The first is simply called Beer, and comes from a shop called Man vs Ink. It walks through the homebrew process, and includes some awesome typography in beer inspired colors.

The second is called Know What You Drink, and comes from a shop called Drywell Art. It includes the most popular variations on Hops, Malts and Yeast, and is “both a highly accurate and informative diagram, as well as a bold and colorful piece of art”.

Both will set you back just $25:

[Etsy - Beer - Know What You Drink]

StudioArdent is an Etsy shop that makes custom boutonnieres out of beer themed ingredients, including hops, wheat and bottle caps.

Since each one is unique, you can custom order what you want, including the design above, which includes a cap from the famous Arrogant Bastard.

[Etsy - StudioArdent]

Forbes.com has assembled a list of the ‘Ten Top American Microbreweries Worth A Visit’, and I’d say it’s a pretty good start for anyone looking to create a beer-related bucket list.

The list is as follows:

• Samuel Adams, Boston
• Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, Milton, Deleware
• Brooklyn Brewery, New York City
• Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, California
• Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon
• Rogue Ales Brewery, Newport, Oregon
• New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Road Dog’s Brewery Tour, Seattle
• Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, Maine
• Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin, Texas

If you’re interested in visiting any of these breweries, the article gives a good description of what makes each one unique and why it’s worth a visit, so I recommend you take a look.

[Forbes - Ten Top American Microbreweries Worth A Visit]

The BrewTruc is a taproom-on-wheels that started life as a yellow school bus, and now roams the streets of San Francisco bringing great beer to the masses.

With 12 custom beers on tap (six taps inside the bus, six taps outside) and the ability to hold up to 93 gallons of beer, the BrewTruc will feature brews from local nano breweries like Poplar Brewing Co., Pine Street Brewery, and Muddy Puddle.

It’s licensed like a limo, so you can enjoy brews on the move, and leather-cushioned walnut benches, hood ornament tap handles and other neat design details ensure you’ll be riding in style.

The BrewTruc can bee booked for private events, and they’ll also be parking next to events like food truck gatherings, charity beer gardens and concerts, so if you’re in the area, be on the lookout for a bus that looks a little more sinister than the one you took to school.

[BrewTruc via Thrillist]

It’s clever, and the beer graded like milk idea isn’t half bad, so check out the below to see the rest of the ‘suggestions’:

On Super Bowl Sunday, GE will air the following commercial, titled ‘Power and Beer’, which attempts to connect their power with the beer making process.

Sure, it’s a stretch of a claim, and it highlights a big beer brand over the smaller craft brews that I’m sure they power as well, but it is interesting to see big brands connect themselves to beer making in a unique way.

In this case, Budweiser Canada decided to surprise an Ontario rec league hockey match with a game they won’t soon forget:

It pulls at the heart strings in all the right ways, and is sure to leave an impression on viewers when it airs this weekend during the Super Bowl.

Well done Bud, well done.

[BeerAdvocate - Extreme Beer Fest]

Dogfish Head’s latest experiment is a beer/wine hybrid called Noble Rot, where 49.5% of the fermentable sugars come from grapes, and 50.5% come from grains.

The wine grapes are sourced form Alexandria Nicole Cellars out of Prosser, Washington, and the first addition to the beer is unfermented juice, known as must, from viognier grapes that have been infected with a benevolent fungus called botrytis. This fungus, or “noble rot”, reduces the water content in the grapes, which magnifies their sweetness and complexity. The second addition is pinot gris must that has been intensified by a process called “dropping fruit,” where large clusters of grapes are clipped off the vine to intensify the quality of the remaining grapes.

On the traditional side of things, Noble Rot is brewed with pils and wheat malts, and fermented with a distinct Belgian yeast strain.

The resulting beer is a saison-esque science project with a spicy white wine body and a dry, tart finish that pushes the bounds of commercially available beer.

Learn more about Noble Rot in the following video:

[Dogfish Head - Noble Rot]

MAKR is a company that specializes in hand-sewn leather goods like bags, wallets and iPhone sleves, but they also make a blank key bottle opener that’s perfect for anyone who prefers minimalism, but still wants a little style.

Made from brass and designed to blend in with the rest of the keys on your key ring, it means you’ll never have to look around for another bottle opener again, since you’ll always have one in your pocket and reedy to go.

[MAKR - Bottle Key]