Show Us Your Label

[Noontime]

Just finished these labels for my upcoming wedding. Bondi beach is where I proposed, and Chicago is where I gave her the ring. Gonna get them printed today and try out this glue.

I like the windy city...especially the heart cloud. Nice touch.

 

[james138]

 

[Broham1]

Hopefully this won't be something that needs to be 'censored'.

The one on the right is the original art that I used, and the left is the label for my Cherry Stout. I manipulated the image in order to make the body 'stout' to match my 'Stout Chick Brewing' moniker. Used an online label-maker, and they arrived quick!

We taste-tested the Stout last night, it came out well. One of the guys who tried it said I can't go wrong by putting 'brewbies' on the label (he was a little inebriated and I thought it was pretty clever). He asked if I'll brew him a porter, and in his honor I will paint a male torso with some chest hair on it to make the label and name it 'Chris's Brewbies'.

Hilarious! I like the statement in the black band. Too funny! Cheers from north of the river!

 

[Dawnhulio]

Hilarious! I like the statement in the black band. Too funny! Cheers from north of the river!

Thanks and as well!!! Isn't there a rule in marketing - 'truth in advertising?' Well, it's true. It's a Cherry Stout, jacka$$. Funny thing is, almost nobody catches it. I've had to point it out several times, only to see the smile cross someone's face and their laughter ... hmmmm...

Perhaps you should read the label, right? :rockin:

 

[tmagaw]

Here is the label I think I will use on my batch I am just brewing.

 

[Glynn]

my first one

 

[Glynn]

lol great minds think alike

 

[JamesPomm]

Simple n cool! Nice label BichesBrue!

 

[cormano]

Recently bottled blonde ale named for Bear Wallow Pond, a fishing hole near my parents cabin:

Decided to give twelve of that along with twelve of the double IPA I posted before for Father's Day, rather than a full case of double IPA. Here are the twelve packs (boxes from work, a bit bigger than necessary, but they work) along with bottles:

 

[Warthaug]

Here is my newest one, blatently stealing TaylorInOK's tax stamp format. I'm limited to a black & white laser, hence the b&w image, but printed on patterned (antique) paper makes it look pretty smart. I don't know if it'll work on the low-res image, bit the QR code contains the recipe for 23L. To add to bottle, the brewery logo is centered on the cap; the front and back will then take on the proper orientation.

I'm note bottling until sunday, so I'm hoping the FG holds true (its been stable 2 days); otherwise I need to re-do the labels.

Bryan

EDIT: added advantage of this format is you can get 14 labels per sheet

 

[Warthaug]

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[malweth]

Here is my newest one, blatently stealing TaylorInOK's tax stamp format. I'm limited to a black & white laser, hence the b&w image, but printed on patterned (antique) paper makes it look pretty smart. I don't know if it'll work on the low-res image, bit the QR code contains the recipe for 23L. To add to bottle, the brewery logo is centered on the cap; the front and back will then take on the proper orientation.

I'm note bottling until sunday, so I'm hoping the FG holds true (its been stable 2 days); otherwise I need to re-do the labels.

Bryan

EDIT: added advantage of this format is you can get 14 labels per sheet

I might try this type of design! It seems efficient... what's the image sizing for these? Any templates available?

 

[Warthaug]

I might try this type of design! It seems efficient... what's the image sizing for these? Any templates available?

I'm not at home, so I don't have the exact measurements, but the labels are somewhere between 18-20mm tall (0.7-0.78"), and nearly 8.5" wide. On a standard piece of letter paper, I can print 14 of these; leaving about a 1/2" margin around the page. I should add, these are for plastic bottles, so they may be a bit wide for a proper beer bottle.

As for a template, I do have one at home for adobe illustrator (its essentially the outlines, plus a box indicating the region where the cap will be - simply fill in, delete the guides, and print). I may be able to convert it to EPS (which most graphics programs will load); if the forum will support a file of that size, I'd be more than happy to upload it (&/or the adobe flie).

Bryan

 

[Warthaug]

I've tried to attach my templates, but due to size limitations had to zip them. Unfortunately, the board doesn't seem to accept ZIP files (or AI, EPS or other vector-formats).

The exact dimensions of the template are 18mm x 203mm (0.7086614173236" x 7.9921259842606"). Centered on it is markers for the cap - 25mm wide for pop bottle caps.

Bryan

 

[ScottH]

"Slim's Own"*, an amber ale from RavenBrewWorks in Yreka, CA was made from a Home Brewer's Outpost kit, and is still in the primary fermenter, but that didn't stop me from designing and ordering labels!

*So-named for my musical alter ego, Slim Jimsøhn, a mythical guitar picker who lives in Yreka, CA.

Scott Hunter, Oakland, CA

 

[BOYDBrew]

Currently have an IRA Fermenting and was thinking of a catchy name....
This is what I came up with using Paint.

 

[BrokenKnucklesBrewery]

Hefe label

 

[Zeus1120]

Brewed as a going-away present for a brewing buddy who's moving back up north. A "spring lizard" is southern for salamander.

 

[Schnitzengiggle]

Currently have an IRA Fermenting and was thinking of a catchy name....
This is what I came up with using Paint.

Love your warning, lol. :rockin:

 

[JamesPomm]

Brewed as a going-away present for a brewing buddy who's moving back up north. A "spring lizard" is southern for salamander.

Awesome label!

 

[Zeus1120]

Awesome label!

Thanks!


Next up: A pale ale label for an APA that we brewed during the transit of Venus earlier this year.

 

[barrooze]

Thanks!


Next up: A pale ale label for an APA that we brewed during the transit of Venus earlier this year.

I am loving your labels!!! All unique, yet carrying a consistent theme/style. Very professional and well done. I could easily see a cluster of these on the shelf at my beer store.

 

[schmidty65]

These were my first go-round last Christmas. Made a 'Sibling Sampler' as part of our sibling gift exchange. Could definitely use more time on the ol' editing software (and better editing software!)...

EDIT: I JUST SAW, AFTER POSTING, THAT THIS WAS MY 100TH POST! Small potatoes for many of you, but my first milestone.

 

[BoyScout]

 

[JamesPomm]

OMG cracked me up! Pun intended.

 

[Dawnhulio]

These were my first go-round last Christmas. Made a 'Sibling Sampler' as part of our sibling gift exchange. Could definitely use more time on the ol' editing software (and better editing software!)...

EDIT: I JUST SAW, AFTER POSTING, THAT THIS WAS MY 100TH POST! Small potatoes for many of you, but my first milestone.

This is a really cool idea. What if you were able to 'crisp' up the images. etc??? Would lend a more professional finish to the product....

 

[schmidty65]

This is a really cool idea. What if you were able to 'crisp' up the images. etc??? Would lend a more professional finish to the product....

Thanks (I included a sheet with descriptions of each beer, as well). Yeah, it could definitely be crisper; the main dragon is a photo of a ceramic wall plaque my dad made. I'm trying to figure out Gimp now, to try and sharpen things a bit, and make it all crisper. I think my color printer may bear some responsibility, too--but we'll see. I don't see any shape creation tools in Gimp, though? (but getting off-topic on that).

 

[frisbee91]

Here's the label for my Patriotic American Pale Ale, "Nathan 'Ale":

 

[Glynn]

new one

 

[schmidty65]

OK; finally really sat down with Gimp the last few evenings, and here are the labels I'll be putting in little 3.5 x 5" magnetic frame holders over each tap handle on my new kegerator. Still not as amazing as a lot of the lables here, but a big step up from the 'sibling sampler':