Firstly, there was Tolchards "Devon Coast" (a pleasant hoppy beer made by Red Rock Brewery of Bishopsteignton). With its ocean vista, and foreground shed and path disappearing down into a cove, it's a nice example of a picture that fits Jay Appleton's "prospect-refuge theory": the claim that human aesthetic experience of landscape is based on perceptions that are evolved for survival (e.g. places to hide, escape routes, places with a clear view).. See the previous posts Landscapes in mind and Prospect and refuge in a beer glass.
And then there's the depiction of Lord Nelson on the label for St Austell's "Admiral's Ale".
detail from St Austell Admiral's Ale label |
As in other depictions, the red sash is borrowed from a different portrait by William Beechey. See previously: Nelson gets a facelift.
- Ray
I love the Admiral's Ale one in particular ...
ReplyDeleteBut thank you, more generally, for opening my eyes to an area of artwork i'd never considered. I shall look differently at alcoholic beverages from now on! :-)