I brewed two beers – an IPA and an American Amber – as wedding favors for my brother’s wedding, which is coming up this weekend. My brother’s buddy designed some pretty cool labels for the beers. My brother’s name is Mike and his fiancé’s name is Maura, hence the “M” designs. I’m really happy with the beers, as are the bride and groom. I think the labels turned out really great too.
It’s tough to read the beer descriptions on the labels, so here they are (in case there are inquiring minds):
IPA
Wuh-bam! That’s your nostrils being awakened by the enticingly complex aroma of this American-style IPA. With floral and citrus hop notes and a little tropical spice, generous additions of seven hop varieties are balanced by just the right amount of malty sweetness. Full-flavored, yet eminently drinkable, this IPA finishes slightly dry with a lingering hop bitterness. 6.4% ABV.
American Amber
This light-garnet colored American-style ale is all about balance. Toasty grain and caramel malt flavors are met with an assertive bouquet of floral, citrus, and herbal hops. Medium bodied with a smooth finish, this is an accessible ale to be enjoyed among friends. 5.6% ABV.
In hindsight, I wish I had been a little more creative with the descriptions. I think it would have been cool to make them more personal to the bride and groom. But, all in all, I’m happy with the results.
Very cool. The labels look good. I’ll have to check neato out the next time I make labels. I was making them myself and spraying them with polyurethane to keep them from bleeding.
Just wanted to update this thread to say that not only was the beer amazing, but the wedding was one of the best I’ve been to. Here’s a great photo of the beer at the wedding.
Other than image editing software like Photoshop, Gimp, etc., nope. Just need the label paper and the template for the paper, which can be downloaded from Neato’s website for free.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a close-up. The quality is really top notch though. I was very pleased.
Although they advertise that these are waterproof labels, the colors definitely ran. They looked pretty awful after they’d been put in an ice bath. >:(
I suspect that had you used a laser printer they would not have bled in the water. ink jet ink is just not waterproof. did the labels come loose in the water? that’s probably what they were referring to when they said they were waterproof. they can’t really do anything to make ink jet ink waterproof.
