Doc. Chowder's Revivifying Tonic, healthy homebrew kombucha tea, is bottled by technicians in the Museum of Ephemerata's Kombucha Research Station, Austin, TX.

Kombucha tea offers an exquisite substitute to carbonated beverages like soda and beer! The millions of probiotic micro-organisms living in every bottle of Doc. Chowders join the happy family of mini-critters that call your stomach "home." Then, like diligent doctors, the kombucha organisms add a full spectrum of B vitamins and a wide assortment of acids to your blood stream, detoxifying your body and promoting overall balance. Reported effects include a strengthened immune system, swiftly growing hair and nails, and sustained plateaus of immense hyperactivity!

Who could resist a sparkling, bubbly glass of Doc. Chowder's? Children and cats love it, too!

Right: Portrait of Doc. Chowder, by whom the Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata was gifted its first kombucha colony. After decades of drinking the tea, Doc.’s face has taken on a hirsute aspect that, together with his child-like physiognomy, resulted in his remarkable resemblance to a kitten.