Cigar City Brewing Co.’s Website
Cigar City Brewing Co. on Twitter

The friendly and comforting strains of the theme song for “Welcome Back, Kotter” are reverberating around my noggin. A mellow tune, to be sure, and fits so many situations perfectly. I’ll wager that when John Sebastian penned the song, he never envisioned it being applied to beer.

Rogue Ale’s Website
Rogue Ale’s on Twitter

I got a letter the other day and the writer had an interesting point to make. I recently may have been incorrect in one of my historical references.

Abita Brewing Co.’s Website
Abita Brewing Co. on Twitter

Has it already been five years? Time flies when you’re having fun… and waiting tables, tending bar, managing the front of house, moving to and back from Mobile within a year, running an entire restaurant, starting a new business, helping out on other new businesses and writing a column every week without fail.

Blue Point Brewing Co.’s Website
Blue Point Brewing Co. on Twitter

It’s been some time since we’ve talked about the actual beer-making process. I recently came across a neat little brewery tidbit that reminded me exactly how complex our favorite beverage is to produce.