While Ron Swanson‘s ‘stache is magnificent in all its Flanders-ishness, a handlebar’s a handlebar. Pretty tough to beat. Proven by this latest Heineken spot:
Is that the ‘stache from the LEGO CL!CK / Brick Thief spots?
But this is not your hipster’s coffee cup …
See the bit of moustache wax under “Las“? That’s the real deal, folks.
WATCH HERE See the rest »
After posting my collection of Hairy Beer Labels or Beerds the fine folks at Red Hook Brewery sent me this killer care package. Just to say thanks for featuring their handlebar moustachioed Big Ballard IPA.— a couple shirts and enough openers to open 100 bottles of the stuff. Nice!
Email me your address and I’ll send one out to ya:
copy [at] fredabercrombie [dot com]
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1st Place Moustache Justin Shurtz could easily hold a bottle of IPA in each curl.
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Yup, that’s a moustache-shaped goatee. He won 1st place in the goatee category. (Pic via Wardinger)
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The Kind Beard
This is Matt “Beards In A Box” Wilson. Yes, he’s holding up a bag of beard. Though absent from Petaluma Whiskerino for the last couple years, he’s been a contestant the previous dozen plus. After every year he shaves his beard and saves it in that Jack Daniel‘s box. This is the real deal, folks.
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Tons more pics below …
What a month. First I run into Ferris Bueller’s “Cameron” Alan Ruck with a big ‘ol Lemmy ‘Stache. Then I got to meet my all-time Moustache Hero this last weekend, former Oakland A‘s pitcher Rollie Fingers. You know in all his career he never used performance-enhancing moustache fiber. Much respect.
Here’s a little backstory on Rollie‘s handlebar See the rest »
Why you shouldn’t mess with beard-enhancing drugs …
[on an iPhone?]
Every year gentlemen far and near seek new ways to gain an edge in the great Petaluma Whiskerino beard and moustache contest. Some even turn to beard “Fibering.” A practice frowned upon by judges for reasons of ethics and risk. Watch what happens when I dabble in this forbidden-follicled art.
Music: Dan Deacon “The Crystal Cat”
Huge thanks to Beau Bouverat at TINBIKE for filming and editing; to my wife Melissa for having a dream about this particular beard; and to Paul Francis for letting me get hairy in his bathroom.
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PETALUMA WHISKERINO & CRAFTERINO
Saturday, October 9th 2010
at the Petaluma Farmers’ Market
info/directions
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LAST YEAR’S WHISKERINO VIDEO: See the rest »
Like an Augmented Reality Moustache, only you don’t have to hold up a pesky AR code. CamStache magically grows a moustache on your upper lip and tracks your face as you stare in wonder. Snap a pic and share your glory with friends on Facebook and Twitter. An iPhone app version will be out soon.
Why’d we do this? All to get people in the mood for Petaluma Whiskerino & Crafterino this Saturday, October 9th. Are you growing to be there? See the rest »
With Petaluma Whiskerino growing closer, and Lagunitas being one of the many homegrown supporters, we’ve got beer and facial hair on the membrane.
To celebrate, here’s a collection of our favorite Craft Beerds—label artwork graced by moustaches and beards.
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What’s changed? For starters, his Reverse Hitler ‘Stache has grown into a Flanders. Also, his de-aged design has given him the strength to hoist the mug of Moretti with noticeable gusto. Either way, glad they stuck with the man on the label. Referred to as, wait for it, “The Man on the Label”, he’s the official symbol of the Birra Moretti brand. A bit of his history via their site:
… In 1942, Birra Moretti had already been a popular drink all over Friuli for over 80 years. One day, Commander Lao Menazzi Moretti saw a pleasant-looking old man with a moustache sitting at a little table in the Boschetti di Tricesimo inn (Udine).
He was just the kind of character Moretti had been looking for to represent the qualities and character of his beer: wholesome, traditional and authentic.
Commander Moretti didn’t let him get away. He went up to him and asked the man if he could photograph him and also asked him what he would like in return. “Cal mi dedi di bevi, mi baste” – answered the man in Friuli dialect, which means “Get me a drink, that’ll do.” [See his photo]
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Up in my top favorite, most-satisfying stouts—among Goose Island‘s Bourbon County Stout, Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, and Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout—is North Coast‘s Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. So rich. So good. So damn hairy.
RECOGNIZE THIS BEARD?
It’s The Homebrew Chef, Sean Paxton, in his Rasputin-y Twitter profile pic.
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That’s Donny Vomit, the man and legend on the Coney Island Human Blockhead label. Read how he got there at Village Voice.
Photo: Laure Leber
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Not sure the date of this long-gone Lagunitas brew, but the label lists their address on Ross Street in Petaluma. So more than five years, at least. See the full label at BeerLabels.com.
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With the spike on his helmet, his ‘stache looks like the fletchings on an arrow. Yes, fletchings are the feathers on the end of an archery arrow. I had to look it up, too. We both learned something today.
Just nabbed a bottle of The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest from Avery in Colorado. Look for a review soon.
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Nice Hasidic Beerd gracing the first ale from He’Brew.
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Clever label. If only both views were hairy. Read about Founders Double at Ferment Nation.
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That’s brewmaster Dan Carey gracing the Unplugged series of ‘brewers choice’ beers from Wisconsin’s New Glarus Brewing Company. Release four times a year. Same ‘stache. Different brew.
Photo courtesy of the awesomely named Motley Brüe.
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How rad is Half Acre? Aside from being in my motherland, Chicago, they ran one of the most badass promos ever for their Ginger Twin beer:
*Anyone with God given red hair will be granted an 8% discount on Ginger Twin purchases.
**Anyone with God given red hair and a Longshoremen’s beard will be granted a 10% discount on Ginger Twin purchases.
***Identical Twins will be granted a 15% discount on Ginger Twin Purchases
****Identical Twins with God given red hair will be granted a 25% discount on Ginger Twin purchases.
*****Identical Twins with God Given red hair and Longshoremen’s beards will be granted a special treat (each) and 50% off additional Ginger Twin purchases.
(via Grub Street)
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Most of their beers feature the Danish brewing duo’s follicled faces somewhere on the label, but the Big Worse mugshot is one of the better treatments. Haven’t tried yet, but if it’s anything like Beer Geek Breakfast, I’ll be happy.
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A mighty beard. A majestic head of hair. One good pair deserves another. De Molen‘s Donder & Bliksem (which means thunder & lightning) comes in two versions: the Dutch version, a Pilsner; the US version, a “Double Dutch Ale”. Go figure.
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Hairless Brits Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox sport Beerstaches on every label of their Morrissey Fox beer.
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This year Redhook introduced this as a nod to one of their first offerings, Ballard Bitter IPA, dating all the way back to ’84 when they were still brewing in an old Ballard neighborhood transmission shop. (Update: Thanks for the lüv, Redhook!)
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Big white beards on Christmas beers aren’t a rare sight. With one exception—a beer that’s only brewed once a year, on December 6th—Samichlaus. The original and Helles versions of share the same bearded Santa Claus graphic (though I have an older version with just a North Star graphic). A Christmas tradition in the Abercrombie häus for sure.
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Sure, beer cans keep beer fresher but bottles let you look fresh. Thanks to BeerStache bottle moustaches.
Look, they even distract from redeye:
Maybe you’ll see these at the Petaluma Whiskerino after-party on a bottle of Lagunitas. Come and find out October 9th.
BeerStaches come in five different colors and can even be custom printed. Would look hot in a Brew Holster Cult bottle holster. Just sayin’.
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