When checking out the selection of beers on tap, the first thing many bar patrons look for is the tap handles. They vary from basic to very intricate, and are an important branding tool for breweries.

This story appears in Birmingham magazine's January 2017 issue. Subscribe today! In 2011, the Birmingham beer scene blew up. Within the year, Avondale, Good People, and Cahaba Brewing all opened tap ...

Arlington’s Skookum Brewery uses a carved wooden bear claw. Bothell’s Decibel Brewing recycles old microphones. Everett’s Scuttlebutt features a mermaid, which to be fair, is far from beautiful. “The ...

Wonder when you go to the local pub about those beer tap handles that have all the names of the beer? Well, I didn’t so much until I was looking at the collection that Angie Pehler and her dad, Galen ...