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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT: ROCKER SPIRITS

Capturing lightning in a bottle

When the economy took a dive in 2008, Duston Evans was looking for a change from his many years in the construction industry. “Something that fills me back up every day,” as he put it. That thing was craft spirits.

But it wouldn’t be fully realized until Littleton, CO, passed a law allowing micro-distilleries, microbreweries, and wineries in 2013. “I just fell in love with the industry,” Evans explains. “Craft distillers are mavericks, entrepreneurial people.” Much like the man himself.

No stranger to running his own businesses, Evans applied the business acumen and self-employed spirit he cultivated over the years to break ground on his new venture in 2015 – Rocker Spirits, a distillery, and taproom, converted from an old mechanics garage in downtown Littleton.

Evans rounded out his team of what he calls “killers.” Hardworking, creative, resourceful, passionate people who “kill it” in their area of expertise: Nick Hutchinson, distiller, and John Stefanski, beverage director. Together, they have forged what is known as the Rocker Republic, a following of customers as passionate about the Rocker Spirits experience as they are. Evans describes the distillery as a “cool place to visit with family and friends where you can taste our product and immerse yourself in our brand.”

Rocking the bottle design

The journey to founding Rocker Spirits and building Rocker Republic, however, was measured and methodical. Much like the process of crafting finely aged whiskey, vodka, and rum, which takes three years of aging in barrels before bottling.

Evans’ plan for success started with the bottle. “I knew if we were going to enter this market, we couldn’t be just another square bottle. It could take 10 years to establish a brand. But we wanted to stand out right away. And the bottle was going to be our differentiating point, so we invested in the bottle first.”

The unique design of the Rocker Spirits bottle was inspired by Evans’ love of industrial design and picking through junkyards for vintage treasures. He explains, “I grew up in Montana from humble beginnings. I had to make my own toys and use my imagination, so the industrial era really speaks to me. It was a time in American history when we made things with our hands. Things had style.”

On one junkyard treasure hunt, Evans came across a rusty old automotive oil can with two handles that rocked back in place after you used it. That discovery provided the creative spark for Rocker Spirits' award-winning design. It took numerous design iterations to achieve the perfect balance of art and science that Evans’ team sought. “The bottle embodies the name and the experience. It rocks back into place after you pour it. You see that once, and you never forget you’re having Rocker Spirits,” Evans says. He credits O-I Glass, the bottle designer, and manufacturer, for bringing his vision and brand to life.

Completing the package

With a rockin’ bottle in hand, the next challenge was developing a label that stayed true to the vintage style of the spirits’ vessel. Again, Evans and his creative team turned to industrial design for inspiration. “The front face on our bottle is round, so we took creative cues from old automotive gauges,” he explains. “Speedometers, tachometers, oil pressure gauges, temperature gauges.”

Turning the label designs into works of art on par with the bottle design required a printer up to the task. “When I first spoke with Evans, it was very apparent how passionate he was about his product and his new venture,” says Jennifer Adams, sales representative with Columbine Label. “Duston came to us with very high standards.” After spending so much effort and creative capital on the package, he wanted the label to be of equal quality and uniqueness.

Evans says that in the early packaging development stage, before working with Columbine Label, they had considered direct-to-bottle screen printing, known as Applied Ceramic Labeling (ACL), with another printer. But Evans determined that process was too costly and too restrictive to pursue. He recalls that when he broke the news to the printer rep and told him they were going with a more traditional paper label, she replied,” You’re going to put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari??”

Evans still gets a laugh out of that story, but he knows the choice was the right one. “Paper labels fit the vintage style and feel we were going for.”

Adams says, “We sampled almost every material on the floor and played with different colors and different printing techniques to get it just right.” Evans admits, “I had a vision, but it wasn’t clear. I had to put them through the rigors of the process to achieve what I wanted.’

But the process was worth it. “Jennifer was instrumental in helping us plot our course. She and the Columbine Label team brought clarity to our vision and reaffirmed our decision to go with paper labels.”

