What is the Brewery™ No 2 font?
An entry in the Second Linotype Design Contest, Linotype Brewery, designed by Gustavs Andrejs Grinbergs, became part of the TakeType Collection in 1997. Brewery No 2 represents a significantly improved version of its precursor, and the typeface has been both extended and enhanced. More…
When asked about prototypes, Grinbergs cites German typefaces of the early 20th century. It is thus not surprising that the characters of Brewery™ No 2 are based on geometrical forms. However, this is no mere synthetic Grotesque-derived typeface. It has significant contrasts in line thickness and triangular line terminals that are not unlike serifs, placing it in the middle ground somewhere between a Grotesque and serif font. The contrast between the features of a synthetic Grotesque and an Antiqua gives the characters of Brewery No 2 their distinctive charm and is the distinguishing attribute of this contemporary typeface. Additional vibrancy is provided by bevelled line endings (as in the case of the ‘E’ and the ‘F’), the circular punctuation marks and the slight curve of the descending bar of the ‘k’.
Thanks to a generous x-height and its open counters, Brewery No 2 is also highly legible in small point sizes. Only in its bolder versions is another aspect of Brewery No 2 apparent; Grinbergs has here made the linking elements more rectangular and has emphasized the counters, so that the Bold variants of Brewery No 2 exhibit elements typical of a broken typeface.
Brewery No 2 is available in seven finely graduated weights, ranging from Light to Black. Every variant has a corresponding, slightly narrower Italic version. In addition, the lowercase ‘a’ is given a closed form, the ‘e’ is more rounded and the ‘f’ has a descender.
The character sets of Brewery No 2 leave nothing to be desired. In addition to small caps and ligatures, there are various numeral sets with old style and lining figures for setting proportional text and table columns. In its most extensive form (the Pan-European variant), Brewery No 2 can be used to set texts in many languages that employ the Latin alphabet and also texts in international languages that use Cyrillic or monotonic Greek orthography.
Although some of the features of Brewery No 2, such as the tiny serifs, are only evident in the larger point sizes, this typeface is not just at home when used to set headlines. Brewery No 2 also cuts a good figure in short or medium length texts. This contemporary typeface with its formally elegant quality looks good, for example, on posters, in newspapers and promotional material. It can also be used for websites as it is also available as a web font.
Brewery™ No 2 Font families
The Brewery™ No 2 includes the following font families:
- Brewery No 2 Pro Light
- Brewery No 2 Pro Light Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Regular
- Brewery No 2 Pro Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Medium
- Brewery No 2 Pro Medium Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Bold
- Brewery No 2 Pro Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Extra Bold
- Brewery No 2 Pro Extra Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Heavy
- Brewery No 2 Pro Heavy Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Black
- Brewery No 2 Pro Black Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Light
- Brewery No 2 Std Light
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Light Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Light Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Regular
- Brewery No 2 Std Regular
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Medium
- Brewery No 2 Std Medium
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Medium Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Medium Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Bold
- Brewery No 2 Std Bold
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Extra Bold
- Brewery No 2 Std Extra Bold
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Extra Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Extra Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Heavy
- Brewery No 2 Std Heavy
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Heavy Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Heavy Italic
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Black
- Brewery No 2 Std Black
- Brewery No 2 Paneuropean Black Italic
- Brewery No 2 Std Black Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Light
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Light Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Regular
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Medium
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Medium Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Bold
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Extra Bold
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Extra Bold Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Heavy
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Heavy Italic
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Black
- Brewery No 2 Pro Cyrillic Black Italic
Brewery™ No 2 Preview
Here is a preview of how Brewery™ No 2 will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
