Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Irish Stout


Ideas for names/labels for the Irish Stout we brewed during the First Chili Cookoff:

There's alot to like about this label. Note the primary ship in the battle isn't a Man O' War, you can see the Man O' War in the background. He's the one kicking the ass of that French ship in the foreground. The pic is of some action in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

Kinda cool, didn't know the Irish had pushed hard for independence real hard at the same time as us Yanks and the French. Apparently the French sent a bunch of troops and ships up to Bantry Bay, but due to bad weather couldn't stick around to fight the Brits. According to lore, the admiral said "We were close enough to toss a biscuit ashore." but couldn't land the troops, and thus the French couldn't provide the same help to the Irish that they had to the Americans.

I tried to keep the type pretty minimal, cause there's already quite a bit of action on the label.

Style Guide
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