Sour Artist Collective
Craft Meets Canvas at Grain Bin Brewing
The Sour Artist Collective is our creative collision of local art and local beer. Four times a year, we partner with a visual artist from the Grande Prairie region to co-create a one-of-a-kind brew (or cooler) that reflects their unique style and story. Each release features a custom label showcasing the artist’s work and is celebrated with a launch event and gallery-style taproom exhibit.
A portion of proceeds from each release supports the Art on Tap Student Award Fund, a bursary created in partnership with the Northwestern Alberta Foundation to help emerging artists pursue post-secondary education in the visual arts.
The Sour Artist Collective is our creative collision of local art and local beer. Four times a year, we partner with a visual artist from the Grande Prairie region to co-create a one-of-a-kind brew (or cooler) that reflects their unique style and story. Each release features a custom label showcasing the artist’s work and is celebrated with a launch event and gallery-style taproom exhibit.
A portion of proceeds from each release supports the Art on Tap Student Award Fund, a bursary created in partnership with the Northwestern Alberta Foundation to help emerging artists pursue post-secondary education in the visual arts.
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🖌️ Jordie Isaac
Beer: Cranberry Mint Lime Sour
Release #1
Release Date: November 2024
About the Artist:
Jordie is a multidisciplinary artist and educator known for his expressive, bold work exploring themes of cultural identity, connection, and emotional resilience. Drawing from his Métis heritage and teaching background, Jordie creates dynamic pieces that blend contemporary techniques with a deeply personal narrative.
About the Beer:
This vibrant sour is as crisp and lively as Jordie’s brushstrokes. Tart cranberry leads the way, followed by bright lime and a refreshing mint finish. Balanced yet bold, it was the perfect match for the series debut...a bright, engaging introduction to the Collective.
Release #1
Release Date: November 2024
About the Artist:
Jordie is a multidisciplinary artist and educator known for his expressive, bold work exploring themes of cultural identity, connection, and emotional resilience. Drawing from his Métis heritage and teaching background, Jordie creates dynamic pieces that blend contemporary techniques with a deeply personal narrative.
About the Beer:
This vibrant sour is as crisp and lively as Jordie’s brushstrokes. Tart cranberry leads the way, followed by bright lime and a refreshing mint finish. Balanced yet bold, it was the perfect match for the series debut...a bright, engaging introduction to the Collective.
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🖌️ Dalen Chmilar
Beer: Mango Mule Sour
Release #2
Release Date: January 2025
About the Artist:
Dalen is a surrealist illustrator and painter based in Grande Prairie. His work blends intricate detail with mythic, often animal-inspired storytelling. Whimsical and mysterious, Dalen’s pieces draw viewers into richly imagined worlds that hint at folklore, dreams, and modern symbolism.
About the Beer:
Inspired by the Moscow Mule cocktail, this sour ale features juicy mango, zesty lime, and a kick of ginger. It’s bright, weird (in the best way), and bursting with personality...the perfect liquid match for Dalen’s strange and beautiful visual universe.
Release #2
Release Date: January 2025
About the Artist:
Dalen is a surrealist illustrator and painter based in Grande Prairie. His work blends intricate detail with mythic, often animal-inspired storytelling. Whimsical and mysterious, Dalen’s pieces draw viewers into richly imagined worlds that hint at folklore, dreams, and modern symbolism.
About the Beer:
Inspired by the Moscow Mule cocktail, this sour ale features juicy mango, zesty lime, and a kick of ginger. It’s bright, weird (in the best way), and bursting with personality...the perfect liquid match for Dalen’s strange and beautiful visual universe.
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🖌️ Tristin Nowicki
Beer: Bee-A-Mace-ing Peach
Release #3 - SOLD OUT
Release Date: March 2025
About the Artist:
Tristin is a self-taught Deaf artist from Grande Prairie. Painting became his form of expression after navigating a lifetime of communication challenges. His vibrant acrylic work explores confidence, tension, and growth, with bold brushstrokes and warm palettes that convey emotional resilience.
About the Beer:
This sour ale is fruit-forward and spiced to perfection. Juicy peach is balanced with cinnamon, clove, star anise, and mace...an homage to warmth, complexity, and the layered nature of Tristin’s story. The name? A playfully fierce nod to both bees and spice.
Release #3 - SOLD OUT
Release Date: March 2025
About the Artist:
Tristin is a self-taught Deaf artist from Grande Prairie. Painting became his form of expression after navigating a lifetime of communication challenges. His vibrant acrylic work explores confidence, tension, and growth, with bold brushstrokes and warm palettes that convey emotional resilience.
About the Beer:
This sour ale is fruit-forward and spiced to perfection. Juicy peach is balanced with cinnamon, clove, star anise, and mace...an homage to warmth, complexity, and the layered nature of Tristin’s story. The name? A playfully fierce nod to both bees and spice.
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🖌️ Kate Connors
Vodka Lemonade: Blackberry Reverie
Release #4 - ALMOST GONE
Release Date: June 2025
About the Artist:
Kate Connors is an award-winning tattoo artist, educator, and multidisciplinary creative known for her ability to blend art with emotion, intention, and transformation. With over two decades of experience, she specializes in realism, watercolour, and cover-up tattooing, while also offering paramedical tattoo services that support those reclaiming their bodies after trauma or surgery. As Chair of Education and a member of the Board of Directors for the Alliance of Professional Tattooists, she advocates for excellence and safety in the tattoo industry. Kate also co-owns Studio68 Inc. in Grande Prairie. Learn more at kateconnors.ca.
About the Cooler:
Blackberry Reverie is a deeply personal creation — a tribute to someone Kate held close. A dreamer, a dancer, always in a world of her own, she moved through life like a living reverie. This cocktail — infused with blackberry, lemonade, sage, and a touch of salt — honours that spirit. One of the label artworks was created in her memory, capturing a feeling that lingers, much like the drink itself.
Release #4 - ALMOST GONE
Release Date: June 2025
About the Artist:
Kate Connors is an award-winning tattoo artist, educator, and multidisciplinary creative known for her ability to blend art with emotion, intention, and transformation. With over two decades of experience, she specializes in realism, watercolour, and cover-up tattooing, while also offering paramedical tattoo services that support those reclaiming their bodies after trauma or surgery. As Chair of Education and a member of the Board of Directors for the Alliance of Professional Tattooists, she advocates for excellence and safety in the tattoo industry. Kate also co-owns Studio68 Inc. in Grande Prairie. Learn more at kateconnors.ca.
About the Cooler:
Blackberry Reverie is a deeply personal creation — a tribute to someone Kate held close. A dreamer, a dancer, always in a world of her own, she moved through life like a living reverie. This cocktail — infused with blackberry, lemonade, sage, and a touch of salt — honours that spirit. One of the label artworks was created in her memory, capturing a feeling that lingers, much like the drink itself.
Art on Tap Student Award Fund
Created in collaboration with the Northwestern Alberta Foundation, the Art on Tap Student Award Fund provides financial support for emerging visual artists pursuing post-secondary education. Each Sour Artist Collective release helps grow the fund through a portion of sales...because we believe that raising a pint can also raise the next generation of creatives.
🎓 Learn more here: nafgives.com/art-on-tap-student-award-fund
🎓 Learn more here: nafgives.com/art-on-tap-student-award-fund
