tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27618093254341376392024-03-06T02:29:28.912-06:00BottleMarkThe art of custom bottle caps and labels. HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-83608799597079723832015-07-22T15:25:00.000-05:002015-07-22T15:25:33.676-05:00Red Hot Summer Sale<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Respect is cheap this summer!</td></tr>
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Just in time for the scorching days of summer, our custom-printed red
oxygen-absorbing caps are on sale for $0.14 each. Whether you're
planning a Red Ale or stocking up on Nuka Cola, <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/customize/caps">get designing today: this sale ends September 1. </a><br />
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Give your brew the full celebrity treatment with <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/customize/labels">custom beer labels</a> to match your
new red caps. BottleMark is the only company that sells custom labels in
sets of 6, so you don't have to bring a mystery 6-pack to your next
BBQ. They'll even stay on and stay bold in a cooler! Discover more neat
features on our <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/info/aboutlabels" style="color: mediumblue; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;">"about our labels" page</a>.<br />
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<strong>PRO TIP:</strong>
Get the most out of your red caps by giving your design a transparent
background for a seamless look. Be sure to save your design as a PNG! No
idea how to make a transparency? <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/info/design#transparency" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;">Read about it here</a>, or talk to our Service Guru at <a href="mailto:info@bottlemark.com">info@bottlemark.com</a> </span></div>
HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-71150157758647416752015-06-22T10:37:00.000-05:002015-06-22T10:37:33.202-05:00BottleMark Goes to PressBottleMark turns 4 today! To celebrate, we've got a new offering to bring you more of the custom caps and labels you love.<br />
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Stay in the know with the BottleMark Newsletter, featuring exclusive sales, new products, and design inspiration. I'm serial, guys! Special sale codes...only for newsletter members...in your inbox...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, fine, it doesn't look like this.</td></tr>
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Right now we're running an exclusive offer: <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/info/newsletter">sign-up</a> in our birthday month of June and receive 10% off your next order. You know you've got something brewing. So make it great!<br />
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And don't worry: we hate spam, spam, eggs and spam as much as the next guy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love you, Eric Idle</td></tr>
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We'll only contact you if it's something truly worth toasting. <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/info/newsletter">JOIN HERE.</a>HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-90609131840982038972015-05-04T11:53:00.000-05:002015-05-04T11:53:37.622-05:00Super-powered LabelsCustom bottle caps are great for keeping your beers straight, but you can only fit so much on a 1-inch circle. A true brewer needs a larger canvas, and so we are proud to bring you...<br />
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LABELS!<br />
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But these aren't just any labels. They're super-powered <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/info/aboutlabels">HOMEBREWER labels! </a><br />
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Super powers include... <br />
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<li>Easy on and easy off—guaranteed! A crooked application is easy to
correct, and when it's time to reuse your bottles, there's no tearing or sticky adhesive left behind.</li>
<li>Waterproof! Go ahead. Put them in your cooler. </li>
<li>Sized at 4-inch x 3.25-inch, our labels work in landscape or portrait orientation.</li>
<li>Rich, full-color graphics for the true professional look. </li>
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And perhaps the greatest super-power of all...<ul>
<li>A minimum order starts at just 6 labels--perfect for a 6-pack! Order just what you need, and don't waste your money on what you don't. </li>
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We've got our<a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/customize"> easy-upload tool</a> working for labels and caps. And just like our caps, BottleMark is selling labels at a low, low price: $0.60 per label for edge-to-edge full-color graphics. With our many cap colors to choose from, you can now enjoy a fully customized bottle from BottleMark. <br />
