Sorry to be so slow in coming back to answer your questions ...but to be honest, I rarely return for a second look on these reviews. If you have questions to me, might help to contact directly and I'll be happy to answer direct or drop back by to put them here if you prefer.
"I really like the twitter idea. I will have to put some thought into that for sure. I made that post a sticky so people would know about the contest. Do you think I should remove the sticky?":
Looks like you've removed the sticky now that you've gotten stories and moved forward...looking really good - I like the stories you've posted and lotsa fun content. I think you've got a good niche going and will go far with the right promotions.
"How would you go about seeding comments?":
You can seed comments by writing them anonymously as if you were a visitor or you can ask your friends/family/acquaintances to post comments.
Have you set up on Twitter yet? There are so many beer drinkers and brewers on there that you'll have a rush of traffic if you do things right...
Here are a few Twitter searches on your niche:
homebrew beer - Twitter Search
hangover - Twitter Search
embarassing drunk - Twitter Search
You could send a tweet to each of those peeps in the results requesting stories and linking to your site.
~edited for typo~