Beer in the new era

woah, apologies for HUEG pics

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.

also I don't get that wild west theme park logo, wtf is that doing in brooklyn

Best beer with worst logo/label:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SLzVdygFDLg/Uw13BePqj9I/AAAAAAAAfPc/G1zcmU3HdXw/s1600/pliny-the-younger_large.png

lol

heady topper can is pretty dope imo

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

"I'm a bro, but I'm a CITY bro"

lol perfect

yea carne xp the heady topper can is awesome:
http://uncrate.com/p/2013/05/heady-topper-xl.jpg

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.gif
http://www.ohbeautifulbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/no-li-wrecking-ball.jpg

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.

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

^ same typeface as that Baba up there i see

I think maybe a bold or xbold version of the same thing -- it's a bit fatter

I like Anchor Steam's label designs. also nice texture iirc

Let's be clear, no one can beat Oskar blues in the "great beer terrible packaging" fight

I'm a big fan of the Peak brewery and their packaging basically looks like store-brand yuppie beer.

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

I think Uinta stuff has a very distinctive look. Unfortunately haven't cared for their beer.

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

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

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

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.

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.

I do like those Jon Langford DFH designs, but then I would.

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.

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

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

oh wow that is a dick move

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

skunked on KBS in my 'hood, might as well kill myself

ha, was that lord hobo cad?

yep

Rank in descending order: Furious, Abrasive, Blakkr, Bender

I have been drinking a lot of abrasive. Should probably learn to like Furious more. Cheaper.

Abrasive
Furious
Blakkr
Bender

But how would you rank:

Abrasive
Zombie Dust (I know it's not a double IPA, but still ... )
Sucks
Hopslam

Apples oranges bananas grapes.

hah

Grapefruit pine ...

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.

Oh and ranking wise:

Furious
Abrasive
Blakker
Bender

Sucks
Abrasive
Hop slam

Never had zombie dust

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.

It pays to treat people right.

Is Dogfish Head 61 hard to find? I see it at Walgreens these days.

Its Pilsner time...beer me some good ones.

ha neither dogfish head or cigar city distro to MN, so yes, impossible around here in both cases