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You don't go out to play naked. Why should your beers? Give your brew the respect it deserves with <a href="https://www.bottlemark.com/">BottleMark Labels</a>. HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-43372788794621018282014-07-07T12:24:00.003-05:002014-07-07T12:27:21.915-05:00Paul & Michele's Wedding CapsHere at BottleMark, we're proud to make your beer stand-out, but it's not every day we get credit for a an epic reception.<br />
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It all started with these caps...<br />
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I love the classic "single-logo" look on bottle caps, and with the white fill and black stroke, the graphic pops on a wide range of colors. Designers, take note!<br />
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Here's the story in the groom's own words...<br />
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<i>"BottleMark is incredible. I mean, I know it’s just custom
bottle caps, but for me they were the difference between a ho-hum, amateurish
wedding and the awesome, everyone-gets-wasted wedding that I had. </i></div>
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<i>Here’s why. I’ve been a homebrewer since 2007, which gave me
the chutzpah to convince my then-fiancée to let me brew all the beer for the
wedding. I wound up brewing nine 5-gallon batches, four of which I
bottled. Those were the strongest beers, all over 8% ABV, and they were to be
aged for several months prior to the wedding. </i></div>
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<i>I know a lot of people like to label homemade wedding beers,
and that’s well and good for them, but if you’ve ever done it before, you know
it’s a pain in the butt. And that’s just if you’ve done it for a single batch
of 48 bottles. Imagine doing that four times over. So I sought an elegant,
easier solution. And that’s where BottleMark came in. </i></div>
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<i>My little brother drew the symbol for the wedding, and we
did our best to plaster it on everything we could. Aside from just being
pretty, it was the perfect foreground image to put on the bottle caps. Each
background color represented a different kind of beer, so all I needed to do
was tell the bartenders which color was which beer and voila – the bottles have
been labeled. </i><br />
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<i>I loved using BottleMark’s site. The cap creator was simple
and easy to use, and it allowed me to perfectly align the symbol so that when I
crimped the caps down it would look exactly like it’s supposed to. When the
order arrived a couple weeks later, I was very impressed at the lines, bold
colors, and overall professional look. </i></div>
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<i>So were all the guests. A lot of people wound up taking used
caps home with them as keepsakes, and my partner and I have decorated our house
and leftover wedding paraphernalia with some of the unused ones. They truly are
that pretty. I’m planning on brewing some beer for my five year anniversary,
likely aging that one as well. The style and timing is still up in the air, but
the place I’m getting my custom bottle caps from isn’t."</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflowers, skulls, gears, and bottle caps? I think I like these two.</td></tr>
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Thanks, Paul and Michele! We wish you a marriage just as epic as your wedding!<br />
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HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-56253047369958309912014-06-23T15:37:00.000-05:002014-06-23T15:37:35.320-05:00Three-Year DealWhile our blog may be a little stagnant, BottleMark is far from it! We've been hard at work, wearing <i>ALL THE HATS</i>, bringing you the very best custom bottle caps technology can offer. <br />
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And BottleMark just turned 3!<br />
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To celebrate, we're offering you a sneak peak into our near future: something very special, very sexy, and done the BottleMark way.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bottlemark?ref_type=bookmark">Like us on Facebook </a>for an exclusive "beta label deal" available only to our Facebook fans. HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-54533230714957446672013-08-29T15:58:00.000-05:002013-08-29T15:58:55.738-05:00The New BottleMarkHere at BottleMark, we pride ourselves at staying on the cutting edge of
digital print technology. Today we're rolling out the red
carpet on our biggest advancement yet. Brewers? Meet your new custom
cap.<br />
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I dare say these new caps will make more than my lab happy!<b> </b><br />
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<b>Quality: Lookin' Good</b></div>
Hello, handsome! Tinier dots and smoother color gradations result in
more vivid graphics and photos. Colors stay consistent, whether printed
on white, colored, or even metallic caps.
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<b>Durability: Lookin' Strong</b></div>
Our new Hulk-like ink produces stronger, more durable images. We won't
ship your caps in tightly wrapped stacks anymore because now any damage
due to shipping is minor and rare. Go ahead: make key chains out of 'em!
Crafters and microbrewers: these caps are for you.
