Here's to Steph Sabo and his cleverly designed visuals for an imaginary line of craft beers. Produced by Old Inkwell Artisan Brewers these handcrafted brews beer explore the "connection between an author's escalating success and troubled life." Sabo explains: Aleing Authors is a a unique assortment of craft beers inspired by influential authors of the 19th and 20th centuries. Subtle references to the six authors are incorporated on each bottle. The beer name and ingredients relate to each author as well as their literary works. To flesh out the beer's identity, famous quotes and iconic imagery from their novels...
Bookstore Beer: Powell’s + Rogue + Moby Dick = White Whale Ale
Brewed in honor of Powell's Books 41st Anniversary White Whale Ale is "infused with the seafaring sprit" of Moby-Dick, literally! The beer contains actual pages from a copy of the book. From the Rogue website: This brand-new ale was truly inspired by a love of literature. At an auction in Chicago, Michael Powell landed a first edition of Herman Melville's The Whale (renamed Moby-Dick in subsequent editions), and the book has occupied a special place in his heart ever since. In part, this special-edition beer is a tribute to Michael and his family, as well as to the legacy of...
Lowenbrau Goes Highbrow At Beer Carton Library
Let it be Lowenbrau at the library? Residents of Magdeburg, Germany wanted a library in their economically decimated downtown, so they built one themselves. And made it out 1,000 recycled beer cartons. The project began in response to the closing of the neighborhood's branch library. Faced with high unemployment and an 80% vacancy rate for central city real estate, the community needed a gathering place to maintain civic pride. The pop-up beer carton library was created with the help of a tiny Leipzig firm KARO Architekten. It survived for only two days, but the citizens remained inspired. Downtown dwellers continued...