Poll on Best Artwork by Brewery

Jester King has cool art, but I’m not a huge fan of their beer.

 

Any brewery that makes the brewery name, beer name, and beer style easily visible and readable even if it compromises their resident label artiste's masterpiece.

 

While the beer names are of questionable political correctness, I gotta say Flying Dog.

 

Barrier Brewing in Oceanside Long Island and Pipeworks Brewing in Chicago have great labels. They should be added to the list for consideration.

 

My feelings have changed significantly on can/bottle art. I used to be drawn to busier, more garish work but recently lean towards work that is tasteful and understated. Small Pony Barrel Works in Ontario has some tremendous artwork, particularly the black and white stuff. Check it out if your wish.

https://www.smallponybarrelworks.com/pages/our-beer

 

Not Grape Lotion, that's for sure.

 

Cloudwater and their season artist series

https://cloudwaterbrew.co/season-artists

 

Collective Arts out of Hamilton Ontario Canada.

Many artists provide designs which are wild

https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/us/

 

Tripping Animals

 

I'm a big fan of these guys

 

They have the best merch:
https://burlingtonbeer.square.site/

 

Hill Farmstead and Oxbow

 

Anchorage Brewing Company hands down the best label art in the game

 

I can take or leave can art, I’m an old fart. Imo the best label in beerdom is Pliny. You can see that from 30 yards away and know what beer it is, simplicity at its finest. I’ve never ever held a bottle of Pliny in my hand and not smiled as I poured my beer. The same goes for Heady, those silver cans with the crazy guy on the can slurping beer is perfection, you can also see that can from 30 yards away as well and know what beer it is.

 

I'm partial to artistic, understated labels that still have useful information (name, beer style, specific hops if appropriate). A good example is Alefarm in Denmark. I especially liked their River Kings DIPA:

Others can be seen here:
https://alefarm.dk/collections/our-beers?page=1

 

how about Tired Hands?

 

How bout Mikkeller or Hop Butcher

http://www.hopbutcher.com/

 

In terms of intricate beautiful artwork, Hudson Valley gets my vote.

 

Commonwealth is another one.

 

A Dutch brewery that really does a great job with artwork is Het Uiltje. Every beer has the theme of an "owl" (Uiltje is Dutch for "owl") and the cartoons are sometimes quite entertaining. A bit busy... but fun. Some examples I found online:

 

Adroit Theory

 

Outer range. @eppCOS @beergoot

 

I mean... c’mon. No one? Anyone? Design enthusiasts? Anyone with eyes?

 

Try putting that to the test old man.

 

Revolution Brewing hires great artists for their cans and their Tap List at the Brewery.

Little Dreamer - Van Halen inspired collaboration with Piece.

From their Brewery Tap List






October 2020 releases Red Skull and Maple Deth

 

My eyesight is fine, lol. Some cans are unmistakable though.

 

I voted "Other".
Foreign Objects Beer Co.
I'd post a photo, but I never figured out how to do that. Here is a link with a lot of their can art.
https://www.foreignobjectsbeer.com/beers

 

Honestly, like Other Half's aesthetic - especially for beers like Space Diamonds or Green City. My favorite is probably Will Sears' work for Oxbow. Simple, clean, classic.

 

Flying Dog.

 

Burial Beer Co.

 

I think Homage's Spritz saison series is up there. Everything they do is elegant.





Mills brewing from the UK is also uniformly gorgeous, probably my favorite overall.



Cantillon remains one of the most beautiful of them all.




Yeast of Eden has beautiful artwork too, and Alvarado St for IPAs does awesome designs...




Finback for IPAs is great, modern, urban, but classy.



Hudson Valley is certainly up there overall as well.

 

KCBC has some pretty great character art

 

"Other" for me, specifically Jester King

 

3 Floyd’s, Nightmare, and Ghost Town.
Wholesome satanic themes.

 

Oh, I forgot to add Floodland. Very much inspired by classic wine culture, but regardless very beautiful designs:







Elegant, minimal, serious. One of my favorite breweries in art direction and aesthetics in general.

 

Two breweries on this list I've never even heard of and another, Three Floyds, I've never seen a bottle or can. That's a high percentage for a survey. The other three are satisfactory, but never excited me. I agree with mambossa that Omnipollo's simple, but evocative, labels are very appealing. My local brewery that has an excellent graphics designer is Fremont Brewing. I've forbidden myself from saving empty cans or bottles, but a few of Fremont's cans are up on a shelf in my kitchen.

 

Austin Street and Honestweight