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<b>Variety: Lookin' Unique</b></div>
Hello, choices! You asked for it, and we've delivered. Now you can get
high-quality custom printing on a wide range of bottle cap colors:
silver, gold, black, red, yellow, green, blue, and our standard white.
Brewing a special beer? We're offering custom printing on gold
oxygen-barrier caps too!
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<b>Delivery: Lookin' Speedy</b></div>
Hate the wait? Our old technology couldn't keep up with demand, but our
new and improved system puts the Speedy in Speedy Gonzalez. Expect
faster turn-around and delivery, because, well... we know you like to
procrastinate. (As always, the front page will notify you of production
times.)<br />
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But some things never change. You can still count on BottleMark's
trademark features: easy online customization, seriously low prices,
enthusiastic customer service, and high-quality, industry-standard
bottle caps for brewing and crafting.<br />
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So get your bottles ready! We just launched a shiny new-website to match our shiny-new caps. Check out the <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/customize">new custom upload tool</a> now, and get designing! HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-11020187919554875432013-08-16T12:35:00.001-05:002013-08-16T12:35:29.245-05:00New MagnetsI love magnets. I'm fascinated—attracted by them, if you will! Since we launched BottleMark, I've been indulging my magnet fetish by keeping a complete brew-history on my fridge with my past caps. Now my collection just got better!<br />
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We've custom-ordered <i>perfect </i>bottle cap magnets. These are not available in stores! They are thicker than our old style; at a quarter-inch thick, that's just thick enough to hover a raw or used bottle cap right above the fridge surface. Best of all, you can order them in two different diameters: <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/crafting/supplies/magnets">the classic 0.75" width...</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/crafting/supplies/largemagnets"> Or the hefty, full-size 1" width...</a><br />
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...for a truly substantial souvenir!<br />
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<a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/crafting/supplies">Now available</a> in our crafting supplies shop for $0.24 (0.75") and $0.40 (1") each. Order one with your caps today and start your own custom collection!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-8739495443077911402013-07-01T00:00:00.000-05:002013-07-01T00:07:42.024-05:00One-Day Sale and Homebrewing Freedom As of midnight this morning, Mississippi's bill to allow homebrewing became law. With this final step, everyone in the United States of America can now brew beer at home without fear of the beer cops. WOOHOO!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Excuse me sir, I'm gonna need you to drop the hops." </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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No joke. This was totally legally feasible in our country until today. <br />
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Wait...what? I bet most of you find this fact surprising. You thought your country was the land of the free. Well, not so much! Following Prohibition--our favorite WTF event in American history--the federal government had some new laws to write. In 1933, it technically allowed brewing at home IF AND ONLY IF the homebrewer paid alcohol's excise taxes as well as a penal bond like any other brewer. Yet wine making at home wasn't subject to any taxes. Which is ridiculous. It took 46 more years for us to realize this was ridiculous, when Jimmy Carter finally made brewing beer in small quantities for personal consumption free from taxes by 1979. Coincidence that the 1980s were the start of the Great American Beer Revolution? I think not.<br />
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But the federal homebrewing law still left room for the states to decide. Not everyone jumped on the bandwagon. But through lots of grass-roots efforts and awesome organizations like Alabama's <a href="http://www.alahomebrewing.org/">Right to Brew</a>, people nation-wide have slowly yet surely convinced their legislatures to legalize this great American tradition (yep: GW and TJ homebrewed, as did almost every colonial wife). Oklahoma took until 2010 to convince, and up until this year, Alabama and Mississippi remained the final bastions of the 1930s. NO MORE!<br />
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Mississippi passed its bill on March 18 to go into effect today, and Alabama's governor signed his state's bill on May 9, 2013. Today's the end of an era (a stupid era). And it's the birth of a new one! We're a new nation, conceived in responsible consumption and dedicated to the proposition that all beers are not created equal. Americans everywhere are standing up and demanding good-tasting, well-crafted beer.<br />
