"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
- William Shakespeare

This Shakespearian quote sums up the strangeness of names, not only rose, but, any damn thing. For the information of beer-lovers, there are some very strange beer brand names too. This article is devoted to the top 10 strange beer names. You might have tasted some of them or yet to hear about some for the first time. However, I am sure you will find this article interesting while holding your favorite glass in your hands! No wasting time folks! Here goes the list of strangest beers, not by taste perhaps, but by names:

Fiddler’s Elbow

Fiddler’s Elbow is similar to tennis elbow. The intense pain can be treated with time-tested combination of rest, ice packs, compression, and elevation. You can sip this beer too (named Fiddler’s Elbow) to forget your agony for a while. Do you know the source of the name? Fiddler’s Elbow is a small village in Wales by which its manufacturers have been inspired!

Old Speckled Hen

You do not need a high-sounding name to sell beers always, the Old Speckled Hen is proof for that. It is an impeccable combination of sweet and bitter tastes. The drunks who used to build MG automobiles back those days used one vehicle to ferry them around the factory, which they called - “The old speckled ‘un.” On the 50th anniversary of the car, this popular beer brand saw the light of the day. It was marketed with slightly different brand name to make it more acceptable to the consumers.  

Dogfish Head Snowblower Ale

A dogfish is a shark that feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. A snowblower on the other hand is costly alternative to a shovel. Dogfish Head, a small craft brewery based in Delaware, has come out with this winter equivalent of its popular Lawnmower beer. What a connection between the two seasons!

Sick Duck

If you are heartbroken, chances are that you overindulge yourself with beer. You are ready to sacrifice taste and drinkability. This beer is suited to those moods when you are broken down and want to get revived. With 11% alcohol content, this brand packs a lot of punch. The origin of its name is shrouded with mystery, but perhaps has some link to becoming ill with overindulgence.

Homo Erectus

Homo Erectus is a gift from the Walking Man Brewery, based out of Fortland. It bagged the silver medal in the North American Beer Awards in 2005. The strangeness of this biological name relates to the celebration of the two millionth year of our walking straight. What a creative name!

Seriously Bad Elf

This beer, with an alcohol content of 9%, bears a fictional name. It also relates to something mischievous. Ridgeway Brewing, the manufacturers, decided upon this name as they thought that at this level of alcohol content, anybody will do something seriously bad!

Shaftebury 420 Brilliant Lager

This beer is an offering from Columbia-based Shaftebury. “4:20” can be almost mythically related to Marijuana, typically a West Coast Culture. There is a deep bonding between 4:20 and the Marijuana / Cannabis culture. To the people at Shaftebury, this name for their new beer product seemed to be an obvious choice.

Arrogant Bastard

The Arrogant Bastard brand is an offering from Stone Brewing Company, California. The company has given their product a catchy name to draw attraction. As if, the beer is so good that anyone daring to drink it can be called by that name and the person will not mind!

Moose Drool

This is an offering from Big Sky Brewing Co. The owners of the company were famous through a public-access cable show named “Beer Talk” in Missoula. The owners were brainstorming about the name beneath an old painting. Suddenly, one of them spotted a moose drinking from a lake in the painting. He perceived the moose to be drooling and they arrived at this catchy name!

Santa’s Butt Porter

Beer drinkers usually drink during summer. However, the serious ones do drink all the year round. The breweries are often motivated to coin brand names that are acceptable during the biting winter too. Santa’s Butt Porter is one such name and this porter is a hit! The middle name relates to large barrels (with a capacity of 108 gallons) known as butts. The brand is highly adored among serious beer drinkers.