Joe Montana’s last minute TD in the ‘82 NFC Championship Game.

80s edgy heartthrob-turned-mangled mutant Mickey Rourke’s baffling resurgence.

Sly Stallone’s last round in every Rocky film.

Jay Leno’s return to The Tonight Show.

Well, that last one was a bad example. (I’m with Coco!)

Today, these Giants of Fortune Reversed stand in the grand shadow cast by the irrepressible and irreplaceable Hank Standridge.

The dust has settled and Brewmeister Hank is back to work, bringing to a close an arduous season of draught-drought and deprivation.

That’s right, folks!

Beer is being brewed once again in our fair city.

AT THIS VERY MOMENT!!

Now, before you all bum-rush the bartender in an agitated state, all hopped up from hops lust, you must take into account that it will be a couple weeks until the yeast faeries sprinkle their magic throughout the realm. I will say that among the masterpieces-in-waiting you’ll find RED JACKET, CITY MILLS WHEAT, and a TBD seasonal brew.

So, in the coming days and weeks, that pained puckering of pursed lips, that languid longing for delicious local suds, all of that will finally and gloriously be quenched.

Our dark days of temperance are turning towards the light.

But, don’t call it a comeback.

We’re just back to the regular jam.

Cheers,

Management