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But the fight's not over, my friends, not by far. Some states make it illegal to consume your homebrew away from your home (I really have no idea what justifies this), thus making homebrew clubs and competitions criminal. And then there's South Carolina, which says you're illegal if you're brewing beer over 5%. And don't even get me started on alcohol laws in general! I fondly remember the 9 pm lock-down on beer at Wisconsin grocery stores. And why is it that I always need to go to the liquor store on Sunday? And then there was the time I was in Oklahoma, and all the grocery-store beer was "beer water" reduced to 4%: what the--?<br />
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The beer cops are still out there. <br />
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Find out about your state's homebrewing laws <a href="http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/government-affairs/statutes">here</a>, and consider becoming an advocate for sane alcohol laws in your state. Seriously. Advocacy works! Texas recently had a major triumph for small brewers (who can now sell their beers on site, can you imagine?), thanks to craft beer drinkers like you coming together in groups like <a href="http://openthetaps.org/">Open the Taps</a>.<br />
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Tomorrow's another fight, but today, let's celebrate this moment. It's your moment, the homebrewer's moment, so we're giving you 10% off all orders of 50 custom caps or more ALL DAY TODAY until 12 am Pacific Time. Order one cap for each legal state, and celebrate!<br />
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Why? Because nothing's more American than a sale, of course! WAY TO GO, HOMEBREWERS OF AMERICA! (And our international friends? You can join the party, too.)<br />
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<b>10% OFF 50+ CUSTOM CAPS</b> <b>TODAY ONLY</b><br />
<b>COUPON CODE: homeofthebrew</b>HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-20581280707788589632013-06-26T15:30:00.003-05:002013-06-26T15:30:53.069-05:00Freedom! (And a Sale): Coming July 1stGet excited. Monday, July 1, 2013 will be a truly historic day in the United States. After way too many years of prohibition-esque inanity, all fifty states (yes, even you, Mississippi!) will have explicit laws on the books permitting homebrewing. Brewer activists in Alabama and Mississippi have been hard at work for years to de-demonize a hobby many in their states were pursuing anyway despite the illegal status. This legislative session, they finally met with success in both states.<br />
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To celebrate this watershed moment for our favorite avocation, BottleMark will have a <b>One-Day Celebration Sale: 10% off orders of 50 custom caps or more on July 1</b>. That's one cap in honor of each state! For we are about to become the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brew. <br />
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Check back first thing on July 1 for the special coupon code.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I may disagree with your beer, but I will defend to the death your right to brew it.</td></tr>
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HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-46725299190084915632013-06-22T11:42:00.000-05:002013-06-22T11:44:14.243-05:002 Years and GrowingBottleMark officially turns two today!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we're (ahem) pretty excited about it.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We're very busy printing caps and destroying cakes today, but we wanted to take the time out to invite you to celebrate with us. So we'll let you in on a little secret...<br />
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HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-36300203188094950402013-06-06T13:26:00.000-05:002013-06-06T13:26:58.648-05:00Adam and Jodi's Save the DatesWhile we hope not to get a lot of repeat business from them, brides and grooms love our custom bottle caps. For the wedding of Adam and Jodi at the <a href="http://jesterkingbrewery.com/">Jester King Brewery</a> (located in the nonpareil Texas Hill Country), nothing suited better than a bottle cap logo, and some bottle caps to go with it!<br />
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Here's their save-the-date magnet bottle caps alongside their invitation.<br />
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And here's the happy couple!<br />
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Check out all of Adam and Jodi's gorgeous wedding porn in Jodi's "Tasty Touring" blog post here:<br />
<a href="http://tastytouring.com/2013/06/texas-hill-country-wedding/">Tasty Touring: Our Texas Hill Country Wedding</a><br />
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You don't want to miss the sandwich collage. Trust me. HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-15991977345609208362013-05-28T12:01:00.001-05:002013-05-28T12:01:05.937-05:00Blemished White CapsWe don't custom print on ugly caps, so over the last two years we've collected quite a number of rejects. Now we're passing their unique look and top-notch bottling qualities on to you!<br />
