Blonde Rebranding
Lompoc ale needs new name
Posted by: John Chandler on Jan 11, 2010 at 02:00PM
12 Comments
One of my favorite activities—and indeed one of my very few god-given talents—is coming up with quick, catchy names for all sorts of things, and if I can squeeze in a pun, so much the better. Naturally I was drawn to the plight of local beer barons Lompoc Brewing, who must devise a new handle for their blonde ale, which was formerly known as Blonde Bombshell. Apparently this moniker is being used elsewhere, a not infrequent occurrence in the rapidly expanding and ultra-competitive craft beer game.
For this week only, Lompoc is seeking public input on the matter. If you have a whopper of a name for its blonde ale, send your ideas to lompocbrewing@newoldlompoc.com by this Friday. The winning entrant gets a Lompoc sweatshirt and a $10 Lompoc gift certificate. The beer itself will be tapped at the New Old Lompoc Pub on Tuesday, January 19, between 4-9.
Some names that have already been suggested: Alpha Blonde, Atomic Blonde, Blonde Ambition, Bottle Blonde, Buxom Blonde, and Suicide Blonde. Others? Feel free to try ’em out here first, before risking utter humiliation in the competition itself.
You can certainly do better than my lame idea: Kegwood & Blondie. Pee-yew!
Put your nimble minds to work and pop open a winner!
Tags: Beer Craft Beers
I’d Tap That Blonde Ale
Blonded by the Light
Goldilocks Ale
More Fun Blonde Ale
Now, so they don’t all run together:
I’d Tap That Blonde Ale. Blonded by the Light. Goldilocks Ale. More Fun Blonde Ale.
Lompoc Long Blonde? As is leggy, that is….
or Hoppin’ Blonde, for the black-eyed peas for New Years set.
I would probably vote for Bottle Blonde, tho… especially if they plan to sell it in 6-packs. It sounds kind of…. Pepe!
Blonde Scum?
Blonde Joke. Blonde Bimbo. Blonde Redhead. Concrete Blonde. Lompoc Lass. Young, Gifted, and Blonde. Lebanese Blonde. Blonde Melon Chitlin. Stocks and Blondes. Oh Blondage.
Nice work! And perhaps for the Bob Dylan fan: Blonde on Blonde?
Mine are no better than yours Mr. BP. I can come up with stinkers all day. But no gems. For example, Beasty Blonde. Seven Year Blonde. Barstool Barbie. Show Boat Blonde. A Blonde Affair. I could go on, but you see my point…
Wow, the winner gets a sweatshirt and a measly $10 lompoc certificate? How about scroogehole blonde, cheapass mofo blonde, etc.,
Wait for it…
BRIGITTE BEERDOT
I know, I know…calm down everyone…
Natural Blonde is obvious and probably has fda or other legal blockages. I’d like to know how this tastes, of course, in order to feel right about a name… maybe a sample up front? Hair of the Blonde, next. Really, why not 45th Parallel Blonde?
S. offers “Leggy Blonde” . . .