Comments on: Tap handle designs – feedback requested!

By: A field trip to JailHouse Brewing in Hampton, GA | Monday Night Brewing | Bringing great craft beer to Atlanta, Georgia

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:58:44 +0000

[...] those sweet tap handles! I was glad to hear they were done by the same guys we’re using for our tap handles, Tap Handles [...]

By: John Brooke - The Weekly Cigar

John Brooke - The Weekly Cigar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:06:21 +0000

Digging the look of the handles. Maybe a flashier color on the blue one… Lime green maybe?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:02:29 +0000

Laura, great thought. I actually had to do some research looking at other tap handles and it looks like the way we’ve oriented our text is pretty standard in tap handles. So while our tap handles would look out of place on a book shelf, they should be easy to read amidst other tap handles.

By: Carter

Carter — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:24:39 +0000

To fix possible contrast issues on the blue one, you could try the the text in white instead of black.

Also, I think having “Weekends are Overrated” on the side would actually be good in situations where the handles have been rotated to the skinny side. It will arise curiosity from bar patrons along the lines of “what is that beer telling me weekends are overrated…”. Conversation starter. Boom. Intrigue.

Definitely want to keep logo at the bottom. Lots of times that’s the only part of the handle most people can see.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:50:37 +0000

These are really neat. Iconic. To me, the “Scotch Ale” and “India Pale Ale” look upside down, though — the lettering on a book spine, which for me is the most common lettering that I have to read “sideways,” is oriented in the reverse direction (like “Weekends Are Overrated”).

By: Drafty Kilt 6-pack carrier mockup | Monday Night Brewery | Bringing great craft beer to Atlanta, Georgia

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:56:29 +0000

[...] been working on our 6-pack carrier, in addition to the tap handles. While we have made a couple minor changes since mocking it up, this is essentially where we stand. [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:34:46 +0000

I like the designs. The striped tie definitely gives consitency for the brand – and is a great trademark to attach to a beer label (so that nobody else could use a similar shape to designate a beer – marketing OR tap handles). The MNB logo and name is small – but the whole tap’s shape represents the brewery. Think of the famous Nike “swoosh” – nowhere does it have the brand’s name, but everyone knows what it is. (May we hope you get that big and don’t forget the rest of us!)

Between having the brew’s type on there, and schmoozing bartenders to talk up your brews (I for one always ask the ‘tender what’s new on tap) – I think the smaller logo will work fine.

Next work on some MNB pint glasses – which will get much more notice when someone’s walking around/sitting at a bar, and they want to know what you’re drinking…