Savoring the success

The final designs of Rocker Spirits labels feature two different foils and embossing on a textured paper substrate. “It’s a very technical run,” explains Adams,“ requiring multiple passes through our equipment.” Columbine Label was able to provide Evans and his team with digital proofs that simulated the look of the foil and embossing techniques before investing in the final tooling.

Rocker Spirits labels are not only a great source of pride for the distiller, but also for Columbine Label. “Any time a customer wants to see samples of our work, we show them Rocker Spirits,” Adams says. “Their labels showcase our capabilities and the creativity you can achieve with special effects.”

Like his other partners on the Rocker Spirits' journey to success, Evans gives high praise to Adams and Columbine Label. “Jennifer was willing to put up with our struggle to achieve what we wanted. That means a lot to us.” He continues, “You’re only as good as your employees. And the leadership and staff at Columbine Label are what makes them so good at what they do.” He adds, “There are so many faceless companies right now. But we like seeing and talking to the people helping bring our brand to market. We’ve found that with Columbine Label.”

That makes for kindred spirits that rock.

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Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Has Secret Bars and Specialty Cocktails to Uncover

(Photo Courtesy of the Queen Mary's Dark Harbor)

Darkness will once again descend upon the legendary Queen Mary in Long Beach for Dark Harbor, Southern California’s most terrifyingly authentic haunt, with six mazes, private patios, and FOUR new captivating secret bars masked in menacing darkness, waiting to be uncovered. Those daring enough will have the opportunity to venture through Dark Harbor in hopes of stumbling upon the demented delights brewing within The SideBar, Door 13, The Line Up, and The Broken Compass. Guests are encouraged to push their curiosity, mingle with monsters, and test their fears in hopes of discovering the strongest spirits at Dark Harbor to sip on the to-die-for new specialty cocktails that only lurk within.

“All throughout Dark Harbor, monsters and crew members will possess a select number of wooden tokens to distribute. These tokens provide a mystifying clue hinting at the location of an access point,” hinted Charity Hill, Executive Producer Dark Harbor. “Everyone is going to want to be in a secret bar. It’s our ultimate bar experience. And this year, one of the secret bars is a place on the ship where people have wanted to gather for years and we’ve never opened it up to Dark Harbor, until now.”

Guests can gather these elusive coins by interacting with chaotic characters, making the ultimate wish at the new Gallows Wishing Well, and by taking control and pulling strings in the Imperium Puppet Theatre. For those select guests who are able to successfully decode the treachery and trickery laid upon them, Dark Harbor’s secret bars will offer their spell binding specialty cocktails that are out of this world. Cocktails include The Pickled Punk - a flavorful whiskey-based shot chased with pickle juice and the Green Gummy Bear - a mixture of watermelon vodka, midori, lime roses juice, a splash of soda and a gummy bear to garnish. For those that are really daring, try the Watery Grave - a spiced rum-based drink mixed with grenadine, coke and lime or the S.O.S. – a Jägermeister, ginger beer and lime juice blend located within Deadrise.

In addition to the new secret bars and specialty cocktails, Dark Harbor hosts additional bars including Crime Scene Alley and Hideaway, The Last Drop, The Barrel Tasting Room, Rusty Nail & Pier and 9-degrees Ice Cave, which will also provide guests with delectable drinks to quench their deadly thirst. For those with more than just a hunger for horror, cabana menus offer tantalizing table service platters with a variety of enticing entrée options. Head to the Mess Hall at Deadrise for a loaded macaroni and cheese cup or work up an appetite for Poison Pizza at Feast. Guests can take a break from the tricks with treats like crepes, iScream malts and shakes, cotton candy martinis, and liquid nitrogen infused kettle corn that will chill guests to the core.

Named one of the top 10 most haunted places on Earth by Time Magazine, The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor offers the most authentically frightening experience available. Bringing the true infamous tales of The Queen Mary to life, the annual event begins September 27 and continues through November 2, 2018. General admission ticket prices start at just $20 online, with Fast Fright, Evil Express, VIP, Ultimate Scream, and lodging packages available. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit www.queenmary.com/dark-harbor.

