A Beer by Any Other Label...

There are two things I know to be true in this world:

1: There are like…way too many Pokemon now.

2: Beer + art is a match made in heaven.

I mean, what do you think the ‘craft’ part of “arts and crafts” actually means? “Arts and craft beer“, that’s what.

…That’s not true at all, I made it up. But you get the point!

Everyone is always so excited to get to the contents of the bottle, however, that a really cool aspect of beer doesn’t get enough love – the label art.

Anyone can slap some comic sans and a beer emoji on a sticker, slap it on a bottle, and call it a label. But some breweries create next level label art. In fact, one of our very own does a pretty cool thing called “6-pack stories”, where each label in a six-pack tells a different part of a mini-comic.

So in the honor of shamelessly judging a beer by its label, here are some of our favorite beer labels:

FavoriteBeerLabels_5 — Courtesy of Half Acre

Half Acre Ginger Twin’s art is one of my faves.

– Alejandro Mendez, Staff Accountant

FavoriteBeerLabels_17 — Courtesy of Sprague Farm & Brew Works

Their label is actually on a shirt…but Sprague Farm & Brew Works’ Hellbender Porter is super good with a super cool design.

– Carlyn Hill, Content Manager and Writer

FavoriteBeerLabels_Feat — Courtesy of Arcade Brewery

“Festus Rotgut” by Arcade Brewery

– Lance Curran, Artist Shops Account Director & Comic Book Czar

FavoriteBeerLables_15 — Courtesy of Arcade Brewery

I’d have to say Arcade Brewery’s Graveyard Shift Coffee Pale Ale is the best. Of. All. Time. That is all.

– Conrad Javier (who also designed Graveyard Shift, if ya couldn’t tell), Production Artist