Jester King has a whole lineup of great beer labels from artist Josh Cockrell. Jester King is a small brewery in Texas that makes some unique farmhouse brews. They’re small enough that they don’t distribute much outside of Texas. I’ve never had their beer but I heard about them on an episode of The Brewing…
3 Floyds is a small brewery in Indiana that has a dark supernatural fantasy theme to its beer labels. One of their most popular brews, and my favorite of their awesome labels, is Zombie Dust. I managed to try Zombie Dust on a recent trip to Indiana and it is very tasty, with huge hops…
Beer Label of the Week will be a regular feature. We’ll pick an interesting craft beer label each week. It will be entirely based on the beer’s label, not the quality of the beer. We’ll stick with “craft beer” labels though…you have to have standards you know. This week we feature the just announced Flipside…
Ninkasi’s Maiden the Shade is a limited release summer IPA. I haven’t actually had this beer but the label is really interesting. The artwork is by Jerry Garcia‘s daughter Annabelle Garcia. Annabelle also did the artwork for Ninkasi’s Lady of Avalon. The Maiden the Shade label depicts a woman with glowing blue eyes kneeling beneath…
Stone Brewing has very strong branding starting with the gargoyles created by Tom Matthews. Now an author Tom has moved on from Stone but his work still influences Stone’s attention grabbing art work. Tom had this to say in The Craft of Stone Brewing Co: Every artist has his swan song. Da Vinci has the Mona…
This is our first take on what we plan to be a regular feature. We are pitting two similar beers against each other in a Beer Battle. We will rate two beers at a time and pick a winner, or since there are two of us it could end in a tie. The pairs will have…
Winter is coming and baseball has once again forsaken us. We are left to over-analyze stats and obsess about free agents and trades. As I did in 2013 and 2014 I’ll try to find last season’s luckiest and unluckiest players in an attempt to find players likely to regress or improve (egress?) next season. First…
Brooklyn Brew Shop’s The Mash I particularly like their 2 O’Clock Tastings where they have a brief profile of a brewery and a few of their beers. It’s nice to get a feel for a brewery and their lineup with a concise and easy to read post. The New School The New School Beer aims…
Americans consume 9.4 billion gallons of alcoholic beverages a year: 87 percent beer, 8 percent wine, and the rest spirits. The environmental impact of producing, packaging, and selling all those beverages could make an environmentalist reach for a drink. Breweries and wineries consume large quantities of water, raw materials, and other natural resources. But there’s…
Rogue Brewery, Dead Guy Ale. This is one of the most popular, and higher priced beers in the great state of Oregon. Until now it is one I have not tried. However for the sake of doing this inaugural post I reached deep down into my pocket and shelled out the twelve dollars and bought…