big MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, they staged a freeze mob in the middle of Times Square in New York City. The stunt featured some costumed Jedi and Sith, duking it out and freezing in dramatic poses. There’s a surprise twist to the mob that was pretty fun, so you should probably check out the video — along with (hilarious) shots of what we felt were the highlights of the video — after the break.

Artist JJ Harrison loves Lost and he loves Star Wars. If you’re uncertain of that, just take a look at the “about” page on his website where he is clearly wearing a Storm Trooper uniform with a Dharma logo. Anyway, this dual-chambered love affair eventually came to its logical conclusion when Harrison made three paintings inspired by the original Star Wars posters featuring the cast of Lost. It’s a truly wonderful sight to behold. Read on after the break to see the posters full size.

Some people just house their booze in an unused cabinet, or if you’re in college you can just throw it all in the freezer — guaranteeing that it will be completely tasteless and thus more easily consumed. However, neither of these options were good enough for master DIY-er Colin Johnson, who instead went and built this gorgeous wood and brass Imperial AT-AT liquor cabinet. Complete with a mirrored interior, it’s the perfect repository for your Romulan Ale whatever it is they drink in the Star Wars universe. See more pictures, after the break.

Not just a plastic lightsaber with a dim light that plugs into a wall, these super classy lightsaber lamps will add a touch of elegance to your living room, while letting your inner geek shine. (Get it? Lamps!) The lamps, which are currently available for pre-order and slated to ship sometime in April of next year, come in two models: A Darth Vader model, and an Anakin Skywalker model.