Odopod designer Dan Becker has done something many of us have wanted to do: publish a book. Go Dan! And not only that, he's published a book about design... and beer! What could be better?

Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans is an incredible photographic journey of vintage beer cans. He covers some brief histories, shares interesting details on unique designs and brands and brings us some crazy flavors like "Pink Champale" (which is some malted champagne beer hybrid, FYI).

You may ask where one unearths such a collection of vintage goodness. And thanks to Dan's step-father Josh Russo, we have an answer. Dan explains, "I had been aware of my step-dad’s collection for years, but had only known it to be stored in cardboard boxes around the house. It wasn’t until he put the cans on display in the basement that I got a true sense of how extensive the collection really was."

His family basement! Amazing.

The book has also been really well received across foodie, design and culture blogs as seen on Cool Hunting, epicurious and NotCot. We're proud to see the personal work of one our designers get the attention it deserves.

Pick up your copy at Chronicle Books or Amazon and as always, the book can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

Congrats to Dan! Now go buy his book.