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East Village

Rock Town Distillery

1216 E. Sixth St.

Phil Brandon's engineering degree has come in handy since July 2010, when the debut of Rock Town Distillery's gin and vodka was met with a chilly reception. Nearly seven years later, Brandon has slowly and quietly rebuilt the formula, earning top honors from New York City's Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Chicago's Beverage Testing Institute and Jim Murray's Whisky Bible, which in its 2017 edition bestowed its "Liquid Gold" label to three Rock Town spirits: the Arkansas Rye Whiskey, the Barley Bourbon and the Single Barrel Bourbon. The company announced last June it had been exploring the idea of moving to a lot at 616 E. Capitol Ave. to accommodate its expanded production, but tours and events coordinator Kelly Gee told us Rock Town aims to stick around in the East Village. "We would like to stay where we are, but we'll need a little more space. It's a good problem to have, but we're selling more whiskey than we can make."

Artisan on Collins

Fourth and Collins streets

In late 2016, David "Rusty" Thompson bought one block in the East Village from Industrial Realty Co. for $1.7 million. Thompson has said he envisions mixed-use development, with retail in the ground floor and apartments above. The property is bound by East Capitol Avenue on the south, Rector Street on the west, East Fourth Street on the north and Collins Street on the east. The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department's plan to massively widen the Interstate 30 may require buying a 60-foot-wide slice of the western boundary of the property. eStem Public Charter School

400 Shall Avenue

Little Rock's best-known charter school is on track to open a new elementary/junior high campus by July 2018, which will allow it to more than double its student capacity in grades K-9. Last May, eStem purchased the 111,096-square-foot warehouse on Shall Avenue for $1.7 million, and the charter operator hopes to have its financing complete by the end of the first quarter of this year. EStem CEO John Bacon said the plan is to gut the warehouse, then divide it into two separate buildings, one of which will be a K-6 elementary that eventually will contain 800 to 900 students. The other will be a junior high that will one day hold 450 students in grades 7-9. "We won't start with that many but will grow it out over time," Bacon said.

EStem is also working on a new high school for grades 10-12 at the UA Little Rock, which will allow its campus at Third and Louisiana to transition to serving grades K-9 only. When the expansion is complete, Bacon said, eStem will have two separate K-9 campuses in the downtown area (one on Shall, one on Louisiana) that feed into the UALR-based high school, accommodating a total of 3,800 to 4,400 students. (Today, the charter has an enrollment capacity of 1,462.)

Lost Forty Brewing

501 Byrd St.

When Yellow Rocket Concepts opened the doors to Lost Forty Brewing and began making craft beer in December 2014, the locally rooted team behind it already had made it big on the restaurant scene with Big Orange, ZAZA Fine Salad and Wood Oven Pizza Co. and Local Lime. Lost Forty continues to churn out craft beer in cans and from the tap in small-batch limited releases, like the "Nighty Night" Imperial Stout and the "Snake Party" Double IPA, in addition to standard brews like the Love Honey Bock, the Lost Forty Pale Ale and the session-worthy Day Drinker. Lost Forty's "Beer Food" menu is full of curiosities like the Hoppin' John hummus, an open-face fried Italian bologna and egg sandwich and a batch of 50 house-smoked rib plates every Thursday and Friday, sold by the pound until they run out.

Rebel Kettle Brewing

822 E. Sixth St.

The newest addition to the East Village brewhouses is Rebel Kettle, which opened its doors on March 25, 2016. The taproom and adjacent beer garden pour standard brews like Working Glass Hero Blonde Ale, Dirtbag Double Brown Ale and Moontower Cream Stout, supplemented by a roster of "rotator" beers and seasonal brews like the Richard Persimmons Sour Saison and the After Hours Smoked Porter, all pair-able with menu items like Boudin Stuffed Mushrooms, po' boys, burgers and salads. Rebel Kettle was founded by brewer John Lee; Pat Beaird, formerly of The Southern Gourmasian, runs the kitchen.

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