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 ...

Cone heads, zombies, beards, bananas - they are some of the creative beer tap handles that have become a big business as the number of craft breweries has skyrocketed. There were 2,033 craft breweries ...

Walk into a typical corner bar, and at the tapline, you’ll see a row of metal handles in primary colors for the bartenders to dispense the beers. But at a select handful, you’ll find masterfully ...

A pointy-headed professor. A hand-painted heron. A steel fist rising in the air. These are all works of American art, of a sort — but you can't go to a museum to see them. You go to your local bar or ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Roy Wadding sits down at a bar, he makes sure to scan the draft selection before ordering a beer. His eyes zip from one tap handle to the next, searching for something different, ...

It’s happened to veteran bar fly and casual drinker alike: that moment of panic when the bartender asks what beer you want and you have no idea. You could wave them off, but that bachelorette party ...

AJS made these cone-headed taps for Stevens Point Brewery in Wisconsin. A pointy-headed professor. A hand-painted heron. A steel fist rising in the air. These are all works of American art, of a sort ...