Halloween is full of spooky characters… but at least you don’t have to be scared of witches.  According to the late Alan Eames, anthropologist and author of The Secret Life of Beer: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts, the world’s original brew masters were women.  To indicate to clients they had beer available, they would put a broom outside their door.  They wore pointed hats at the marketplace to stand out in the crowd and kept cats around to protect their grain from mice.  As we all know, these particular symbols of the brewing industry have taken on a reputation as symbols of witchcraft… maybe because beer is magic.  Now go crack open a bottle of that special potion and plan your Halloween costume.