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While I am a part time brewer, I am a full-time graphic artist. Half of what I enjoy about this hobby is naming the beers and designing labels for them.
Click on each label to see a larger version!
2nd Chance Pumpkin Stout
This beer was a second chance... Meaning I brewed a batch called Mike Porter that I really wasn't drinking. It wasn't the best beer I ever made, it was more stout than porter, and I just had other things that I was going to first.
Until I found some McCormick's pumpkin pie spice that had been soaking in vodka ever since I had brewed Punk'toberfest. I popped open the keg of Mike Porter and gave him a big ol' shot of pumpkin spice. Changed my outlook completely - I'm drinking the heck out of my 2nd Chance! |
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You Got Peanut Butter In My Chocolate Stout
This one gave me a lot of trouble, so I opened up my Facebook to naming suggestions for the chance to win a 22 ounce bottle. I had over 50 suggestions, most including "chocolate" and "nuts" or some variation of my chocolate nuts...
In the end, my ice hockey teammate Jeff Mack was the big winner. He pulled his idea from the late 70's-early 80's Resse's ad campaigns. That was right in my wheelhouse, and I didn't have to design nut pics. |
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Naughty & Spiced 2
This was a spontaneous batch that was decided on just a few days before brewing. We were basically just throwing spices and such into the boil and ended up with one of my favorite beers of all time.
Since this beer took the original Naughty & Spiced and kicked it up a few notches and made it infinitely better, I had to do the same with the label. Definitely a Winter Warmer!!! |
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Stille Nacht
Brewed for Christmas 2011. Since this is a Belgian styled ale, I chose a Dutch name which translates to "Silent Night". The beer is as dark and mysterious as the name implies, and shepherds definitely quake at the sight of it's 8% ABV. This was my fifth Christmas giveaway beer! |
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