Creative Home Brewing
To some, home brewing is the mere transformation of hopped Wort into a tanned and carbonated alcoholic beverage. But for Connie Anthes and Jon and Julian Berengut — with respective backgrounds in Brand Identity, Product Design, and Theoretical Physics — they see beer brewing as more than just a refreshing reward. They see it as a creative Brand Identity project.
The beers’ variety, name and logo design are all agreed upon prior to the fermentation process. Once the liquid is ready to be bottled, custom laser cut stencil logos are sprayed on with enamel. Osama Bin Lager, The Morning After Pils, and the Golden Shower Ale are just a few of their many engaging beer creations. And all their friends (including myself) can’t get enough of them. Who knew Osama could be so delicious?
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Mathematics? Leave me out. Fashematics? Now you’re talking! This gem of a site is a runway equation that adds up to a whole lot of wonderful.
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Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
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Steph said | 10 March, 2010
Where can i find this beer, it looks brilliant and very tasty!?!