SOB Stories
Despite the title, there’s no whining here. Just a running chronicle of what makes us Solemn Oath–matters serious and funny, big and small, and so on and so on.
A few weeks back we hosted our inaugural White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show featuring more than sixty artists and their interpretation of van art on miniature vans. We know that is a lot of vans but if you read it slowly, it really does make sense.
The response from our fellow collaborators on these miniature vans was exceptionally humbling. We thank you for your participation and for coming to hang out at one of our favorite events in a long time. We're certain the White Van Art Show will return again soon and we'd love to have all of you back out for a new challenge.
Jenna Blazevich is a visual storyteller hellbent on helping small businesses and nonprofits design meaningful and unique brand experiences. Founder of Vichcraft Design Studio in Chicago, Jenna's work is inspiring, passionate, and recognizable.
All week we’ll be featuring participating collaborative artists for the White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show happening at the brewery on Saturday, May 12 at 6PM.
A self proclaimed lover of the grungy/shitty look, the work of Ryan Thomas Monahan is absolutely stunning. Known for his miniature sculptures of street scenes, Ryan spends hours researching, sketching, planning, and considering before even making his first move on a project. Pay close attention to everything he creates, no detail is overlooked.
All week we’ll be featuring participating collaborative artists for the White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show happening at the brewery on Saturday, May 12 at 6PM.
Through her remarkable work with signs, banners, and public art projects, Shelby Rodeffer's versatility is something we find incredibly impressive. A champion of work done by hand, Shelby pulls influence from folk and representational art and her work can be seen across Chicago and her native Nashville.
All week we’ll be featuring participating collaborative artists for the White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show happening at the brewery on Saturday, May 12 at 6PM.
Painter/Illustrator Corinne Halbert has been turning minds, eyes, and mind's eyes with her incredible delivery of erotic horror. From Hate Baby to commercial work for juggernauts like Seth Rogan, Corinne has a uniquely identifiable style that is both original and totally awesome.
All week we'll be featuring participating collaborative artists for the White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show happening at the brewery on Saturday, May 12 at 6PM
Michael Ruta as been making jewelry and other objects for as long as he can remember. From titanium to platinum to a used skateboard wheel or scrap wood, Michael builds passion from any material he gets inspired by.
All week we'll be featuring participating collaborative artists for the White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show happening at the brewery on Saturday, May 12 at 6PM.
For years Peter Gamen has been bringing Kustom Kulture out of the garage with his company Kandy Van. With canvases consisting of cars, motorcycles, skateboards, and more this painter gives life to any surface he touches.
All week we'll be featuring participating collaborative artists for the White Van Custom Vans & Custom Van Art Show happening at the brewery on Saturday, May 12 at 6PM.
On Saturday, June 10th we celebrated five years of being a brewery with a little something we call Oath Day.
If you made it out to Oath Day to celebrate with us, we thank you and we will raise a glass, probably several, to you this evening. If you missed out, take a look at these photos and weep. Hope you learned your lesson.
Our passion is to make beer and every time we’re filling your glass we’re striving to create world class beverage. To do that, sometimes it means partnering with someone whose expertise fills a gap for us and whose collaborative efforts make us stronger.
Recently I sat down with Jay Cunningham, wholesale sales and coffee buyer for Intelligentsia and SOB’s beer sherpa. We’ve been working with Jay for the last four years on various coffee beer projects, a mere blip in his seventeen years in the coffee game. Jay is someone who, like me, has a kind of insatiable desire to find out what coffee beer can be. With our creations we hope to challenge your palate with something interesting and exceptional; we also hope to educate you about how we see the mashup of coffee and beer evolving and the role we strive to play in that.