Show Us Your Label

[Pappers_]

Here's my block-printed label for the Gruit that I brewed. Yes, it's Lovecraftian themed because I made it for my Call of Cthulhu RPG group. Because I put the NERD in BEER NERD.

20121004_114416 by LavenderPepper, on Flickr

Very cool. How did you make them?

 

[Calichusetts]

@JDFlow...love the hazelnut label, overall they are nicely done

 

[Nubster]

Here's what I am thinking about trying on my upcoming very first batch of homebrew...

Or...

Or a combination of the two...

One common theme that I am seeing while looking through this thread....there's a lot of folks with a LOT of talent. I just wish I had a pinky nail's worth of it.

 

[ed5388]

I'm a fan of the first one!

 

[tennesseean_87]

Here are my latest. I've started naming most of the beers I make after reformers/theologians from the same country as the style, since I'm a nerd.

 

[BlakeL]

@Nubster

I like the 2nd and 3rd.

 

[diptherunner]

here is my attempt. Missing a few things, but still pretty happy. Tons of great ideas posted here ::humbling::

 

[Lavender_Pepper]

Very cool. How did you make them?

I carve rubber blocks with a 'v' shaped carving blade. I had intended to do linolium blocks, but my Friendly Local Art Supply Store clued me in on a medium that didn't tend to slice one's hand open. Then I roll out my ink and apply it to the block, print a label, re-ink... etc. After they dry I spray them with "Crystal Clear" so they water-based ink doesn't run, cut them out, and apply them with milk.

I'm working on my winter gift brew as we type.

 

[jimpdx]

This one requires some explanation. After months of being distracted by non-brewing activities, I leaped in August to doing my first high-gravity beer modeled on "Dreadnaught" from 3 Floyds and Boneyard's "Hop Venom". I started with a Dreadnaught Clone but threw in some darker malts to move towards an Imperial Black IPA or CDA. Anyway, this may end up being my only non-Belgian (Lord of the Ales series) that I brew this year so the graphic title of "12" is fitting. This beer can not be ignored. It was challenging from the word go. After stuck fermentation and two secondaries, I have settled on a complex, super malty and hoppy brew that I am starting to LOVE! (recipe and drama here).

Anyway, I first found this artwork searching for imagery for a complex, spicy 12% "Mayan Barleywine" but I have decided to use it as for this instead. I found it over a year ago and sadly can not attribute the artwork (not like I am using it with permission, its private distribution/fun only). But if you have seen my other labels, I like giving credit to the illustrator or original character involved. Instead I went with the following quote from my favorite author:

[EDIT: I found the original artist. You can see his other work here]

“Our lives are not as limited as we think they are; the world is a wonderfully weird place; consensual reality is significantly flawed; no institution can be trusted, but love does work; all things are possible; and we all could be happy and fulfilled if we only had the guts to be truly free and the wisdom to shrink our egos and quit taking ourselves so damn seriously.” --Tom Robbins

 

[zgardener]

Here is a banner I worked up for tailgates. I've been brewing full 1/2 bbl kegs for tailgate and they float so much faster than any commercial macro or micro in the past.
The second was thrown together for a keg I brought to a boat party, that one floated before we even pushed off the dock! IDK if it's the beer or the signs, I like to think it's a little of both...

 

[nianticcardplayer]

This one is for an AHS recipe kit amber ale from the Oregon area used Microsoft publisher with the supplied clip art

 

[MuddyCreek]

Used the labelmaker to put together a quick label for my N/A lemonade...

 

[chrisn812]

Something I'm trying to put together to have screened onto glassware (I dont do bottles).

Comments / Suggestions most welcome!

 

[bellmtbbq]

Used the labelmaker to put together a quick label for my N/A lemonade...

Very, very nice. What font is that? Got an IPA I need to bottle and label.

 

[mikecshultz]

Just made these on gimp. These are for my first two beers. Not sure which IPA label I will use. Also the abv on the stout will likely be higher.

 

[Lavender_Pepper]

Kitteh!!!!!!!

 

[TwoRiders]

Decided on a new label.

This one allows bulk printing and then writing in the details of said beer.

image is a mexican comic book hero. kinda like the lone ranger.


Airheads: Were the Lone Rangers!
DJ: Well there are three of you...you can't exactly be Lone now can you
Airheads: HUH?

 

[tom_gamer]

Decided on a new label.

This one allows bulk printing and then writing in the details of said beer.

image is a mexican comic book hero. kinda like the lone ranger.

Airheads: Were the Lone Rangers!
DJ: Well there are three of you...you can't exactly be Lone now can you
Airheads: HUH?

That's lucky Luke

 

[TwoRiders]

it is indeed Lucky Luke!

I knew someone would know who he was.

 

[tom_gamer]

it is indeed Lucky Luke!

I knew someone would know who he was.

But he's not Mexican....

 

[TwoRiders]

But he's not Mexican....

Fine mess with my pre concieved notions!



Only place I have ever seen him is south of the border.

But then again im not a big comic book guy.

 

[tom_gamer]

Fine mess with my pre concieved notions!



Only place I have ever seen him is south of the border.

But then again im not a big comic book guy.

My family and I are German, my dad has the tons of these comics. Just so you know its a French/Belgium comic.

And Lucky Luke is American! Lol

 

[Corey_SS]

My latest beer for the Halloween/Thanksgiving season:







Later this month it will be sentenced to life in my stomach without the possibility of staying sober.

 

[ed5388]

My latest beer for the Halloween/Thanksgiving season:


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Later this month it will be sentenced to life in my stomach without the possibility of staying sober.

Very interesting!! Sounds delicious!

 

[Calichusetts]

Used the labelmaker to put together a quick label for my N/A lemonade...

Reminds me of the "always sunny in Philadelphia" title...which is a good thing!

 

[mikecshultz]

My latest beer for the Halloween/Thanksgiving season:

Later this month it will be sentenced to life in my stomach without the possibility of staying sober.

Very cool! What did you use? Gimp?

 

[Corey_SS]

Very interesting!! Sounds delicious!

Very cool! What did you use? Gimp?

Thanks! I'm familiar with Photoshop so that's what I always use.

 

[najel]

My wife made these for three batches we just bottled.

 

[Broham1]

My wife made these for three batches we just bottled.

Love!

 

[mrperq]

image is a mexican comic book hero. kinda like the lone ranger.

Some child-sentiments comming back here, I grew
up with these books (Was born after the author
died though.)

Its a comic classic drawn in Belgium between the
40's and the 70's. Later a cartoon was made of most
of the albums.

And yeah, he's most definatly an American Lone Ranger
stereotype. Only time he sees Mexico is when chasing
'The Daltons' over and over again, the series bad guys.