like all those phrases are all-caps, they all attract the eye. my eye bounces all around the label with all the different text all over the place, yet it looks like it's not supposed to be busy. It's "clean style" that's not actually clean.
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:08 (ten years ago) link
feeling these new throwback-ish cans from amnesia
https://untappd.s3.amazonaws.com/photo/2014_02_09/ac484d68987a5c99c18e669d85f54ed2_640x640.jpg
also like the super-basic look of occidental cans
http://spiritsofmtseymour.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/o/c/occidental_kolsch.jpg
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:09 (ten years ago) link
woah, apologies for HUEG pics
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:10 (ten years ago) link
I never liked the sixpoint cans as much as I like their beer. It could be worse. But they look so "I'm a bro, but I'm a CITY bro" and their beers always struck me as a little more interesting than that.
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:12 (ten years ago) link
also I don't get that wild west theme park logo, wtf is that doing in brooklyn
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:13 (ten years ago) link
Best beer with worst logo/label:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SLzVdygFDLg/Uw13BePqj9I/AAAAAAAAfPc/G1zcmU3HdXw/s1600/pliny-the-younger_large.png
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:27 (ten years ago) link
lol
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:28 (ten years ago) link
heady topper can is pretty dope imo
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:31 (ten years ago) link
lol @ pliny. i think statistical analysis would probably show a correlation btwn shitty graphic design and delicious beer
crux probably has my favorite bottle look. cool die-cut shapes, decent background patterns
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:48 (ten years ago) link
"I'm a bro, but I'm a CITY bro"
lol perfect
― dan m, Thursday, 27 March 2014 19:49 (ten years ago) link
yea carne xp the heady topper can is awesome:http://uncrate.com/p/2013/05/heady-topper-xl.jpg
― marcos, Thursday, 27 March 2014 20:28 (ten years ago) link
One of the breweries I see everywhere now is No Li out of Spokane, which used to be Northern Lights until they re-branded themselves a couple years ago. Their old stuff was just terrible while the new ones are much better (and screenprinted bottles which I am a sucker for) but it'll probably look equally dated in a couple years:
http://justbeer.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/northern-lights-winter-ale.gifhttp://www.ohbeautifulbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/no-li-wrecking-ball.jpg
― joygoat, Thursday, 27 March 2014 20:41 (ten years ago) link
Also I had no idea Unita changed the name of "Hop Notch" until I saw it in that Glaser piece. I have apparently been buying it for months and not noticing.
― joygoat, Thursday, 27 March 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link
new Ballast Point stuff looks sharp, if very "modern artisinal". love the Sculpin painting.
http://www.glibeer.com/images/products/272/sculpin_6pk__large.jpg
― circa1916, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:03 (ten years ago) link
^ same typeface as that Baba up there i see
― circa1916, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
I think maybe a bold or xbold version of the same thing -- it's a bit fatter
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:11 (ten years ago) link
I like Anchor Steam's label designs. also nice texture iirc
― anonanon, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:21 (ten years ago) link
Let's be clear, no one can beat Oskar blues in the "great beer terrible packaging" fight
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:27 (ten years ago) link
I'm a big fan of the Peak brewery and their packaging basically looks like store-brand yuppie beer.
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
This could be a box of almost anything natural -- quinoa, fruit leather, biodegradable adult diapers
http://greatbrewers.com/sites/default/files/images/Product%20-%20Peak%20Organic%20Variety%2012%20Pack.preview.jpg
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:32 (ten years ago) link
I think Uinta stuff has a very distinctive look. Unfortunately haven't cared for their beer.
― o. nate, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
http://static.wine-searcher.net/images/labels/73/32/mcneill-s-brewery-warlord-imperial-india-pale-ale-beer-vermont-usa-10377332.jpg
always been too put off by mcneill's terrible labels to actually try their beers
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:34 (ten years ago) link
http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/reagingovsample1.png
If it helps, all the mcneills stuff is actually as terrible as the labels imo
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
And wow yeah that peak package jesus
that's funny about mcneill's. the packaging is horrible but i spent an evening at the brattleboro brewpub and every beer i tried was outstanding. i've seen their beer in stores but due to the ugly packaging i never have given them any thought or even associated the bottles with the brewpub -- i didn't even know they bottled stuff!
and fwiw as good as the beer was, most of the beer i tried didn't strike as me as stuff that would translate well in the bottle. not sure how to phrase it but there is often a difference in quality between draft and bottle and just tasting the draft i feel like i could anticipate it not working in a bottle. i'll have to test out my hypothesis though
― marcos, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:47 (ten years ago) link
ah xp jjjusten i guess i don't have to do any testing then!
Struck out at 2 of 3 KBS spots thus far today, but the place that's the best chance for some hasn't gotten their delivery yet.
― dan m, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 15:52 (ten years ago) link
Binny's Lincoln Park lasted an hour and 15 minutes. Limit a surprising 1 4-pack per customer. Previously I believe they did one bottle.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 15:54 (ten years ago) link
I do like those Jon Langford DFH designs, but then I would.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 15:57 (ten years ago) link
Binny's HP put all theirs on hold for individuals, I'm pretty sure. I got there 4 minutes after they opened and the beer guy said it was all gone.
― dan m, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:00 (ten years ago) link
honestly i kind of hope that my local didnt squirrel any of that away for me - its good, but ive got a million other beers id rather spend money on right now
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:01 (ten years ago) link
a bar in the boston area put on a ton of out-of-distro stuff today (crooked stave, russian river, three floyds, etc.) and used april fools day for the purpose of plausible deniability
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
oh wow that is a dick move
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:57 (ten years ago) link
naw it's cool they're just trying to not get in trouble--basically they printed menus with the actual taplist and a disclaimer saying some of these are april fools jokes/please don't post on social media
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
skunked on KBS in my 'hood, might as well kill myself
― dan m, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 19:59 (ten years ago) link
ha, was that lord hobo cad?
― marcos, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
yep
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
Rank in descending order: Furious, Abrasive, Blakkr, Bender
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
I have been drinking a lot of abrasive. Should probably learn to like Furious more. Cheaper.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 23:47 (ten years ago) link
AbrasiveFuriousBlakkrBender
― dan m, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 00:45 (ten years ago) link
But how would you rank:
AbrasiveZombie Dust (I know it's not a double IPA, but still ... )SucksHopslam
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:15 (ten years ago) link
Apples oranges bananas grapes.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:37 (ten years ago) link
hah
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:38 (ten years ago) link
Grapefruit pine ...
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:49 (ten years ago) link
Had a customer bring in a haul today for end of work sampling, Cigar City Helles Lager, Cigar City Cubano style espresso brown ale, and dogfish head sixty-one. It pays to treat people right.
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 02:50 (ten years ago) link
Oh and ranking wise:
FuriousAbrasiveBlakkerBender
SucksAbrasiveHop slam
Never had zombie dust
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 02:51 (ten years ago) link
For those in the LA area, I had an Angel City bourbon barrel aged "dark rye lager" that was pretty good, especially for $6.50/bomber (Bevmo). Will buy more.
― nickn, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 05:53 (ten years ago) link
It pays to treat people right.
Is Dogfish Head 61 hard to find? I see it at Walgreens these days.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 13:25 (ten years ago) link