We’re on track for a first brew on the new equipment by the end of this week. And we’re moving full steam ahead with bottle label development. We just got two label drafts back from our artist and we’d love to share them with you.
We aim to create labels that stand out from the others on the shelf. We really don’t care if they appeal to everyone’s artistic taste as long as they look unique and distinctive. We wanted to find an independent artist who could create artwork that would complement the hand-crafted and off-beat nature of the liquid inside. We found exactly what we were looking for and more when we linked up with artist, Evan B. Harris.
Instead of just illustrating what we’ve dictated to him, Evan has become a true collaborator on the visual identity of our beer. Plus, he’s been great fun to work with. We contact him with an idea like, “Our Trippel is a little too easy to drink and high alcohol, so we call it Unholy Trippel. Can you create something for that?” Then he comes back with illustrations like the one below:
Blammo! One unholy looking monk-like figure complete with totally unrequested stowaway rat band and Coppertail sea-monster. We love it and we can’t wait to get these on the shelf. (We already put this one on T-shirts)
Our IPA clocks in at just under 6% alcohol with low bitterness and huge amounts of hop aroma. It’s our hot day, out on the water IPA. We call it Free Dive. Here’s what Evan came up with:
One free diver with a lobster on his head sitting in front of an underwater TV, eating octopus, while a partying fish and puking seahorse hang out nearby. Makes perfect sense, right? Not sure why, but somehow, it feels right.
We should have early drafts of a couple more bottle labels by the end of the week. Stay tuned for more sneak previews. We look forward to getting these bottles on a shelf near you this fall. Thanks for checking in on us.
Cheers!
-Kent