[caption id="attachment_275522" align="alignright" width="300" caption="John Rankin at the Columns Hotel. Photo by Elsa Hahne.

"I’m allergic to wine. It’s the sulfites. But I’d drink beer anyhow, because I love beer. This is Nola Blonde, and I love the dark Covington Bock. I usually order two at the same time—one for now and one for later—so I don’t have to stop and take a break.""]