Greenpoint Beer Archives - Thirsty Bastards

October 3, 2022

Honey Beers and a Few to Braggot About!

Alvarium Beer Company, Bayou Teche Brewing, Belching Beaver Brewery, braggot, Greenpoint Beer, honey, Icarus Brewing, Indeed Brewing, Jester King Brewery, mead, New Belgium Brewing, Off Color Brewing, Revolution Brewing, Three Floyds Brewing 0

Honey beer is no new phenomenon. This drink, historically classified as braggot, is believed to have been around since the 12th century. Honey has been used in a myriad of beer styles to introduce a new realm of flavor, aroma, and mouthfeel into styles like the India Pale Ale, Kolsch, Blonde Ale, Saison, and more. […]

September 9, 2017

The Tragedy of Blondes – Blonde Ale Labels

Bent Brewstillery, Cascade Lakes Brewing Company, Crosstown Brewing Company, Daughter's Brewing, Drifter Brewing Company, Front Street Brewery, Gig Harbor Brewing, Granite Falls Brewing, Grayton Beer, Great South Bay Brewery, Greenpoint Beer, Left Nut Brewing, Magic Hat Brewing, Mississippi Brewing Company, Mistress Brewing Company, Mother Earth Brew Co, Nightlife Brewing Company, Reel Deel Brewery, Salt Creek Brewery, Salty Nut Brewery, Saranac, Tennessee Brew Works, Three Forks Bakery and Brewing, Tin Cannon Brewing

A lot has been said about sexist beer labels in the last few years. Considering who our president is, expect things to get worse before they get better. What’s genuinely surprising is how creatively bankrupt these labels can be. Simply put, if you think you are being creative by putting a scantily-clad blonde woman on the […]

June 23, 2017

Storm Funeral Ambrosia – The Best Beer Labels of May, 2017

Burial Beer, Cloudwater Brew, Greenpoint Beer, Jester King Brewery, Relic Brewing, Three Floyds Brewing, To Øl, Victory Brewing, Wicked Weed Brewing, Wisconsin Dells Brewing

I’m not sure what YOU were doing during Craft Beer Week, but your favorite breweries (and some you’ve never heard of) were submitting beer labels to the US government for approval. I had some great beers during CBW: Pipeworks Imperial End of Days Pipeworks Over The Line Both 2012 and 2014 Goose Island Bourbon County […]