Collision Bend Brewing Co. Releases The Word Double IPA Featuring Tremont Artist David Witzke

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Luke Purcell, brewmaster and part-owner of Collision Bend Brewing Company (1250 Old River Rd, The Flats), was already familiar with Tremont’s most prolific muralist, David Witzke, aka ‘The Sign Guy’ (IG: the_sign_guy_1972), from murals around Tremont and a fence mural Dave had painted at the Rocky River home of a couple of Luke’s close friends.

“That was in my head, and I came to work downtown one day, and Alina, a banquet manager here, had one of Dave’s keychains—a little bird—I was like, ‘I love that guy! My friends have it on their fence.’ That was when it struck Luke that a bird mural would work perfectly for Collision Bend’s local artist series (collaborating with and supporting and promoting local Cleveland artists and causes). Alina is a friend of Dave’s, and she was able to connect the artist with the brewmaster.

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