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Old 04-18-2007, 10:05 PM   #1
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Default Label for my Cali. Common

My homage to Woody Guthrie. What do y'all think?

I'm probably just gonna print these onto regular paper. Cutting out the outline will probably suck, but hey, I only have to do 43 or so!

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Old 04-18-2007, 10:22 PM   #2
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looks nice but the critic in me thinks that a steam should be called 'beer' and not ale. I have nothing to back that up but that is how I know it. nice labels though. I have a common on tap right now I call CT Common Steam Beer.
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Old 04-18-2007, 11:14 PM   #3
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Dig it.

hmmm, the perfect thirst quencher for the dustbowl blues.

It kind of reminds me of the shape of one of those souvenir patches you would get in the national forests. very apropos.


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Old 04-19-2007, 07:16 AM   #4
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Yeah, you catch my drift pretty well then. I lived in California for two years and moved there via pretty much the same route that everyone took during the dustbowl. When I was there I felt a combination of awe for the landscape of where I was and nostalgia for the heartland from whence I came. I got my inspiration from highway signs, old railroad logos and stuff. The trees in the background are from a photo I took on a visit to Yosemite.
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I think it looks great. Nice work. A beer that kills fascists is pretty cool!
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Nice label, but a California Common is technically a lager
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Nice label, but a California Common is technically a lager
thus why I call mine Beer... cheers, nice label.
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Hmm, thanks for pointing that out... I did my homework on steam beer before starting this batch, but I guess I didn't really nail down whether it was an ale brewed with lager yeast, or a lager brewed at ale temperatures. I could change it easily, since I want to be accurate. I guess since I'm not selling it, it would be ok to use the word "steam" and not get sued by Anchor, yeah?

I tweaked it real quick, and I kinda like the way the word "steam" fit together in this font:
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now it's perfect...
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outstanding label. very impressive.
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