Coming RIGHT UP, Elysian Brewing Company is releasing the new Jim Woodring Oddland brew: Ginger Berry Brown Ale! This new crispy brew features "a thicket of raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry with a thorny touch of ginger." It joins the past brews like the Peppercorn Saison and Spice Pear Ale and on cold refrigerator shelves everywhere (and Charles Burns' 12 Beers of the Apocalypse from 2012).
Elysian Brewing Company will be tapping their Woodring Oddland kegs on Thursday, March 13th at all their Seattle locations so be sure to pull up a bar stool (maybe with your favorite Frank graphic novel like Weathercraft, Congress of the Animals or Fran) and enjoy the tasty collaboration between one of Seattle's finest cartoonists and brewmasters. Visit the Cap Hill location (1221 E Pike Street), Elysian Fields by the stadiums downtown (542 1st Ave S, Seattle), Elysian Tangletown up north by Green Lake (2106 N 55th St).
In other Multiverse news, we've been a-busting at the seams to tell you and Linework NW let loose the news of Jim Woodring appearing as a special guest at their show on April 12th in Portland, Oregon.
One of the all time greats of American cartooning and a legendary figure in Pacific Northwest arts, Jim Woodring is an accomplished illustrator and oil painter, and his creations have also been translated into 3D in the form of toys. He is best known for his surreal comic series JIM, from which sprang the iconic character Frank. You may also know him from his quest to create a giant, functional pen nib, which he'll be bringing to Linework NW!
A free one day convention, Linework NW will play host to many fantastic cartoonists selling their own comics, prints and zines in addition to some publishers like Fantagraphics, Foxing Quarterly, Koyama Press, Oni Press and more. And yes, we'll bring you guys some Ginger Berry Brown Ale for your tasting pleasure and the full Woodring experience.
