New Hops and Barley Caps

Just added two new, ready-to-order beer series to the BottleMark library of designs. A tribute to the key ingredients of beer: hops and barley!

Hop to it!

The wonderful flavors of barley need love, too!

BottleMark loves printing photographs, and these new caps really show off the awesome photo-quality printing we do every day.

Now I expect some caps will be more popular than others in this series, but it could inspire some really interesting, unexpected brews. Why not make a hopped-up stout?

If you do, you obviously need this cap.

Or my personal favorite, a hop scotch?

Too punny.

See the caps for yourself in our design library: http://www.bottlemark.com/shop/cap-library/design

Mosh and Brew Cycle Crew

Check out this tattoo-worthy design.

Guy in Ohio ordered this logo cap for his gang the Mosh and Brew Cycle Crew. Mosh and Brew builds tall and otherwise bizarre bikes; they ride with pride and also brew good beer (but I don't think at the same time). I suspect there's some heavy metal involved, too, for a truly epic hobby combination. Ride on!

Solid

BottleMark loves brewers, but we also love companies that support brewers, too! And who can deny the awesome that is bottle cap schwag?

You cannot deny it.

Solid, a reputation management company specializing in elegant websites and media campaigns, is helping get some breweries going strong. As a special beer-themed gift, Solid designed these caps, dropped them into resin, attached a magnet, and...

Voilà!

A Solid idea.

The Slug and Satellite

This numbered non sequitur series piqued my attention: was someone cellaring a beer for 10, 15, and 20 years? And...is that a slug??

Yes, that's a slug.

Over in London town, workers at a mobile satellite communications company called Inmarsat enjoy their very own fully-licensed, on-site pub. (The English have impeccable priorities.) Named as a parody of the pub chain "The Slug and Lettuce," the "Slug and Satellite" has served thirsty employees on Fridays 5-9 for many years. In fact, some of the all-volunteer staff have been working the bar for over five years. Manager Richard Locke decided that some recognition of service was in order, and so he ordered some honorific bottle caps. With a hole punch and some safety pins, he turned simple beer closures into "Up"-inspired badges of glory.

A Slug and Satellite Five-Star General

When not at their Friday posts, the Slug and Satellite crew have taken to flaunting their bottle caps on their employee ID badges, garnering plenty of attention for the bar in shiny style. Congrats, hard workers of the Slug and Satellite. We doff our hats to you, your years of dedication, and your worthy cause!

New Caps in Design Library

Here at BottleMark, we've been hard at work expanding our little business (not to mention fulfilling orders), and now the design library reflects our all-new printing process.

Lookin' good, dawg.

White caps. Matte finishes. Colors that pop. All at the same ridiculously low price. Whether you're ordering from the library or creating your own custom masterpiece, check out just how good our bottle caps look: BottleMark Design Library.

We've also added a few new designs...
Our Brew Date design features the beer style, a barley graphic, and plenty of space to date your beer with a sharpie. Great option if you brew a lot!

Because you still like using sharpies on your caps.

New Homer Simpson beer quote cap:

Because it's a classic.

If I had my way, I would spend my whole day adding meme caps to the library. But for now, I limited myself to only one:

Because we're all brewing beer better than Dos XX.

Got a great idea for a library design? You know where to find me.

West 10th Brewing

Homebrewer James from West 10th Brewing recently made some interesting concoctions. He found a tempting recipe on reddit's homebrewing community that joins the IPA styles of Bell's Two Hearted Ale and Stone's Arrogant Bastard. The result?

The hops will betray you.

This one's going on my to-brew list. Try it yourself! Two Hearted Bastard

James also had fun researching and creating his very own Tripel recipe, dubbed "Tripel Barrel." Wicked cap for a clever beer, showing here:

Bang, bang, shoot, shoot.

Find the Tripel Barrel recipe and more homebrewing chronicles on his blog: West 10th Brewing.

North Bay Brewery Tours

James from North Bay Brewery Tours piqued my interest with this cap.

Turns out he and a couple of friends started a business transporting the thirsty to craft breweries in Sonoma County, California. Forget winery tours! Free lunch, lots of draft tastings, and even some homebrew education: a Saturday well spent.

Each day tour visits 3-4 different breweries. A sampling of some of the locales:

Lagunitas Brewing Company

Bear Republic Brewing Company

Broken Drum Brewery

Stumptown Brewery

Third Street Aleworks

The Beverage People (Homebrew Supply)

Fun photos, courtesy Scott Manchester for the Press Democrat.

North Bay's tour bus unloads at Lagunitas

The chalkboard at Lagunitas. Thirsty yet?

This is why you take a bus.

We like the way you roll, North Bay. 

With some magnets, glue, and BottleMark-made custom caps, North Bay Brewery Tours now have awesome (and affordable) "schwag" to hand out to their guests.

If you're visiting northern California, take the tour! http://northbaybrewerytours.com/