Beer and Music, awesome design themes!

So recently I was able to attend my first “Stogies and Stouts” at the Dunedin Brewery.  This Stout happy beer night featured 20 something stouts from Tampa and abroad.  Not only were the beers delicious (my fave was the cookies n cream stout)  but Ben Prestage, the one-man-folk band, was amazing entertainment.  I was inspired to do a two part beer/music blog series featuring designs based around that yeasty bubbly and instrumental functionality.

Part One:  Beerspirations

The Craft Beer industry is truly centered on ingenuity and creativity.  From home brewers to established craft breweries, like the Dunedin Brewery, beer brewers have an innate curiosity to explore hops on that search to push craft beer to the next level of taste. Style is an important part in setting a beer or brewery apart from the other crafty beer crafters. From the industrial equipment, to tap handles, to beer labels, beer lovers can draw inspiration for their personal spaces from all aspects of the brew process.

 

Dunedin Brewery

http://forum.thinkhumanism.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4403



Stouts and Stogies Night!!

 

The Dunedin Brewery in particular, is a hub for beer style.  They feature brews like Apricot Peach Ale and Bière de Café, all produced on premise in their highly visible brew vats and industrial brewing system.  The bar has a truly local vibe, keeping it simple with raw materials and featuring local artists.  Brews and descriptions are written up on a chalk board with a hip bartender at your service.  Dunedin Brewery is a great example of how the relaxed, craft brew look can be successfully done. There are so many ways to bring in this industrial, beer chic look to your space, here are some fun ideas.



http://www.spaciousplanet.com/world/photo/8184/beer-labels.html

 Beer Labels!  With so many local and international craft beers, the artwork brewers use to brand their brews continues to blossom.  From old to new school, these labels can spice up your space.  Make a collage out of your favorite labels, or frame individuals for a modern clean look.  Remember to collect coasters from the pubs you visit for great free momentos for your personal bar.

Beer posters! Along with the usual brand posters, there are some really cool, different poster designs to display your beer love, like this one from Geekologie, love the stache!

http://www.bargainjack.com/KegWorks-deals-V197/Pop-Art-Beer-Pint-Poster-85390

or this Warhol-esque pop art poster.

Don't forget the Vintage!! Metal Vintage Beer signs add style and texture to wall decor..

http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/mfiproducts/blogs/31673

Shop flea markets for cheap signs with lots of vintage character!

Beyound the walls, mount old beer taps for coat hooks, cabinet harware, or as small shevles!

Take your beerspiration a step further, use old beer bottles as lighting or take ideas from the industrial look of a brewery into your home with corrugated aluminum wall panels, chalk board message boards, bottle cap back splash, wood barstools and more.

http://www.besportier.com/archives/bachelor-home-decor-tabby-2-tier-24-beer-bottle-chandelier.html

This crazy beer bottle chandelier is cool, but a little much.  Use the simple lighting technique below to string colored beer bottles in a more stylish form.  All you need are some simple lighting kits (supposedly lol).

http://www.stylehive.com/bookmark/droog-011-12-milk-bottle-chandelier-375849

Cooper's Bar, East Village NY

This stylish, minimalist pub in the East Village knows how to combine steel, wood and concrete for a clean modern brewery look.  Use these material combinations in your home for the same feel.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/love-beer-create-a-bottle-cap-161332

This backsplash is pure cerative, beer genius! Only for the true beer lover, this colorful beer bottlecap backsplash is installed like regular tile and grouted.  Perfect way to functionally display that beer bottlecap collection! combine with a modern concrete or recycled glass contertop and minimalist, industrial faucet to complete this look.

http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/sneak-peek-dave-allen-of-artefact-design-salvage.html

Corrugated Aluminum is a grossly underated material. Add sheets over any wall for instant textural intrigue with an industrial edge.


http://www.alspics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Industrial-Home-Design-Ideas-2.jpg

This modern take screams brewski to me, with the sleek picnic table and locker storage, all this room needs is a microbrew system in the back!

http://inhabitat.com/eclectic-wooden-stools-made-from-recycled-timber/

I actually saw a version of these bar stools made on the DIY network.  The reclaimed wood and simple shape give a rustic modern vibe to these stools, perfect for your sophisticated home bar.

Love these retro keg barrell chairs! So funky!

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/rustic-modern-inspiration-wood-paneling-at-home-166961?image_id=3267916

 Last but not least, take the salvaged panel wood wall a step further.  Add some vintage painted pieces to brighten it up.  Perfect for any decor, but especially a hip bar or lounge area in your home.  Even cover an existing bar with cool wood panels. A perfect conversation piece to sip beers over!

So there are some easy, and a little more involved, ways to incorporate the awesome aspects of brewry chic into your spaces.  Hope this inspires you to look at craft beer and breweries in a more stylish respect...and remember to support your local brewers!!!