Real Beer for the Holidays » Wearables

Beer socks: Hop the Hops?

Real Beer — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:29:20 +0000

Beer Socks

We’re not totally sure what the motto at BeerSocks.net means — “Don’t just walk the walk, hop the hops” — but the socks are definitely for showing off. Perhaps the story behind the the little company is true:

“We are a close group of friends that are always on the hunt for fun activities to showcase our amazing and expansive ideas in costuming. In October of 2011, we donned our snazziest lederhosen with our bright orange Beer Socks and headed out to Washington state’s best ‘fest: the Leavenworth Oktoberfest,” they explain at their website. When others at the festival kept asking about their socks, and even to have their pictures taken with them, they decided the were on to something.

Vintage Western Hop Shirt

Stan Hieronymus — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:56:45 +0000

A terrific gift can also be found at Great Divide’s Hop Shop, where they have all sorts of logo wear from the Great Divide brewery. But the pièce de résistance is undoubtedly their Vintage Western-style Hop Shirt, made for them by Denver’s iconic Rockmount Ranch Wear.

Using Great Divide’s own custom beerweeds design, Rockmount put in all the special treatments: embroidery on front, back, collar and cuffs, vintage smile pockets, piping, “shotgun” cuffs. 100% Cotton. It’s $60 but well worth it. If you see them up close, they’re very well made and quite strikingly beautiful.

Beer Hoodie

Stan Hieronymus — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:22:51 +0000

Whether you’re camping, fishing or tailgating a beer hoodie will come in handy. Be the center of attention when you show up to a party with one of these on. Keep your beer cold and your hands free! Beer hoodies for when you need a third hand!

They’re $45 each ($48 for XXL) but that price also includes your custom text on the hoodie, available in seven colors and eight different fonts, as shown below.

For example, here’s what an “Oreon” beer hoodie would look like using the SF Collegiate font and green color.

Microscopic Beer Tie

Stan Hieronymus — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:30:10 +0000

Normally, beer ties tend to be novelties, the goofy sort that you couldn’t wear to any serious or even semi-serious function where a suit and tie was called for. These, on the other, are pretty cool. They’ve taken what beer looks like under a microscope, similar to Beer Shots, where you can see photographs of many different beers taken using a special optical microscope camera. Then they’ve taken those and converted them to fabric in many different color schemes. Each one comes with information about how it was done and which beer it is, not to mention proceeds go to the university who made these, a worthy cause. Art and beer. It almost makes me want to wear a tie.

Beer and Cocktails. Tie one on. The startling clarity of your favorite cocktails and beer, as visualized through the microscope, is revealed in the breathtaking patterns and unique designs found in the Molecular Expressions Cocktail Collection limited edition neckties.

Combining the elements of art, science, and fashion, the original creator of the Molecular Expressions designer neckties, Stonehenge, Ltd., has produced collections that have presented consumers with beautiful designs from nature, while educating them about compelling subjects such as vitamins and Moon Rocks. The Cocktail Collection provides an education on drinking and driving while simultaneously enabling the conscientious consumer to “tie one on” safely before driving. Cocktail Collection neckties are made in the USA with 100 percent silk. In addition, all of the proceeds from necktie sales benefit scientific research and education at The Florida State University.

From Beer Tie Collection #1, this design comes in twelve different color combinations.

From Beer Tie Collection #2, this design comes in six different color combinations.

From Beer Tie Collection #3, this design comes in seven different color combinations.

Each necktie in the beer collections is available separately and is accompanied by an educational brochure describing the history of these award winning neckties and details about how the images are made in the microscope. The beer Cocktail Collection neckties are priced at only $18.00 plus shipping (and 7.5 percent sales tax for Florida residents).

What’s on your holiday shopping list?

Stan Hieronymus — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:12:34 +0000

OK, truth be told, the Real Beer crew won’t be hitching up the sleigh and delivering beer, brewing equipment, beer-flavored toothpaste or whatever else you might be wishing for.

But we are always on the lookout for gadgets, goodies and often fermentables that we might add to our own list.

Care to help?