Show Us Your Label

brewed a smoked imperial stout today...going to have to work on a name for that one.

2 stuck sparges, one exploding wyeast smack-pack and a hell of a mess to clean up in the kitchen under the omnipresent stink-eye of the wife wondering what the hell i'm doing...

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Here's mine...

Too lazy to upload my labels (basically says I'm too illiterate to find an easy way to link them because I lost my login and password to photobucket). But here's a link to a webpage I'm building. No, I don't have a brewery going, this is mostly wishful thinking.

http://northbridgebrewing.com/our-beers.html

[EDIT] NVM, found info. still a work in progress

Here's a couple new ones. Hop Through the Heart is a new IPA that's in the fermenter at the moment. Ball 'n Chain Wheat is my wife's fruit wheat brew. Illustrator for both.





All comments/ criticisms welcome! Kyle

This may have been said earlier but I have not read all the pages but what program or site did everyone use?

I used Online Labels. they have a free program to use. you get a free trial period too.

jhegende said:

This may have been said earlier but I have not read all the pages but what program or site did everyone use?

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I used GIMP.

Inkscape is good as well for the graphically challenged artist

First time playing around with Inkscape and very first label. Obviously the bottling date isn't true, and not positive about abv yet but just trying to figure out the program and pretty pleased so far.

I saw that some folks used paper bags for their labels, so I gave it a try. Turned out great!

Here ya go...

gunnerm109a6 said:

I saw that some folks used paper bags for their labels, so I gave it a try. Turned out great!

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Those look really good. Glad you guys are liking the paper bag idea...

caustin919 said:

i used gimp.

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+1

gunnerm109a6 said:

I saw that some folks used paper bags for their labels, so I gave it a try. Turned out great!

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Very nice look! I really dig the brown paper bag look (we actually wrapped X-mas gifts in this the other year for a nice simple effect) and they look great with plain old black ink too with the brown adding some complexity to the design.

Also cool drawing, did you do it?

Boom! Microsoft Excel. Might have to make a thinner boarder on the outside but this was super easy to do. Super easy.

inhousebrew said:

Very nice look! I really dig the brown paper bag look (we actually wrapped X-mas gifts in this the other year for a nice simple effect) and they look great with plain old black ink too with the brown adding some complexity to the design.

Also cool drawing, did you do it?

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Nope, I don't have the skills for that. I hunted around on the internet and found this one. The site that I used is on the bottom of the label.

How are you guys adhering the paper bag labels to the bottle?

LarvalCraze said:

How are you guys adhering the paper bag labels to the bottle?

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I used thinned Elmer's school glue. Not sure if this was the best way, but it worked.

I usually use glue sticks. They're cheap and effective.

I've been using gelatin lately, and it works great! Haven't tried it on the paper bag stock, but on standard printing paper it holds as long as you need it to, but comes off clean and easy in hot water (no need to boil, just hot tap water is enough).
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/use-knox-its-best-label-adhesive-354082/.

I just use milk, works awesome

+1 for milk

Milk is good until you want to put a bottle of beer into a cooler of ice. Then gelatin is better - and as easy to clean off after,

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A beer brewed for a friend.

Techprof,
I like the label & the brewery name.

Just a suggestion though. You may want to flip either "small batch" or "handcrafted" so they both go the same direction. I would probably flip "small batch" so it matches the direction of "handcrafted" and "Ironic Brewing".

Warthaug said:

Milk is good until you want to put a bottle of beer into a cooler of ice. Then gelatin is better - and as easy to clean off after,

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I like to use modge podge and card stock.

Are you guys printing on brown paper lunch bags or shopping bags?

KurtB said:

Techprof,
I like the label & the brewery name.

Just a suggestion though. You may want to flip either "small batch" or "handcrafted" so they both go the same direction. I would probably flip "small batch" so it matches the direction of "handcrafted" and "Ironic Brewing".

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Thanks! I agree with the suggestion, done.

This is the first of my 4. Tell me what you think

Shopping bag here. I cut it to roughly 8.5x11 to fit in the printer.

Great labels!

tennesseean_87 said:

Are you guys printing on brown paper lunch bags or shopping bags?

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I've used both but prefer shopping bags. They're beefier and usually hide creases/imperfections better.

gunnerm109a6 said:

Shopping bag here. I cut it to roughly 8.5x11 to fit in the printer.

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That's what I did for the one I did on brown paper.

Bottle Cap



Lazy Paddle Label



Mooned Loon Pale Ale

these are 5 of them, hope everything likes them and thinks they are funny

we714 said:

Bottle Cap

Lazy Paddle Label

Mooned Loon Pale Ale

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What do you use for this? These are awesome!

Warthaug said:

Milk is good until you want to put a bottle of beer into a cooler of ice. Then gelatin is better - and as easy to clean off after,

B

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I use a glue stick.Takes a while to do a lot but worth it......Around the edges and an X in the middle......

brplatz said:

What do you use for this? These are awesome!

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I used Inkscape with some photos that I had. I took a while to get them to come out, and a lot of playing around, but I like them now. Inkscape is free off of the internet. If you need any help send me a shout.

Schnitzengiggle said:

Here are a couple I have pieced together:

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I like the black star one a lot: good job!

Here's one I'm working on...