Explore Your Craft by DRAFT

An opportunity to partake in art, food and most importantly BEER. Explore Your Craft will be in 4 cities in October, including Orlando!

Per the website,

"DRAFT has partnered with Widmer Brothers Brewing to create Explore Your Craft, an evening celebrating the artistry of brewing, cooking, visual art and musical performance. Centered around the Widmer Brothers’ collection, a chef-designed menu features dishes made specifically for and with Widmer beer, served at pairing stations throughout the space. A visual and musical feast fills the room, with a live performance artist and unique soundscapes from some of the area’s most celebrated musicians. Once inspired by pints and plates, patrons can pick up a paintbrush and join our artist in creating a special, one-of-a-kind work of art."

A great opportunity to meet a Co-Founder of the first Microbrewery in the progressive state of Oregon.

Its great to have events like this in Orlando, an artful and inspiring city. Come out and take part in local culture.

The art of the label.....

Here are some labels for a couple of the beers I have had the pleasure brewing, naming and drinking. As the previous post stated, this is far more than brewing beer for drinking sake. Well, that is most of it I guess, who am I kidding. The other half is the opportunity to stretch out the creative thought process and add some art to the final product. As unique as each beer is, the label should also follow suit and be unique as well.

The following set are some that I came up with. The Ichabod's Grog has yet to be brewed because pumpkins just became available in the cool state of Florida only yesterday. However, I have been dreaming about making my own pumpkin ale since we first started the OCBC almost five months ago now. I went with a name that resonates with relationship to pumpkins without defaulting to naming it something with pumpkin in the title. Where is the creativity in that?