Author: gregg smith

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  Culture - Full Pints - Live Beer

  Beer Makes an Impression

  March 1, 2004 - Gregg Smith Color, light and form have always defined the prime elements for illustrating beer. No matter the medium, proper composition demands an artist’s attention to those three fundamentals. Depicting a glowing, inviting glass of beer—a colored, but transparent liquid—tests the depth of an artist’s skill, and although many schools of art have risen to that challenge,... View Article
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  Full Pints - History

  Death & Taxes

  May 1, 2001 - Gregg Smith Sharp-witted Benjamin Franklin once observed that there are two guarantees in life—death and taxes. Simple, but irrefutable, that statement touches us all. Franklin’s two constants apply to everything we love, fear, anticipate, dread and enjoy—including beer.