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Discover/drink the comic that is also a beer
Yeast Hoist #15 by Ron Regé Jr.
Now this is the sort of format innovation I can get behind: Yeast Hoist #15, the latest in cartoonist/musician Ron Regé Jr.‘s long-running (mostly) self-published alternative-comics series, is part comic, part limited-edition bottle of beer.
The aptly named Yeast Hoist #15 includes a 16.9-ounce bottle of St. Sebastiaan Golden Ale from Belgium’s Brouwerij Sterkens. A screenprinted Regé illustration graces the bottle, which comes complete with a minicomic featuring Regé’s usual “inspired by mysticism and alchemy” cosmic comics shenanigans. I’ll drink to that!
Tipplers and/or comics connoisseurs may order the issue/bottle from Bierkraft — provided you’re 21 years old and can sign for the delivery, that is. If you don’t drink, don’t worry: Regé’s entire Yeast Hoist series is slated for publication on Jordan Crane’s webcomics portal What Things Do. Here are issues #1 and #2.
- September 6, 2010 @ 01:00 PM by Sean T. Collins
4 Comments
Bill Reed
September 6, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Now this is my kind of comic.
Róisín
September 6, 2010 at 1:24 pm
What a novel idea
That’ll be added straight to my Christmas list!
Mark Kardwell
September 6, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Why does that bottle have a stopper AND a cap? Make your mind up people, one or the friggin’ other!
As the premier brewer in comics blogging (proof ), I must say it’s a complete swizz that they’ve put all that hard work into the packaging, and then just imported the beer from Belgium. Poor show!
Brian
September 6, 2010 at 5:09 pm
The stopper is so you can retop it after you remove the cap — a lot of bottles of that design have that!
For beer with comic art designs, also check out Tara McPherson’s work on a couple of DogFish Head Brewery’s stuff (Fort and Chateau Jiahu). I always feel bad throwing out the bottle after I’m done on account of the label art!