Design Stories

Pali Wines is one of the many exquisite wineries that now distribute wine in kegs for wine on tap. Wine on tap is more economical (no wasted wine in half-full bottles at bars and restaurants) and Pali Wine on tap is much more environmentally friendly (no empty bottles...

Adam at Yale Hospitality contacted Knockout Designs about creating a tap handle for “The Well” restaurant at the new Schwarzman Center. The Well is a 21+ restaurant and bar in the center of the Yale University Campus. Yale wanted a tap handle with “Handsome Dan” the...

Brett Haas is a small and big block race car driver from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Brett has a kegerator at his home and wanted a tap handle with his personal race car number, 55, on the tap handle. The Knockout Designs team created a rendering with the wood into the...

One of our most recent clients was Wheelie Pop Brewing which close friends Mark and Jeremy own. Wheelie Pop Brewing is an innovative and down-to-earth brewery that crafts flavorful beers. Wheelie Pop Brewing needed custom tap handles for their new location. That’s...

9th Hour Brewing Tap Handles Dave from 9th Hour Brewing in Lake Villa, Illinois reached out to the Knockout Design team to create custom wooden tap handles for their brand new bar. Owners and previous high school teachers, Dave and Jim, share a common interest in...

Bummin' Beaver Brewing Tap Handles Mike from Bummin’ Beaver Brewing in Chagrin Falls Ohio is opening his brand new craft brewery in 2022. He wanted custom tap handles for his new tap room that featured their Bummin’ Beaver logo. He wanted 15 custom tap handles for his...

Eric from Anchorage, Alaska wanted a fighter jet tap handle for his home bar which has a United States Air Force 525th Fighter Squadron theme. Knockout Designs got to work right away, paying homage to his vision. The nickel metal fighter jet tap handle we made for...

Peak View Brewing Company is a mountain-inspired Coloradan brewery. They are located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The owners wanted mountains tap handles with their logo in plastic and a wooden shaft with a blackboard for the different beers. Knockout Designs...

Creating the Chess Piece Tap Handle Black Calder Brewing contacted Knockout Designs when they needed distribution tap handles for their signature craft libations. Black Calder is just starting to distribute their line of craft brews in Michigan. They wanted their logo...

Fairfield Family Vineyard is a small, family-owned vineyard in southern California. They do not distribute their wine. The owners wanted tapered wooden wine bar tap handles with their family logo on a black backdrop on top. They also wanted the Fairfield name laser...

Rainbow Pride Tap Handle With the help of Knockout Designs, Provincetown Brewing Company now has a new tap handle: the rainbow pride tap handle! We wanted to help them celebrate pride month with this special rainbow pride tap handle. The 3D-printed rainbow tap handle...

Truth or Consequences Brewing is a client of Knockout Designs located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. T or C Brewing was recently looking for a new logo design tap handle. We cut the wood in the shape of their logo and then put a decal on the wooden handle to...

Cooper Landing Brewing Company Knockout Designs has been manufacturing modern metal tap handles for Cooper Landing Brewing Company since their opening four years ago. Cooper Landing, Alaska, where the brewery is located, is a region of vast natural beauty. This land...

Fire Maker Brewery in midtown Atlanta was our latest client! They needed two unique private label putter tap handles for their special Calamity Jane Blonde Ale. This beer was named after the putter used by Bobby Jones, an influential 20th-century golfer from Atlanta....

In December of 2020, Paul from Nik & Ivy Brewing contacted Knockout Designs for a laser engraved logo tap handle for their new tap room. Nik & Ivy had opened only four months earlier, in Lockport, Illinois. Paul and Chrissy had a few design ideas for their tap...

Chris at The Glass Jug Beer Lab needed different wooden tap handle designs for the brewery’s beer, seltzer, water and guest tap handles. The Glass Jug Beer Lab is located in Durham, North Carolina, and prides itself on staying involved with the local community. At...

Kari Ann is the owner of Hypnotic Chicken, a restaurant in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Steamboat Springs is a beautiful ski town with a small-town feel as well as many tourists. The restaurant has a large mirrored chicken above the bar. Kari Ann requested a tap...