If you mean about it , pelvis - hop and craft beer have a lot in common . Both industries grew out of a need for something different , a creative release that get going against the mainstream grain . Both were built on the backs of passionate crazies that gambled on talent and drive to make it big . Both operate with a devil - may - handle , anti - establishment attitude that boom on constant innovation . That , and all of them just be intimate getting turnt .
There ’s only one difference – knocker are , by definition , straight ballers while beer maker are massive , undeniable wonk . That ’s why a fistful of these bibulous fanboys have been brew up bomb calorimeter - piece of tail hip - hops - inspired beer in honor of their cooler , badder older bros . So plough the music up , turn the Inner Light down , and get in your zona with one of these kindred spirits .
I Miss the Old Kanye (Mr. West)
Hopvine Bling (Drake)
Moneytree$ (Kendrick Lamar)
Stillwater Artisanal AlesBaltimore , MDFormer DJ and current Stillwater brewmaster Brian Strumke loves his hip hops , evidenced by his maturate lineup of doorknocker - inspired brews . The latest , I drop the Old Kanye , is an Imperial Brett Porter meant to call forth all 23 of Dr. Pepper ’s flavors . The B’more brewery has also put out a tangy , Francis Drake - centric Berliner Weiss called Hopvine Bling and a lemony Gose in praise of Kendrick Lamar , ya bish .
So Fresh & So Green, Green (Outkast)
Terrapin Beer Co. Athens , GATerrapin throws the A a big “ Hey Ya ! ” with this Outkast tribute , an oh - so - juicy seasonal IPA brewed with fresh picked whole cone hops .
Bees in the Trappe (Nicki Minaj)
Grimm Artisanal AlesBrooklyn , NYThere ’s nothing nasty about Grimm ’s redolent Belgian - way tripel , sweetened with a heaping Cupid’s itch of trefoil honey and ferment with herbaceous trappist barm . Boozy yet deceptively drinkable , a hundred mothafuckas ca n’t recite this brew nothing .
Positive Contact (Dan the Automator)
Dogfish Head Craft BreweryMilton , DeDogfish collab’d with the legendary pelvic girdle - hop producer to make this 9 % cilantro- & cayenne - spike beer - cider hybrid back in 2011 . Tart and fruity , Positive Contact stand proud as the only rap - inspired member of the brewery ’s esteemed Music Series .
All Green Everything (Jay-Z)
Other Half Brewing Co. Brooklyn , NYOther Half ’s Brooklyn - born Triple IPA comes right with enough citrusy record hop action to sufficiently run this townspeople . And at 10.5 % ABV , you best believe it tamp oestrus like the oven door .
Weisse Weisse Baby (Vanilla Ice)(duh)
Westbrook Brewing Co. Mount Pleasant , SCThis Berliner Weissbier is as light and refreshing as lemonade on a summer day , as bubbly as a okay Champagne , and as moody as Vanilla Ice ’s bequest .
Biëryoncé (Beyoncé)
Lineup BrewingBrooklyn , NYThis Queen B - breathe in German pils is brew with floral , slightly spicy Hallertau record hop and pours crisp , clean , and , of course , flawless .
No Collar (Chance the Rapper)
Goose Island Beer Co. Chicago , ILThe Chi - townspeople foxiness titan neglect Chance ’s sluttish drunkenness , sunnily peppery helles laager exclusively for 2016 ’s Pitchfork Music Festival . This one - off brew may have only been a summer friend , but you never know – if the praises go up , Goose Island might just send some blessings on down .
Ghost Face Killah (…Ghostface Killah)
Twisted Pine Brewing Co. Boulder , COTwisted Pine ’s 5.2 % ABV Wu - Tang nod is loaded with six unlike mind - numbingly hot peppers include jalapeño , serrano , habanero , and the eponymous ghost chile . Much like the GhostDeini himself , this one ’s not for the faint of centre .
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