A Beers and Cheers personalized plaque is the sign people buy for a basement bar, a garage brewery or a friend who just bottled a first batch. Two beer mugs are cast across the top, and the two text lines below are yours. The sample reads ‘EST. 2010 MITTEN BREWING’, but most orders carry a family name and a year.

Two lines of 16 characters

Each line holds up to 16 characters at 1.25 inches tall, so a long last name fits without squeezing. The letters are cast into the aluminum rather than printed or glued on. That means they won’t peel, and they read clearly from across the room. Count your characters before you order, because spaces and punctuation count too.

Twelve colors for the Beers and Cheers personalized plaque

Few Brew Pub pieces come in a dozen finishes, but the Beers and Cheers personalized plaque does. You can pick Antique Brass, Antique Copper, Black/Gold, Black/Silver, Black/White, Bronze Verdigris, Bronze/Gold, Green/Gold, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Pewter/Silver, Red/Gold or White/Gold. The two-tone options paint the background in the first color and the raised mugs and letters in the second. If the bar has a lot of dark wood, Bronze/Gold or Oil Rubbed Bronze tends to blend in. Red/Gold stands out for a sports-bar look.

Built to live outdoors or in

The plaque is cast from recycled aluminum in the USA, so it will not rust if you hang it on a covered porch or by a backyard kegerator. An all-weather coating protects the color, and a five-year warranty covers it. Indoors, it needs nothing more than an occasional wipe with a damp cloth.

Because the text is part of the casting, a Beers and Cheers personalized plaque can’t be changed, cancelled or returned after you place the order. So read the preview twice and check the spelling of every name.

If you’re shopping for a beer lover and this design isn’t quite right, the rest of the Brew Pub Collection has barrel, bottle cap and tap room designs with the same casting and coating. For a different motif altogether, the personalized plaques category has other layouts for names, dates and sayings.