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If you're looking for a good deal and a perfect seal, these caps are for you. <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/plain-caps/blemishedwhite">Available here</a> (while supplies last!) for $0.01 each. HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-46743504667392839752013-05-21T10:00:00.000-05:002013-05-21T10:19:28.147-05:00Sharon's 60th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You'd be surprised how many babies we print on bottle caps. It's becoming a thing. I'd bet lots
of proud, new-crowned Dads are celebrating in the best way they know
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But this baby here? She's not so new. <br />
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Like many saavy wives, Rhonda gifted her hubby Mike a beginner's homebrew set last Christmas. But unlike many wives, Rhonda loved homebrewing even more than her husband! After working together on a Winter Warmer Cherry Ale in January, they've now fallen into their respective positions of Brewer and Official Taster. She says, "I was hooked." And I'm sure Mike's not getting off with a bad deal either. <br />
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While discussing her new hobby with her long-time brewing brother-in-law, his wife Sharon piped up in enthusiastic ecstasy for the <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/137/7558">Seadog Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter</a> brewed in Maine, which (like all the good craft brews) isn't widely available. Sharon's 60th birthday was coming up, and as Rhonda reports, "Now I had my mission, and it would not be impossible!!!"<br />
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With some awesome help from <a href="http://www.annapolishomebrew.com/">Annapolis Home Brew</a> Gurus, Rhonda customized a standard porter recipe for hazelnuts. Being no ordinary beer and no ordinary birthday, it needed to be dressed to the nines.<br />
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Cue labels, carriers, and caps, of course!<br />
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Rhonda did some research with her mother-in-law and decided to order cute 5 month-old Sharon on a bottle cap. What better tribute on a birthday? And here's surprised Sharon:<br />
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Needless to say, this homebrew was a hit. Why not cellar some, Sharon, for your 70th? (Say that three times fast). Happy belated birthday from BottleMark!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-35169626095078554102013-05-03T10:00:00.000-05:002013-05-04T09:55:06.937-05:00Bullard's Brew-giftEvery job comes with its perks: maybe it's a company car, cheap pitchers, or unsupervised reddit time. But here at BottleMark, the big company perk is our customers. Brewers are just the nicest people out there.<br />
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We recently made a homebrewer so happy, he insisted he share the love. So we got two of our custom caps back, but with the brews attached!<br />
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Josh Bullard reports, "I get inspiration for my beers from experiences, crazy ideas, friends/people I meet, music, art...weather patterns." I lol'd. I'd like to see a whole brewery be weather patterned-themed. <br />
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For the first beer, Josh was dreaming of a heavy-hitting wheat when the song "Bombshell" by Operation Ivy played, and so this Imperial Wheat was born. He completed it with a punk-rock anarchy cap. <br />
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The second is a special brew made for Josh's friend Natalie. She's fond of honey beers but not so much of hoppy beers, and so with the help of some local honey, Josh created a nicely balanced Honey Pale Ale. Natalie got pride of place on the cap and christened it Bumble Brew. <br />
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And for the first time I can actually report back that "nicely balanced" isn't just Josh's claim: it's mine, too! We hoarded the gifts for a special occasion at the Cooper household...what better night than chicken fajita night! Here I am hamming it up with the Bumble Brew Honey Pale Ale.<br />
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This beer had a forward honey-induced sweetness that the hops at the end kept from turning too sweet. And here's Cameron with some delicious fajitas and She's A Bombshell Imperial Wheat.<br />
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The Imperial Wheat had a lovely nutty taste, wasn't super-wheaty, and was super-drinkable for 8% ABV. <br />
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And here's the brewer!<br />
