Merry Christmas!! My hubs loves beer (as do I). And he especially loves brewing beer (as I do not. Just can't shake the mess or the stink. But, like I said. I love the outcome.) So, what to get a beer brewer that has everything shy of a commercial brewery? A custom tap handle, of course. Luckily, I had the art ready to go. Back a couple years ago my graphic designer friend, Kat, helped me create some beer labels for mine and the hub's first wedding anniversary. (My sappy self stuck with the traditional paper gift.)
There was no way that I was going to pay a buttload to have someone make one, so I scoured ebay to find a used tap handle with a round face, so that I could easily transplant the label. I found so many oval and random shaped handles that I was afraid I wouldn't find what I needed and then I saw it. In all it's perfect round face glory. And only $10! I jumped on it faster than you can say zwickle.
It's a Redhook Brewery Chinook Copper Ale tap handle. (Redhook is our old hometown brewery, which made it even more perfect. Even with the impending defacement.)
Supplies:
Step 1: Tape off anything you don't want painted like the metal connector at the bottom. Spray a light coat to avoid running. Repeat. I ended up spraying 4 coats of the chalkboard paint to each side of the tap handle. (The chalkboard paint allows us to write whatever beer is on tap and change it as the brew changes.)
Supplies #2:
Step 2: Print label, cut out and apply to tap handle. I used mod-podge to adhere it.
Step 3: Remove tape. Attach to keg, drink and Enjoy!
Now all we need is a kegerator. Next project?
What about you guys? What did you get/make for your someone special?
that's so great! super smart about looking on ebay, i would probably not think of that for a tap handle! this would be great in our soon to be halfway finished basement saga.
ReplyDeleteUsed your label to create a render for a cap, check it out http://grabcad.com/library/bottle-cap
ReplyDeleteHi Voodoo, It's flattering that you used our artwork, but under the federal copyright law this piece is not available for publication of any kind, including public display. I would greatly appreciate it if you removed this piece from your rendering. Thank you.
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