“Who doesn’t want to make beer? I’m a casual beer drinker and it still seems like such a fun process–and the resulting product is pretty great, too! We recently got a New Year surprise courtesy of One Long House‘s Alan Stuart, recent LAIY cover boy. You usually get a card or a little handmade something in the mail but Alan and OLH sent a flossy looking beer they made. It’s super handsome: we had to ask Alan about all the details.

The beer is a Belgian ale made in Los Angeles and brewed by Bob Kunz. The bottle is super rad with a gold description screenprinted right onto the bottle, thanks to Ceramic Decorating Co. It isn’t precious nor is it casual in its look which lands the bottle design as a perfect high/low mix. As you assumed, the design work was totally an OLH inside job. Below are a few process shots Alan passed along to us.”