What is your favorite label/bottle???

SchmidtyBeer · Oct 24, 2008

I thought this would be a fun one, also informing to those of us who would like to create our own. Everyone can get a glimpse of what the brewing population enjoys. So please post a picture of your favorite brew labels!!

I personally enjoy The Lost Abbey line of bottles. I love the simplicity and old world style. :mug:

3MindsBeer · Oct 24, 2008

Wicked, I am a graphic Designer as well as a Brewer

Here is my label for my friends and I's Brewery... If it loads.

ANd it didn't... But the image on my web site... Be Kind, is to the Top left

JTM Design Firm - JTM Design Firm [email protected]

I create out of the sheer fun of it, just random designs, I can help any wanting to give a groovier label to their brew.

jtmunson at gmail.com

FishinDave07 · Oct 24, 2008

A few of my favorites:

schweaty · Oct 24, 2008

Here is mine, Hopslam from Bells. Its nothing fancy, I just get a kick out of it everytime I see it. That and its a damn good beer.

SchmidtyBeer · Oct 24, 2008

Haha that hop slam is great

Brooklyn-Brewtality · Oct 24, 2008

All Flying Dog stuff. The artist, Ralph Steadman, is amazing. Made famous for his work with Hunter Thompson, he also illustrated my favorite version of Alice In Wonderland

MVKTR2 · Oct 24, 2008

I for one really hate the Flying Dog labels. I've got a fine arts degree and have always hated designs like that. Aside from the fact that they're hard to read, there's just something about them that creates a tension for the viewer. Never cared for some of the early modern artist or people like Kandinsky that created art with that sort of tense feel.

As for favorites. I like the Dark Isle and Belhaven labels. Oddly enough I'm a fan of the Budweiser can design (I know now you know I'm nuts!!!!). It's actually quite similar to alot of older labels from back in the day!

Schlante,
Phillip

SchmidtyBeer · Oct 25, 2008

MVKTR2 said:
I for one really hate the Flying Dog labels. I've got a fine arts degree and have always hated designs like that. Aside from the fact that they're hard to read, there's just something about them that creates a tension for the viewer. Never cared for some of the early modern artist or people like Kandinsky that created art with that sort of tense feel.

As for favorites. I like the Dark Isle and Belhaven labels. Oddly enough I'm a fan of the Budweiser can design (I know now you know I'm nuts!!!!). It's actually quite similar to alot of older labels from back in the day!

Schlante,
Phillip

I agree with you on this. I think that the flying dog artwork is just too much for a beer label. I like the more simple and classic designs.

FreakinA · Oct 25, 2008

Idk if they are my favorite, but I really really like the chubby kid labels. He is a homebrewer on this forum and his work is really simplistic but looks wonderful on bottles. I especially like his monster one. Does he draw these himself?

Parker36 · Oct 25, 2008

I'm a big fan of this one:

Chriso · Oct 25, 2008

Has always been one of my favorites.....

PseudoChef · Oct 25, 2008

Also love Flying Dog's.

bad coffee · Oct 26, 2008

I really dig these hoogstraten poorter bottles. I got a few of them. Gonna be apfelwein gift bottles this christmas.

Oh, did I mention I paid $8 for them at the grocery store. they were full then, too!

B

Borisbbadd · Oct 26, 2008

I like the Downtown Brown lable

DubbelDach · Oct 27, 2008

Regarding Troeg's, this is the only example where I like the old label:

Better than the new:

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I love how all of Troeg's new labels are done with vector graphics... That's how I do most of my labels as well. My favorite though, is their Dead Reckoning:

Dead%20Reckoning%20Web%20Page%20Label.jpg

To the OP: Love the copy on the back of the Judgement Day bottle... Very inspiring!

Freezeblade · Oct 27, 2008

bad coffee said:
I really dig these hoogstraten poorter bottles. I got a few of them. Gonna be apfelwein gift bottles this christmas.

Oh man, thoes type of bottles are produced by MKM keremacs, out of germany I think (MKM is branded on the bottles near the bottom). I've found their website, and I'd love to get a case of the bottles, but I can't find a distributer in the US.

Besides that, I love heiny bottles for cider, or the SNPA stubbs.

user 22118 · Oct 27, 2008

Call me boring, but I like the classic aspect of the Guinness label. All of the Unibroue labels are worth a look.

s3kt0r · Oct 28, 2008

I agree that Unibroue has some cool labels. I also enjoy Stone. I think this was my favorite recent beer label though.

Thwizzit · Oct 28, 2008

This site has a collection of almost five thousand beer labels that could come in handy if you're looking for some inspiration

Microbrewery Beer Label and Bottle Collection Beer Labels .com

Zymurgrafi · Oct 28, 2008

s3kt0r said:
I agree that Unibroue has some cool labels. I also enjoy Stone. I think this was my favorite recent beer label though.

That is really nice. Very graphic and simple. Love it!

Bobbleheadgeorge · Oct 28, 2008

I'm not a huge fan ofthe overdone labels.

I'm partial to the series of labels that Dundee uses.

MVKTR2 · Oct 29, 2008

DubbelDach said:
My favorite though, is their Dead Reckoning:

To the OP: Love the copy on the back of the Judgement Day bottle... Very inspiring!

Wow that really looks GREAT! Awesome concept and execution on the Dead Reckoning.

I'm supprised no one mentioned wychwood brew labels... Hobgoblin etc. Those are very nicely packaged.

Schlante,
Phillip

beergynt · Oct 29, 2008

Flossmoor Station's Collaborative Evil...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j214/jcarlson1977/evil.jpg

Original b/w artwork...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j214/jcarlson1977/evil1.jpg

:rockin:

denimglen · Oct 31, 2008

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Stone labels. I reckon they're great.

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