Women Of Influence

News & Brews is never afraid to tackle the major issues, such as what the heck is on the can of Catawba Island’s Hot Blonde?

Dead fish? Steak? Mango? Tulip glass? Something else?

The Lake Erie brewery’s habanero blonde is this week’s beer, prompting not just inaccurate interpretations of can art but also talk of Ohio geography — where exactly is the brewery? — and spelling. Which Business Firsters struggle to spell which states and cities?

This beer pairs well with a news discussion on what happened to Four String Brewing and how its Hilltop is coming back as well as why Wolf’s Ridge is re-branding its six packs.