Beers as Football Shirts

By now, we assume you all know how much we love football shirts. But for a lot of us at FSC, beers are a pretty close second. So, when we got a delivery through the door from the good people at Beer52, it got us thinking about how we could combine these two things. 

That led us to beers as football shirts! We will start off with some of the craft beers Beer52 sent us, before moving on to a more general mix.

And if you want to match your own beers to football shirts - and, you know, drink them - you can now get a free case of craft beers and lagers from Beer52 here. 

Duvel x FC Nordsjaelland

Craft Beers as Football Shirts 🍻

We got a selection of craft beers from @Beer52HQ and decided to match them to the football shirts they resembled👇

First up, @DuvelUK 🤝 @FCNordsjaelland 🔴🟡

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— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) December 7, 2021

 If you have been following our socials in the last few months, you will know what big fans we are of FC Nordsjaelland and their 2021-22 kits. So when we discover Duvel’s yellow and red blonde beer in the case, there was only ever going to be one shirt we could pair it with.

Moor Beer Company x Nottingham Forest 

⚫️@drinkmoorbeer 🤝 @NFFC 🟠

We just need Moor Beer company to replace Football Index as a sponsor on this shirt 👌

[THREAD] pic.twitter.com/cf3MmjtnYo

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) December 7, 2021

The flashes of orange in Nottingham Forest's 2020-21 third shirts really made it stand-out, and the same effect is happening with Moor Beer company’s Illumination bitter. 

Stiegl x Bayern Munich 

🔴 @Stiegl_UK 🤝 @FCBayernEN ⚪️

Perfect for Oktoberfest 🍻

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— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) December 7, 2021

The minute we pulled this bottle of Stiegl bio-zwickl out of the box, we knew what shirt is was being paired with! That off-white label even reminds us of a recent version of Bayern Munich’s Oktoberfest jersey.

ABK x Manchester United

⬜️ @ABKbeer 🤝 @ManUtd ⬜️

With a grey label, we had to go with the most famous grey shirt 👇

[THREAD] pic.twitter.com/t1FMHaf7BP

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) December 7, 2021

We don't come across grey kits too often, but luckily we have this infamous Manchester United away shirt that fits nicely with this ABK pilsner.

Thorbridge Halcyon x Uruguay

🔵 @thornbridge 🤝 @AUFOficial 🔵

Blue and gold isn’t an easy colour scheme to pull off, but Thornbridge and Malmö are doing it 👏

[THREAD] pic.twitter.com/ytdIt2gSOb

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) December 7, 2021

The icy blue of Uruguay's jerseys blend excellently with this blue and gold can of Thornbridge beer, with similar mosaic patterns. 

Now onto some more general examples of beers as football shirts. We have picked a few out from this thread we posted a year ago. 

Red Stripe x Southampton

Will’s tweet got us thinking, and here’s the end product:

Beers as football shirts 🍺👕

[THREAD🍺👕] https://t.co/7nJow3m2Lk pic.twitter.com/NVGWcQ1kpU

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

Props to Will Magee spotting this one!

Guinness x Barcelona 

Ngl, we’re pretty happy with how well this one works 👇

[THREAD🍺👕] pic.twitter.com/WsANjdwU76

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

May as well have stuck the harp on that Barcelona shirt!

Brewdog x Flamengo

Refuse to believe that Flamengo were not the inspiration for this @BrewDog design 🔴⚫️

[THREAD🍺👕] pic.twitter.com/vXocC3Vgec

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

Surely this is a future collab in the making? 

Thatcher’s x Norwich

No, it’s not a beer, but it still works 🟡🟢

[THREAD🍺👕] pic.twitter.com/mPR86V8TJn

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

It might be a cider, but this worked too well not to include it.

Blue Moon x Wolves

So THAT’S where the design for this @Wolves shirt came from 🤷‍♂️

[THREAD🍺👕] pic.twitter.com/3yLYCNJZeG

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

Just when you thought you’d wiped that Wolves shirt from your memory...

Coors Light x Vancouver Whitecaps

Hopefully this one is self-explanatory 🏔

[THREAD🍺👕] pic.twitter.com/P55Pxle7yR

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

Those icy Whitecaps.

Fosters x Boca Juniors

And that’s your lot 🔵🟡

What beer-shirt combo did we miss?

[THREAD🍺👕] pic.twitter.com/TfCpLymKXq

— Football Shirt Collective (@thefootballsc) October 19, 2020

We could pair Red Stripe up with River Plate and have a beer Super Clasico!

Did we miss any out? Let us know in the comments below, or add a comment to our thread.

And remember you can enjoy a drink on us! To claim your free pack of craft beers and lagers from Beer 52, just head to www.beer52.com/fsc.