This week’s News & Brews got a taste of an old beer recipe from the area’s newest brewery.

Gemut Biergarten opened late summer, serving up German- and European-inspired beers. We grabbed a crowler of its new Golem Czech-style pilsner, an easy drinking classic good in a cold mug under a hot sun or tapping toes to oom-pah music in the confines of a beer hall.

Lord of the Rings, D&D, Jewish mythology, Michael Chabon — we cover a lot before we cleared that 32-ounce can.

News? Ok. How about White Castle developing a beer? You want a side with that? There’s also an update here on the construction of that venerable Columbus company’s new headquarters building (which will sell sliders and maybe, possibly also have a slide?).

I get pedantic about drinking in fast-casual restaurants versus drinking in fast food restaurants and we slag both the Krystal chain and Ram Restaurant & Brewery too.

Finally, if you’ve ever dreamed of meeting any of us in person, there’s an opportunity this week at our next News & Brews event to be held Thursday at Zaftig Brewing Co at 7020A Huntley Road in Worthington.