Brewery naming etiquette?

[m00ps]

think about some particular experience or funny incident that sticks in your mind from your night owling and maybe try to wrangle a name out of that. the more personal, nonsensical and weird it is, the better IMO.

Too many breweries have an animal and/or geographic feature in the name. I'm surprised there is not just some brewery name generator out there. [masculine adjective] + [animal/geography] = brewery

I saw some data from an article someone posted which analyzed the most common brewery names and even broke it down by certain animal types, rivers vs mountains, etc. If you have a name that really stands out, it will get people's attention more in this sea of played out brewery names

 

[blakelyc]

Trademark doesn't mean anything without establishing first use in commerce (that's the difference between a "TM" and an "R"). Even if you trademarked the name, if they beat you to the punch and can show that they were engaged in commerce while you were still holding on to an allowed trademark with no commerce usage for the immediate class, you'll loose that battle every time.

 

[Munimula]

think about some particular experience or funny incident that sticks in your mind from your night owling and maybe try to wrangle a name out of that. the more personal, nonsensical and weird it is, the better IMO.

Too many breweries have an animal and/or geographic feature in the name. I'm surprised there is not just some brewery name generator out there. [masculine adjective] + [animal/geography] = brewery

I saw some data from an article someone posted which analyzed the most common brewery names and even broke it down by certain animal types, rivers vs mountains, etc. If you have a name that really stands out, it will get people's attention more in this sea of played out brewery names

I believe it. Id like something original. Just difficult to do. Seems like every good idea i come up with has 9 things already named that.

The only other thing is the name i use here and most places online for the last 10 years. Munimula. Not all that original if you know what it is. Although takes some people a minute to figure it out.

 

[GHBWNY]

Sleepless Beerworks

 

[mongoose33]

Time's up. I'm taking Midnight Raptor for myself.

 

[brewcat]

I would use the family name for a brewery.

 

[SGTSparty]

having been stationed out there for 3 years go w/ Yakistan brew works. Because if we were in Yakima we need a drink afterwords.

Context - the US Army has a huge training range in Yakima, its high desert and simulates parts of Iraq and Afghanistan really well. Its also cold, barren and boring as $#!+. And after being in the field for 10+ days you need a drink.

I bet every grunt in the state would buy a sixer on principle.

 

[singybrue]

You think naming the brewery is hard, wait til it's time to start naming the beers!

Does your neighborhood have a name that could be incorporated into the brewery name?

 

[Munimula]

Does your neighborhood have a name that could be incorporated into the brewery name?

Sure! Crack-ima the meth capital of the west.

 

[Munimula]

having been stationed out there for 3 years go w/ Yakistan brew works. Because if we were in Yakima we need a drink afterwords.

Context - the US Army has a huge training range in Yakima, its high desert and simulates parts of Iraq and Afghanistan really well. Its also cold, barren and boring as $#!+. And after being in the field for 10+ days you need a drink.

I bet every grunt in the state would buy a sixer on principle.

Im prior service army and born in raised in the yakima area for the most part. So I fully understand that.

 

[SGTSparty]

I figured you knew if your in/around Yakima. it was more for other people who wouldn't have any clue what the hell I was talking about (calling something Yakistan could be seen as wildly racist/ignorant etc. w/o some context). Still think that last sentence holds true.

 

[zmanzorro]

Typically fanciful/creative names are the easiest to trademark (like Google) and are usually more memorable. What if you just came up with a new word that mashes things together? Noctowl? Owly? Hooty? Beakbreaker?