Author: Mark Peters
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Packaging/ServingBeers that Bark: Dogs on Beer Labels
July 1, 2016 - Mark Peters Dogs are a familiar sight on beer labels. Illinois’ Lake Bluff Brewing Co. Kosmonaut Imperial Stout features an illustration of Laika, the first dog in space. Many of the beers from Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery are decorated with bizarre-looking pooches by surrealistic illustrator Ralph Steadman, co-collaborator of the late Hunter S. Thompson. Lagunitas Brewing Co.... View Article -
Web OnlyAlpha King: A Colossal Beer and Comic Book Team-up
April 28, 2016 - Mark Peters Do you enjoy Alpha King? If you’ve ever had the 3 Floyds Brewing Co. pale ale, the answer is probably yes. But soon there’s going to be a new, multicolored way to answer that question: Starting this May, Image Comics is releasing a five-issue (and possibly ongoing) series 3 Floyds: Alpha King, in which characters... View Article -
CultureDrawn Together—The New Nerd Nexus: Beer and Comic Books
October 1, 2015 - Mark Peters A store where you can buy the latest Batman and newest Dogfish Head? Beer bottle labels that tell an actual comic book story? Brewers who were working on their superhero-style origin story for 20 years? Double IPAs and The Walking Dead don’t have much in common on the face of it, but thanks to the... View Article -
Web OnlyHomebrewing Away From Home at CHAOS Brew Club
January 16, 2015 - Mark Peters Homebrewing is—spoiler alert—traditionally done at home. While that’s part of the fun, it’s also part of the challenge, as it’s not easy to accommodate brewing equipment in all homes, particularly in cities, where most folks don’t have a basement or garage. Spouses and roommates may not be thrilled with the smells and messes of the... View Article -
What's BrewingBeer Arcades Mesh Old Games, New Beer
October 25, 2014 - Mark Peters Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” blares through the bar. TV screens feature episodes of “American Gladiator” or old (and, in many cases, dead) wrestlers such as Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ravishing Rick Rude and “Macho Man” Randy Savage. The menus are made from ’90s comic books. Some people play old-school arcade games such as Burger Time, Dig... View Article -
Web Only‘For Crying in the beer!’ and More Regional Beer Terms
April 14, 2014 - Mark Peters The explosion of craft beer has likewise expanded knowledge of beer terminology. If you’re even causally into beer, you likely know terms such as IBU, barrel-aged, and growler. You know that milk, oatmeal and Russian imperial are types of stout. You’d never confuse a beer bar with a microbrew, and you know which one sells growlers.... View Article