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While BottleMark can't exactly accept payment in beer, we're certainly open to company donations. Thanks, Josh, for some great homebrew! What's next? A Cumulus Cloud Cream Ale, perhaps?HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-39277004649534744142013-03-14T10:31:00.000-05:002013-03-14T10:33:02.865-05:00Bottle caps and BardolatryFor those of you who know me in the real world, you know I've got one of the quirkiest combinations of passions. It's time to confess to you all: I make custom bottle caps for a living, and I do Shakespeare. Wait, what?<br />
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Forsooth, I speak the truth! In fact, Shakespeare got me into bottle caps: I met Cameron through Rice University's Baker Shakespeare program, and he even proposed dressed as Prospero at the end of a <i>Tempest</i> rehearsal with a Shakespearean line he said on stage to me two years before ("Will you have me, lady?"). Thankfully Shakespeare left me free to give my own answer that time. When you have the Bard to thank for both your living and your love, you call it Bardolatry.<br />
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For the last ten weeks, I've been hard at work every evening directing <i>The Merchant of Venice</i>, Shakespeare's most controversial play, for Baker Shakespeare at Rice University. At this Saturday night's cast party, we're popping the top on these bad boys.<br />
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So if you're in Houston, TX this weekend, consider catching our last three performances of <i>The Merchant of Venice</i>!<br />
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In this most problematic of Shakespeare's comedies, Shylock the Jew seeks a pound of flesh from Antonio the Christian while three couples fall in (and out of) love. All that glisters is not gold in this equal parts funny and frightening production, set in all the opulence and prejudice of Renaissance Venice.<br />
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Remaining Performances: This weekend only!<br />
March 14, 15, 16 @ 8pm<br />
Baker Residential College, Rice University<br />
6320 Main Street<br />
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Tickets:<br />
$5 Students<br />
$7 Alums/Faculty/Staff<br />
$10 Public<br />
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Show info with maps and parking: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bakershake.org/">http://www.bakershake.org</a><br />
Rice Thresher <a href="http://www.ricethresher.org/strong-acting-makes-merchant-of-venice-a-success-1.3007315">Review</a> <br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/q0OtAAp0Kyo">Meme</a>HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-609091719531216972013-02-28T11:52:00.003-06:002013-02-28T11:52:42.935-06:00Kickstarter: LA Ale WorksYou know the dream: good homebrew grows up into a great brewery. One of our favorite customers, LA Ale Works, is enjoying those fabulous growing pains right now. Help turn them into a brewery!<br />
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Want better beer in LA? Go donate to their kickstarter NOW! Pledges start at only $1. <br />
<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laaw/los-angeles-ale-works-0?ref=live">LA Ale Works Kickstarter</a><br />
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When you help fund LA Ale Works, they'll send you a certain amount of "vote" tokens, redeemable for awesome things later. These tokens are our very own flattened custom bottle caps with the LA Ale Works logo. Very cool!<br />
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There are lots of other great prizes at different levels, from getting your name engraved on their fermentor to hand-made bottle carriers to naming a special release beer after you. You know you want some of that action. <br />
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If you'd like to enjoy beer like the Buttress of Windsor Coffee Rye Porter or Das Kolsch (a real traditional kolsch) among many of their award-winning other brews, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laaw/los-angeles-ale-works-0?ref=live">support LAAW</a> today!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-90923116305934679612013-02-15T11:13:00.004-06:002013-02-15T11:19:27.332-06:00Bells Brewing CompanyTom thought he might save some money brewing his own beer. After a year of avid homebrewing and making all the necessary equipment purchases, he's got the cost down to a mere $8 a bottle! But money hardly matters when you're sharing good beer brewed with care with friends and family. <br />
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When gifting beers, it's great to add a personal touch to the bottles--not to mention a label so they know what's inside! And thus Bells Brewing is addicted to custom bottle caps. Tom enjoys making connections between his beers and his rural home. Here are some of our favorite designs:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Named after the county<span id="goog_849774305"></span><span id="goog_849774306"></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Named after the county's unfortunate laws</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom added coffee to the secondary, hence the "Joe"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 2-for-1 name: a "hoppy" ESB brewed in the land of cotton growing</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brewed with a touch of honey</td></tr>
