I don't really collect beer cans (nor do I drink), but I thought this Vamp'Beer (rhymes with Vampyr) from Germany would make a nice addition to the Karswell Kollection. It's not too terribly old, early 2000's I believe, and the can itself is made of an oddly thin aluminum. The artwork is attractive enough to warrant a post all on its own of course, (plus those Halloween colors *chef's smooch!), with the red tips at the ends of her wildly blowing blonde hair being a really nice, artistic design touch (I predict Brian will say something about her Bill Ward-esque heels.) I just wish someone at the beer factory could've been bothered to glue the label onto the dang can a little better-- arghh! Oddly enough, there isn't a whole lotta info about Vamp'Beer online, although I did find a post about a Werewolf Beer HERE. I'd also like to add: be extra careful if you attempt to handle BOTH monster beers at midnight...
5 comments:
Better ensure that the beer isn't cursed blood and drinking it doesn't turn you into Drakarsuwella.
Also, forget the heels, how on earth is her dress staying on without either straps or a back?!? Must be a vampiric superpower!
That would actually be the ONLY reason why I would ever consume beer ::shudders:::
The dress is either glued on or painted on. If you are going to look young forever as the undead you might as well flaunt it.
Is she related to Vampirella or Elvira? The world may never know.
Quickie joke a vampire might like-
When people get mad at me and say "bite me", they get really upset when I do just as they ask. No pleasing some people.
Engel Brewery seems to have been all about the interesting collector packaging and not even slightly into the idea of making decent beer. Quite a strange business for Germany, which is widely known for pretty high standards in both making and drinking beer. And honestly, selling bad product in designer gift cans feels very Roadside America to me. So anyway, it's not surprising that the reviews I see online are universally bad--but now I'll know how to say "undrinkable swill" the next time I'm in central Europe!
The company certainly did produce a number of totally neat decorative cans and bottles. Many have an aeronautical theme. I saw a couple of other gothy examples, but none rise to the quality of your example. According to Untappt, the place closed down in 2001 and the building was demolished ten years later.
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