A friend sent me a link to today’s George Will column, a paean to the great water, malt, barley and hops brew.

Will credits beer with a fundamental goodness that, as food goes, ordinarily is reserved for bread.

He writes: “Beer is evidence that nature wants us to be.

Colt 45 malt liquor has as a slogan: “Works every time.”

Maybe that’s what Will is saying.