Label Contest Entries

For the last two years I've entered some labels into the BYO label contest. I first started to make labels after stumbling across the annual contest winners in a Brew Your Own magazine. I had just started brewing enough to have multiple beers at a time, and was trying to think of a better way to give my friends six packs than saying "the dot is a pale ale and the x is a wheat beer." I was inspired by the labels I saw, and thought this was a great way I could use some creativity and combine it with my love of brewing. I love the whole process of naming the beer, to designing the label as much as I enjoy brewing it and drinking it. I do enter the BYO contest with the hopes of getting published, but I also enjoy using it as a vehicle to improve over the previous year's labels. This year I entered the following labels:








-In another note, I want to send a thanks out to Stuart at the Twin Cities based Friday Night Beer Blog. We met at the Town Hall Brewery so I could give him a couple beers. Stuart's a very cool guy and we had a good time talking about beer and other things over an amazing Raspberry Cherry Stout at Town Hall. Stuart recently reviewed my El Muerto and Gringo and I thank him for the kind words.

- I'm planning on reviewing my Bearded Fury IPA soon, I've been happy with the turn out. Also, my dad is bringing me up some beers he picked up in Arizona. I think I'm getting a few six packs of some West Coast stuff not available around here, so look for some reviews in the somewhat near future.
More to come...
Salud!
Bearded Brewer