Back in the day when pubs were pubs, full of lairy hairy men not afraid to quaff ten pints and chase them with a Belgian Tripel and a Jamesons I sold many, many bottles of Duvel. Its not a personal favourite of mine but there's no doubt in the outstanding provenance of the Moortgat brewery. Maybe not so well known here in the UK is their penchant for design. Simply put Duvel do more than brew beer, they've created an impressive collection of unique glassware.
This year Duvel collaborated with the very talented Dutch tattoo artist Morrison Schiffmacher to create one of the most stunning art glasses I've ever seen. And speaking of provenance Morrison has a decently rich heritage herself.
Her father Hendrikus Johannes Everhardus "Henk" Schiffmacher, also known as Hanky Panky, is himself a tattoo artist. He is considered an expert within the field having curated exhibitions, written books, and presented television shows on the subject. Schiffmacher has claimed members of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Pearl Jam, as well as Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Motorhead front-man Lemmy, to be among his clients. RHCP front-man Anthony Kiedis once described Schiffmacher as "an underground philosopher, artist, Hells Angels associate, booze hound, drug hound, girl hound, an absolute rapscallion of Dutch proportions!" So designing a beer glass seems pretty tame after that. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henk_SchiffmacherIf you're interested in reading more about Duvel click here. If you want more info on Morrison's work click here.
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