Favorite Commecial Labels

[Sir Humpsalot]

Um...

I think you described your girlfriend as looking hot.

I appreciate hotness. I even appreciate the artwork on the Flying Dog bottles. I would definitely hang a piece of that guy's art up in my office.

It's great artwork... but a really ****ty beer label, imho.

 

[FatMonsters]

some of my personal favorites

I'm with you. I like the Smuttynose labels! Middle Ages Brewing Company has some good labels too (Wailing Wench, Grail Ale, Duke of Winship).

 

[Rhoobarb]

Same here. I like Steadman, but it can be too much for such a small patch of 'canvas', so to speak. I love old beer artwork like this:

Or some of the old Schmidt cans - "The Brew That Grew with the Great Northwest!

And finally, these classics:

 

[Vermicous]

I'm a big fan of Steadman and was happy to see his artwork on a beer bottle.

Another amusing one, though they had to change the name.

http://www.dogfish.com/media/beverage/large/************.jpg

 

[DeathBrewer]

unibroue is one of teh best!

 

[olllllo]

I love the story behind Maudite. (The Damned)

Maudite has a typically Quebecois name that is reminiscent of the legend of the Chasse-Galerie (the legend of the Flying Canoe). Legend has it that a group of lumberjacks struck a deal with the devil to fly home in their canoes, guided by Satan himself, to make it home in time for Christmas.

The deal was though they could never land.

 

[DeathBrewer]

they landed, they just didn't make it back....don't remember exactly, let me find the link...

EDIT: Here's the one from wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasse-galerie

 

[jarrid]

As an artist it is often apparent to me that a LARGE % of the population (here in the U.S. at least) could not give flying F%&# about artistic concerns be they visual/musical/ or what have you, yet art is EVERYWHERE. I guess the question is, would people care if the art was not there.

I think people take visual presentation for granted. They act like they don't give a damn, and sarcastically flap their wrist and say "la-de-da" whenever someone talks about art and design. But if nobody made the effort and everything just looked plain, people would piss and moan about it. I am acutely aware of this attitude as a graphic designer looking for work in this horrendous economy.

That said, here are some labels that I like.

No pretense here, a label that says "you're not f***ing around if you buy this beer"

Here's another cool one I found. I wish they still used this one.

Found this on some guys website, the beer is probably a run-of-the mill lager, but the label is undisputably cool as hell.

 

[TheJadedDog]

I really like the Samuel Smith labels, something about the antique feel of them really appeals to me. I'm also a big fan of the Rogue bottles.

 

[ScoutMan]

While it may not be "commercial", Brewtopia has the best labels I have seen with his Naked City line. I think my favorite is the Pale Rider label. The rest of his labels are great as well. All of the old films and such.

 

[kingjam]

Sweet Water's are cool