Archive September 2015

Carlingford

Posted by Matt on Sep 29, 2015 in Porter, Serif | No Comments

I Smell Bacon Week 38’s Beer-Type logo is a play on meat packaging. I originally created a logo with the Carlingford font for a construction company here in Hickory. But upon initial review, all parties agreed it would make a better logo for a bacon label than it would for construction! I’m not big on […]

Sant’Elia

Posted by Matt on Sep 16, 2015 in Grungy, Saison, Script | One Comment

Tis the Season [for tasty beer] I was fortunate to have a guys’ weekend recently at Ocean Isle Beach, NC with some of my best friends from high school and college. We had a nice bottle share going the whole weekend, and there was an abundance great beer showings. But one style stood out to […]

Juan

Posted by Matt on Sep 11, 2015 in Block, Serif, Stout | No Comments

Hot Russian Pancakes sets up a thick, rich beer logo This is the first time I’ve had a Beer-Type logo inspired by the name of a font foundry more than the font itself. But with a name like Hot Russian Pancakes, how could I resist? Juan is a free block font from this Moscow bunch […]

Volta

Posted by Matt on Sep 4, 2015 in Lager, Serif, Weisse | No Comments

A Turn for the Better In Italian, the word volta means “turn”. A Google search led me to the Poetry Foundation who state, “In a sonnet, the volta is the turn of thought or argument.” Hmm, a turn… yes definitely a turn. Because if you asked me if I liked German beer about 2 years […]