Shane.C.Welch's blog

In late 2009, Sixpoint Craft Ales President Shane Welch and Sixpoint Engineer David Liatti were having a pint of Sixpoint Sweet Action at The Modern - the bar and restaurant adjacent to the world famous Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Earlier that day, Shane and Dave attended a design exhibit which featured one of David's products. Afterwards, they decided to hit up the Museum. After an afternoon of viewing the likes of Piet Mondrian, Andrew Wyeth, Salvador Dali, and Andy Warhol, Dave and Shane kicked back and began to have a beer-inspired discussion about the true meaning of Modern art - what it is, and where it could be found. After some deliberation, they had their "aha" moment - to discover real MODERN ART one need not look further than the product they created on a daily basis - sitting right in front of their own eyes. Could it actually be that real modern art is not confined to austere museums - on display to isolated bystanders - but rather flowing from the taps in bars all around NYC? Has a grassroots, productive and creative renaissance swept NYC, and the entire country? If not, they concluded, they were determined to make it so!