Real basic labels

jajabee · 06-02-2009, 12:57 AM

Slapped these together for a birthday the other day, they were a hit. Spray painted some existing boxes black. The small text has the ABV, brew date, and a happy birthday message.

Gargon · 06-02-2009, 01:58 AM

very nice!

kornbread · 06-02-2009, 02:28 AM

I like them. Sometimes simple things really work.

Cool Idea painting the six pack holders. I'm gonna do that myself.

celestialparsnip · 06-02-2009, 04:35 AM

Very cool.

EdK · 06-02-2009, 02:07 PM

Very cool. I could see it becoming the regular style of your brew labels too - not just for special occasions. You could always fit your brew name top or bottom.

**-TH-** · 06-02-2009, 02:08 PM

Sometimes less is more, and you pulled that off nicely!

Hokie · 06-02-2009, 06:34 PM

Yeah, Amen to the simpler is better mantra...
I'm not quite sure what it is with homebrewers' labels, but it seems like so many people feel the need to write a diatribe about how their beer has the finest barley and hops, the origins of the style, and every quantifiable measurement about the batch (OG, SG, ABV, ABW, fl. oz., etc).

**weirdboy** · 06-02-2009, 08:24 PM

I see someone else uses Widmer bottles

I really like that design. Sleek, concise, and aesthetically pleasing.

**jezter6** · 06-02-2009, 08:53 PM

I agree with everything said above - less is more, and in this case - it's very true.

I'd really love to see one of those labels on a bottle and all it says is "BEER"

Kass_Brauhaus · 06-02-2009, 11:31 PM

Indeed. Those are clean and classy. +1

We're all proud of our brew--I'm sure we've all fallen into the trap of designing a label that has too much crap on it. You just like sharing!

On the plus side, Rock Bottom Brewery prints a card that lists their grain bill, hops, OG and FG for most of their beers. Makes the clones a breeze (except all my beers are better)!