Rutherford—who quietly makes some of Tampa’s best pilsner, ales, barrel-aged beers, eisbock and marzens—just might be the best brewer in Tampa, but you’ll notice him doing something else at Zydeco Brew Werks, too: bussing tables. In a world where most other restaurant owners whine about “people not wanting to work,” the Pennsylvanian who’s becoming more Tampeño with each passing year, spends his free time picking up glassware, menus, and anything really, just so his staff doesn’t have to worry about falling into the weeds. I love drinking what Rutherford is pumping out at Zydeco, but I’ll be damned if watching him work doesn’t make me feel like I don’t bust ass hard enough for the people I work with every day. zydecobeer.com
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This article appears in Best of The Bay 2023.
