I have always thought photos taken under a microscope (micrographs) were really neat. Hair and little bugs and fingertips look really cool and different under the microscope but I haven’t really thought of looking at liquid under there since fifth grade when we looked at pond water where paramecia and algae abounded. I have never though of looking at alcoholic beverages under the microscope because, well, hopefully there is none of that in there (ok maybe yeast I guess). But what if you crystallized it?!

…..Ok, so that’s like ochem lab (oh, the horror!)(not really, I liked o-chem).

Ok, but what if you crystallized it and then looked at it with polarized light?

BAM.

The folks at bevshots.com have done just that, and the results are quite lovely. Each type of booze creates a different crystal landscape (although, I imagine crystallization conditions have a lot to do with it too) and beautiful, bold colors. I would totally hang one of these on my wall: it is abstract with great contrast and interesting shapes, but still has an interesting story behind it. Now, onto important stuff, should I choose based on my favorite drinks (not beer, so the above is out. DARN!) or just on the way it looks?? Boy, what tough choice. Here are some more of my favorites just because I think they’re nice.

Image credits:
crystallized booze from bevshots.com. And if you’re wondering, the top, blue image is English Pure Brewed Lager and the orange and black one is Japanese Dry Lager.
lab photo from here