Last Minute Craft Beer Halloween Costumes

     I like to think that I provide a service with this blog.  I probably don't, but that doesn't mean I can think it.  Halloween is this week, and although a lot of people had their parties this past weekend, I'm sure there are quite a few out there planned for both this week and for Friday and Saturday the 1st and 2nd.  That means there's a chance some of you, like me, have a second party to go to.  Why be lame and wear the same costume again?  It's time for some last minute costume ideas that are cheap, easy and (of course), Craft Beer related!

    

    My original thought was to repurpose a devil costume and a beer stein into the Stone Brewing "Gargoyle", but why not up the ante by going as one of their actual beers?  As my clever Photoshop MS Paint skills demonstrate in concept, you can easily mock-up a label to have a bottle of their Enjoy By "expire" on Halloween!

    Speaking of mascots, here's another easy one.  A bow tie, some plastic hops (or a reasonable approximation of them... maybe some dollar store fake pine cones painted green) and a sticky-uppy wig to glue them to, and you're instantly transmogrified into the guy from the can of The Alchemist Heady Topper.  Boom.  Oh, you may need a fake beard if you aren't lucky enough to already have one.

     Obligatory Duffman suggestion.  This is actually here for this reason: if you decide to go this route, as many before you have, do the dang cans right too, please?

   Shave your head, get a bib, a spoon and a big bowl.  Paint "Founder's" on the bowl.  For bonus points, attend a party in New Hampshire and don a big red circle with a line though it and the word "BANNED".  Ta-da!  Your Founder's Brewing Co Breakfast Stout costume is now cool and topical!

     It should be pretty easy to find a plastic Jack-o-Lantern big enough for your head, or even just a Jack-o-Lantern mask.  The crown?  Heck, you can get that for free with your meal at Burger King.  Add maybe a cape and always have a couple of bottles of Southern Tier Brewing Company Pumking on your person to complete the look.  You can up your game by mixing your namesake beverage with Southern Tier Brewing Company Creme Brulee, a very acceptable beer cocktail for this time of year.

 

 

    This one might not get picked on by most onlookers, as it's a bit of a thinker (and a good bit dumb... a winning combination).  All you need is a headband, a small toy dog and toy fish to glue to said headband, and some kind of egg timer to wear around your neck.  Boom, you're Dogfish Head 60 Minute.  If you're wondering why this idea is so incredibly inspired, it's because unlike the other ones, I thought of this while writing this entry.  Because I was inspired, yo.



    So there are some ideas to get you started thinking about your own, or for you to outright copy as suggested.  There's a million things you can do, and a ton of ideas to be had just by browsing some of the more interesting labels at your local bottle shop.  Or you could be a completely lazy so-and-so like me and go the minimalist costume route.  This weekend, I will have just these two things to make my outfit:

    Lucky for me, costumes that are also puns are worth double points!