Scut*tle*butt   (skut'l-but') n. 1. Nautical. A drinking fountain on a sailing ship. 2. Slang. Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others such as might be passed at a scuttlebutt. Syn. Gossip. 3. Proper Noun. The name given to Cynthia L. Barrett by her fun-loving father prior to her birth more than one half century ago. 4. Geographical. The name given to a micro-brewery on Everett's waterfront by its owner to placate his wife regarding their financial security being forsaken to invest in a harebrained brewery at a time in their lives when things should be a little less hectic.

Monday through Thursday - 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday - 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Closed Sundays Member Washington Brewers Guild:

The Beer Prayer
Our lager,
Which art in barrels,
Hallowed be thy drink.
Thy will be drunk
(I will be drunk)
At home as in the tavern.
Give us this day our foamy head,
And forgive us our spillages,
As we forgive those who spill against us.
And lead us not into incarceration,
But deliver us from hangovers.
For thine is the beer, the bitter and the lager,
Forever and ever.
Barmen.