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Bells Brewing's latest offering is an Altbier, brewed with a top fermenting yeast and capped with this lovely Oktoberfest lass. (The wife
however is not convinced "top-down" refers to just the yeast!)<br />
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And here's the design in action:<br />
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Unique names, crisp graphics, and a uniform design scheme that unites them all together. A great custom cap line-up from Bells Brewing!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-61186605539064715792012-12-06T16:44:00.001-06:002012-12-06T17:36:57.840-06:00Real gift cards are here!Designing for yourself can be lots of fun, but designing for someone else? Uhh...thanks, but no thanks. Even my husband and I aren't that close. While it may be "the thought that counts," sometimes it's the font that counts.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because nothing says legit brewer like Comic Sans.</td></tr>
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So instead of spending hours over a Ouija board and Photoshop trying to divine their perfect brewing logo, why don't you save some time this holiday season, and give them what they really want: creative freedom!<br />
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Seriously. Nothing's as much fun as coming up with your own brand. That's the joy of BottleMark. While we've had digital gift certificates available for purchase since last year, we've just added a new and even better option for the savvy gift-giver: the REAL gift card.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because nothing says legit gift like plastic.</td></tr>
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Give the gift of custom caps in a tangible, wrappable, stocking-stuffable form. Cards come with a redeemable code, a gift card sleeve, and a LOTR reference on the back. You know you want to see one for yourself! Shipping's a cheap $2 in the USA.<br />
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Get them here: <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/giftcerts">BottleMark Gift Certificates and Gift Cards</a><br />
<br />HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-26397286532464096632012-12-06T11:53:00.000-06:002012-12-06T11:53:33.682-06:00Dec. 7: New Christmas DeadlineHere at BottleMark, we don't like to make promises we can't keep. We calculated our original Christmas deadline assuming a heretofore unprecedented daily order volume. But it seems even that number wasn't high enough. We have grossly underestimated how much you guys want custom bottle caps. <br />
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Our new deadline for Christmas delivery is <b>FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 @ 11:59 PST. </b>That means you've got two more days to place your order! <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/">DO IT NOW</a>!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-50499604920118494412012-12-01T11:31:00.001-06:002012-12-03T12:28:16.212-06:00Christmas GuaranteeWe're very happy to be very busy here at BottleMark. With the holiday season upon us, we're churning out custom caps as quickly as the machines can go. But we're not Amazon. We're not pulling from a warehouse.<br />
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Want to give the gift of custom caps? Order by <b>December 10</b>, and we'll guarantee your caps will arrive before Dec. 25. In other words, <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/">order now</a>!<br />
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Missed the deadline? Consider giving a <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/giftcerts">gift certificate</a> to the homebrewers in your life--it's the gift of custom caps <i>and</i> creative freedom! Because, let's face it: they probably won't like your font choices anyway. <br />
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Check out BottleMark's December shipping details <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/christmas">here</a>. <br />
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Happy holidays to you and yours! Cheers!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-21423816192352106712012-11-16T11:46:00.001-06:002012-11-16T12:00:27.596-06:00The Bottle Cap Bar of Dodge BreweryAfter four and a half years of brewing, Eric Dodge finally has all the badging of the pros. He's put his family crest logo on t-shirts and labels before, but nothing says "official" quite like a bottle cap. <br />
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But wait...it gets even classier. Saddled with an outdated bar in his basement, Eric Dodge decided to jazz it up with bottle caps. He edged it in wine corks, laid out a substantial collection of bottle caps, and covered the top with half-an-inch of clear resin for a solid top surface. <br />
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Dodge's only regret? Not using more custom caps. My only regret? Not having a basement where I can have my own bottle cap bar. </div>
