Five links for a Saturday: Session beers, Civil War, Easter brunch, chef's secrets and craft distilling.

It's Session Head today at both NABC locations. In essence, it's all about flavorful beers with lower alcohol percentages.

This afternoon, we're visiting the Frazier History Museum in Louisville to view "Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy" -- today's the last day for the exhibit.

Tomorrow, there'll be Easter Sunday Brewhouse Brunch at Bank Street Brewhouse in downtown New Albany.

On Sunday afternoon, BSB's Chef Matt Weirich will appear on SECRETS of Louisville Chefs LIVE (air time 4:30 p.m.)

Finally, here's a brief overview of the "Micro Distillery Boom", which I had the pleasure of experiencing last week at the American Distilling Institute conference.

American Distilling Institute annual conference, 2012.

I'm at the American Distilling Institute's annual conference.

The American Distilling Institute's annual conference kicks off in earnest today up in the Knobs at Huber's Orchard, Winery, Vineyards and Starlight Distillery.

Sticking a toe in the (distilled) water at the ADI annual conference.

I'm a beer kind of guy, and actually sip spirits quite seldom, but my curiosity has gotten the better of me. Currently craft distilling is going through a rapid expansion phase, one with similarities and differences to various junctures in the history of American craft brewing. Today and tomorrow, I'm hoping to learn something about our brethren with the pot stills. Having viewed the "Prohibition" documentary series over the weekend, I'm primed to celebrate the availability of these options.

2012 American Distilling Institute Conference begins, with Huber/Starlight hosting.

The American Distilling Institute's "9th Annual Craft Distilling Conference" runs from April 1 (today) to April 4, with its hotel base at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, but most of the meat of the program on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning at Huber Winery and Starlight Distillery right here in Indiana.

NABC will be providing non-distilled refreshments for the conference at various junctures, and I'm going to try and offer some insights into what happens at such a gathering assuming time permits. An upsurge in craft distilling would seem to be hovering just over the horizon. Starlight's been flying under the radar for a while, and there may be others coming. It's fascinating, and I'm looking forward to learning about it (and perhaps reporting some of it) these next few days.

It all depends on the number of distractions, if you know what I mean.