Making your beer label work
Craft brewers and homebrewers use labels to give each beer a name and a character. A beer label has to stand out in a fridge door while carrying the style, the strength and the volume.
What to write on it
- The beer's name and the style, such as Hop Valley IPA.
- Two or three tasting notes, like citrus, pine and a clean finish.
- The ABV and volume, plus any alcohol labelling your market requires.
One tip
Labels on cold bottles get wet. Ask the printer for a waterproof or ice-bucket-proof stock so the label survives condensation. Keep the beer name at the top so it shows when bottles sit in a crate.
What you get
- Made at 4 × 6 in.
- A CMYK print PDF with bleed and crop marks, ready for any print shop.
- Two AI designs from your words, logo and colours; preview free, $3.99 for the one you keep.
- What goes on a beer label?
- Beer name, style, ABV, volume and brewery name. Commercial brewers must also follow their country's alcohol labelling rules.
- Can I make labels for homebrew?
- Yes. The labels work for gifts and homebrew too, and nothing stops you naming a beer after a friend.
