When told about the beer’s strawberry shortcake flavor basis, Jennifer Leatherby from Raygun says she immediately thought back to the namesake cartoon character from her childhood and put Gary in a hat and a wig. Most recently, Gary found himself dolled up in a Strawberry Shortcake hat to help spread the word about the Strawberry Shortcat, a 5.3% ABV sour dessert ale embellished with cinnamon and white balsamic vinegar. The collection stars Gary the Cat, one of Raygun’s mascots. Apparently, the 7.2% ABV APA “purrs well with food.” Strawberry Shortcat | Backpocket Brewing Company | Coralville, IAīackpocket Brewing claims a whole series of cat-themed beers created in collaboration with Raygun, a Des Moines-based clothing company. Naturally, Kwingston ordered the humans at Pipeworks to conjure up a meow-garita that has agave nectar, lime, orange zest and salt in the mix. According to feline beer lore, Kwingston’s Kitty Cat-ina was invented after the brew cat opened his own cantina and realized he needed a house ale. Pulling rank, Kwingston claims his own signature beer, an American pale ale that comes with an appropriately screwy back story. The cats were adopted, given the names Smoose and Craigory, and added to an in-house beer cat crew presided over by original brewery kitty, Kwingston. When the squad moved to a new facility in 2014, they rescued two kittens who’d managed to become stuck inside a wall. There’s a whole lot of cat action going down behind the walls at Pipeworks Brewing Co. ( READ: 4 Small Breweries Happy to Stay Small) Kwingston’s Kitty Cat-ina | Pipeworks Brewing Co. The cans, which are embellished with stars and psychedelic pizza, also glow in the dark. “I broke into spontaneous song which mostly consisted of ‘Kitty kitty pizza party!’” Realizing he was on the cusp of genius, Bareford swore he’d name his first beer after the refrain. “I was playing with Maxine one day after work at an old job and my wife came home with pizza and beer,” Bareford explains. There’s also the small matter of a pizza party finagling its way into the visuals. Maxine is the 8-year-old white cat on the label, and she’s mirrored by Chet, a black stray scooped up by Bareford and his wife, Jenny, this summer. A 5% ABV dry-hopped pale ale, the dank brew’s artwork features two cats adopted by Barewolf’s co-founder and head brewer, Stevie Bareford. Kitty Kitty Pizza Party is a family affair. Kitty Kitty Pizza Party | Barewolf Brewing | Amesbury, MA In honor of the most excellent synergy between cats and beer culture, here are eight cases of top-notch cat-themed craft beer artwork. These days, cans and bottles are regularly fronted up by illustrations starring beloved rescues, homages to dearly departed brewery cats, and even kitties paired with glow-in-the-dark psychedelic pizzas. Not only are your favorite breweries patrolled by noble beer cats who ward off vermin while protecting the sacred hops, but now the feline form has slinked over into the craft brew artwork scene.
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