Talking Shitty Labels and Bad Branding with Carla Jean Lauter

[Ed. Note: There are many bad beer labels out there. Some are bad because of people’s “weird senses of humor.” Some are bad because they’re uninspired or ugly. Some are bad because they are in poor taste. More specifically, still others are bad because they’re sexist, misogynistic, or racist. If you’ve been following this site for a while, you know we’ve been pushing for a more inclusive beer community. One that makes all people feel welcome and engages new audiences with the beers, bars, and breweries we know and love around here. There’s a lot of work to do on that front. When Mike Stein sent out this interview, the beer label controversy du jour was around J. Wakefield/Cloudwater’s Dreamsicle. This week it’s about Cantillon’s Rose de Gambrinus and Fou’foune. Next week, it’ll inevitably be someone else because, for whatever reason, some breweries just can’t stop making horrible, indecent decisions about what should and shouldn’t be on a beer name and label. You spent all this money o