Though I didn’t see it at Sub Pop‘s (much-deserved) self-congratulatory SP20 music fest last summer, Elysian’s Loser Pale Ale was brewed specifically for the occasion.

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“Loser” pays tribute to Sub Pop’s classic, faux-emasculating slogan, of course. What’s cooler yet is the label, featuring a B&W Charles Peterson original: Mark Arm’s guitar neck splitting the crotch of fellow Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner, circa 1988-ish. (Or is it Turner’s guitar violating Arm? It’s all axes, legs, and hair.)

You can’t ride a fuggin’ six-pack of this bright, tasty, 7% abv ale, unfortunately. It’s only available in 22oz bombers. You can pick it up at the Elysian or, if you’re lucky, find it at a city bottle shop or upscale grocery. I scored the pictured bottle a few weeks back at West Seattle’s Metropolitan Market.