The Tate Eats Tap Takeover series returns this spring, this time with two new brews inspired by the Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian Forms of Life exhibition.
As part of its ongoing beer collaboration series, Tate Eats is working with two ground-breaking craft breweries — Verdant and DEYA — to celebrate the arrival of the exhibition at Tate Modern.
“We’ve produced great beer in collaborative brewing projects for nearly 20 years,” said Andrew Downs, director of ‘hops and ops’ at Tate Eats. “Tate Eats delivers an excellent experience for visitors. The takeovers work with our mission to champion British craft beer while amplifying that Tate Eats has exciting, innovative beverages at its core. We’ve long been inspired by the fantastic beer DEYA and Verdant create.”
Piet Mondrian is represented in a beer brewed in collaboration with Verdant. The First Note is a 5.2% ABV IPA, a hop-forward, endlessly juicy brew — a style for which Verdant is now world famous.
For this project, the brewery has enlisted the talents of Justin Robertson, a Cornish-born, London-based artist. He has explored themes from Forms of Life to create a Mondrian-inspired artwork, the name ofwhich has inspired the brew.
DEYA Brewing is the collaborator chosen to represent Hilma af Klint. In conjunction with Andrew Downs, the team has created Séance, a 4.5% ABV pale ale. It’s a session brew that uses orange zest for citrus freshness. DEYA’s Thom Hobson created a special edition label, drawing inspiration from Klint’s spirituality.
“For this artwork, I wanted to embody Hilma’s approach to spirituality,” said Thom. “I’ve rendered our crocodile in a way where it feels like it has been summoned by each bodily component bingo prize of a distant outer worldly shape. It feels like a memory, whether familiar is suddenly unfamiliar.”
Both beers will be available in the restaurant and bar spaces within each Tate gallery and via the Tate Shop, including online and partnering webstores, for the duration of the exhibition.