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If you collect or otherwise craft with custom caps, check out our <a href="http://bottlemark.blogspot.com/search/label/bottle%20openers">quarter technique tutorial</a>—by far the best way to remove a bottle cap without damaging it. </div>
HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-30042413154681746452012-11-06T16:36:00.005-06:002012-11-06T16:36:44.084-06:00Design ResourcesCheck out our new and improved <a href="http://www.bottlemark.com/info/design">Design Resources</a> page. We revamped all the material and put everything on one single page. From templates to screencasts, we've got all the information you need to create a fantastic bottle cap, all in one place!<br />
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<br />HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-44400818716107890032012-10-23T11:23:00.001-05:002012-10-29T10:47:08.670-05:00Design Lesson #5: Clip Art and Finishing Touches<div style="text-align: left;">
At long last, the quest for a perfect bottle cap design is over! Check out the final steps of the Tully design in this fifth Inkscape screencast. You'll learn how to use the Open Clip Art Library, how to draw stars, and how to use the dropper tool. <b>Remember to double-check your design at 1" to make sure no element is too small! Seriously!!!</b><br />
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And here's the cap in real life:</div>
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Now if only I could brew and bottle such a beer...HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-27336415831051492902012-10-19T11:28:00.000-05:002012-10-19T11:28:23.753-05:00Bierkast and LA Ale WorksSome folks love beer so much, they can't have just one cool beer project—they need two. Such is the story of Kip Barnes, a founding member of both Bierkast and L.A. Aleworks.<br />
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<a href="http://bierkast.com/">Bierkast</a> began as a group of beer lovers and exploded into a blog of tremendous energy. It's the kind of site that puts 99.9% of bloggers to shame—yours truly not withstanding. While it chiefly spotlights personalities and events in the Los Angeles beer world, Bierkast offers its readers much more than that. It's slick, it's entertaining, it's wide-ranging, it's personal. It's passion on a webpage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here's passion on a cap.</td></tr>
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Now I know you're not doing anything productive on this lovely Friday, so go check out <a href="http://bierkast.com/">Bierkast</a>. But beware the green-eyed monster jealousy: some of the writers went to Oktoberfest.<br />
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Because a kick-ass blog is not enough, Kip needed a kickstart project, too. <a href="http://www.losangelesaleworks.com/">L.A. Aleworks</a> is a handcrafted work-in-progress. Tired of the less-than-thrilling brewing scene in LA, John Rockwell and Kip Barnes decided to take matters into their own hands and start their own brewery. LAAW promises to be a boutique community brewery. They're starting with their award-winning homebrew recipes...<br />
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Gams-Bart Roggenbier (a Bavarian hefeweizen brewed with rye malt instead of wheat malt)<br />
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Dampfmaschine (a California Common, aka Steam beer)<br />
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Lievre Saison<br />
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With a few custom caps, their sample bottles now have both the look and the taste of the pros. <br />
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Expect a Kickstarter campaign soon to support the launch of LA Aleworks. Keep up with LAAW news on Bierkast <a href="http://bierkast.com/category/craft-beer-industry/follow-the-laaw/">here</a>.<br />
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Major props to graphic designer Ken Barnes (father of Kip). You can tell he has mad branding skills. Both the Bierkast and LAAW logos translate phenomenally on bottle caps. Nothing's too small, nothing's too complex, and the strong color contrast makes every element pop. These are the kinds of logos you remember. <br />
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Here's to more ale in the city of angels!HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761809325434137639.post-13482960745734736212012-09-28T10:18:00.001-05:002012-09-28T10:22:41.485-05:00Design Lesson #4: Curved TextEveryone loves curved text on bottle cap designs, and it's one of my favorite tricks for getting both important content and a fun design into a small space. Curving your text gives a label to your beer without overlapping or upstaging a large center graphic. Here's how to do curved text in Inkscape. This is the most complex step yet, but once you've watched the video, you'll be able to do it right every time! Warning: contains a couple of cat puns. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cQl6kBsx8fw?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>HER Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594996379704276120noreply@blogger.com0