A cut through the label corpus
Collage beer labels
15 labels in the register read as collage. Every one was described by us from the filed artwork — the TTB records what a label says, never what it looks like.
Hill HopperA diamond-shaped mountain landscape dominates the upper two-thirds of the label, framed against a teal-blue sky with white clouds and a large golden sun. Within the composition sit a snow-capped peak, forested slopes, a stream, a hot-air balloon, a hiker, a mountain biker, purple crystal formations, and a diving bird, rendered in a collage style that blends photographic and illustrated elements. The beer name appears in cream serif capitals across a rust-brown band at the bottom, with specifications in smaller type below. The left edge carries a burgundy vertical panel with regulatory text and a circular brewery emblem.teal · cream · rust-brown · gold
Imperial SculpinBALLAST POINT BREWINGTwo ornate sculpin fish rendered in orange, red, and cream scales dominate the right half of the label, hovering above a background of green and tan river rocks and aquatic vegetation. The fish are detailed in a naturalistic but decorative style, with elaborate fin work and patterned gill covers. The left half features the Ballast Point circular badge in white and cream against deep green, with the beer name "Imperial Sculpin" in gold sans-serif type below, while the far left panel shows a closer photographic view of the same rocky riverbed.deep green · cream · orange-rust · tan
The Plague That Hacked The PlanetBURIAL BEER CO.Five figures operate computer terminals in a neon-lit cyberpunk cityscape, each framed in vertical panels across the lower half of the label. A deer-headed humanoid, a pale owl-masked figure, and three human characters with various cybernetic or surreal modifications interact with glowing screens and keyboards. The upper half shows a dense, fragmented aerial view of a futuristic city in turquoise and black, rendered photographically with sharp light artifacts and data-stream effects. The entire composition uses high-contrast black, cyan, and white with selective colour painting of the characters' skin tones and details.black · cyan · white · flesh-tone
EdwardA collage of candid photographs of brewery staff and community members arranged behind a large white numeric "60" forms the central visual anchor. The images show people at outdoor venues, social gatherings, and brewery events, layered across a dark background. Text identifying "CoStar Brewing" and beer details appears integrated into the composition, with regulatory and brewery information along the left and right edges in small type.dark grey · white · natural flesh tones · green
Tina, Come Get Your KiefEVIL TWIN BREWING NEW YORK CITYA stylized black donkey wearing a pink halter stands behind a white metal fence in a pastoral landscape of green grass and blue sky. The animal is rendered in a flat, graphic style against a photographic background, creating a surreal pastoral scene. The beer name appears in small capitals centered below the image.black · pink · green · blue
I Know You RiderHUMAN PEOPLE BEERA photographic image of Earth from space dominates the centre, overlaid with a bold red outlined speech bubble containing the beer name in a rounded, retro sans-serif typeface. Four-pointed stars and a sunburst motif in red outline punctuate the left edge of the composition, while a vertical repeating pattern of stylized red flowers runs down the right margin. The beer's style and ABV appear in heavy black type at the bottom; the brewery name and website repeat across the cream-coloured top border.cream · blue · red · white
100 MonthsA stack of roughly rendered books stands vertically at the centre of the label, with vintage beer bottle labels pinned to its spine, set against a dark maroon rectangular field with the numerals cream · maroon · grey · black
Time Is NotThe label depicts a steampunk-gothic cityscape dominated by ornate clocks, gears, and a swirling blue-white vortex in the night sky, with a black cat's face (showing only glowing eyes and silhouette) framing the lower foreground. Gold filigree scrollwork borders the entire composition, enclosing floating mechanical elements—a brass robot, an hourglass, clock faces, and a hot-air balloon—against deep blue starfield and a Gothic cathedral landscape. The beer name appears in large decorative gold serif capitals across the top, with style designation and ABV details set in smaller serif type on a cream panel at right.gold · navy · cream · oxblood
DDH Just Circling BackBLACKSTACK BREWINGA mid-century-modern architectural illustration dominates the upper two-thirds of the label: a stylized white lighthouse or tower with horizontal black bands rises from a simplified sand-coloured building complex rendered in black silhouette against a photograph of a weathered computer keyboard. The composition splits the right side with alternating pink and black horizontal bands containing hand-set email dialogue in white sans-serif type. Beer name and style appear in large sans-serif caps across the lower black ground, with the brewery logo and specs beneath.black · pink · cream · white
Elephant DiscoBYGEORGE BREWING CO.A vibrant pop-art collage dominates the label, centering on a magenta-and-cyan elephant's head wearing white-framed sunglasses, surrounded by fragmented imagery including a disco ball, colorful feathered elements, and geometric patterns in pink, blue, and yellow. The beer name "ELEPHANT DISCO" is rendered in large outlined serif caps across the yellow field, with diagonal color bands and scattered illustrative vignettes filling the remaining space. The palette is saturated and high-contrast throughout — magenta, cyan, yellow, and black — creating a densely patterned, energetic composition across the full front label.yellow · magenta · cyan · black
SticksA campfire scene dominates the centre of the label, framed by a circular vignette of bare tree trunks and evergreen branches rendered in layered paper-cut or collage style. Yellow flames rise from the fire's centre, while small stars and a crescent moon appear in the upper branches. The composition is symmetrical and intimate, with silhouetted figures gathered around the fire below the tree canopy. The entire scene is printed in shades of forest green, cream, and pale yellow against a deep forest-green field, with the brewery name in flowing script above and regulatory text arranged along the left edge.forest green · cream · pale yellow
North to the SeaSAPWOOD CELLARSA vertical band of weathered, heavily textured abstraction in rust, ochre, green, and cream dominates the centre of the label, rendered in a loose, layered mixed-media style with visible drips and overlaid marks. The beer name "NORTH TO THE SEA" runs vertically in large, outlined sans-serif capitals down the left half of this textured field, while the brewery mark—a geometric knot within a circle—sits anchored to the right edge. The overall effect is of aged, oxidised metal or weathered stone with organic staining and erosion patterns.cream · rust · ochre · forest green
Miss It, Noonan!CROOKED STAVEA collage scene across the front depicts a golf outing: three men in vintage golf attire converse on a fairway with speech bubbles reading "miss it!", "wish noonan was here", and "miss it noonan!"; a groundhog in the foreground holds a golf ball in its mouth; a golfer swings on a distant green beneath a snow-capped mountain under a glowing sun. The right panel shifts to a solid red field with the beer name in large white sans-serif capitals, brewery details, and a circular golf-ball emblem at top. The colour palette moves from photographic greens and blues in the scene to bright red and white on the information side.red · sky blue · grass green · white
Strawberry Rhubarb Sour AleCOLD SPRING BREWERYA vertical-oval emblem with a burgundy border dominates the left half, containing a cream oval cartouche with wheat sheaves flanking the brewery name in serif capitals, dated 1804, and set against a dark green field. The right side displays a photograph of a weathered wooden brewery building with a pitched roof, captioned "Taste of History" above and the brewery's address and website below. A horizontal tan stripe at the bottom carries regulatory text. The overall field is forest green with a gold border stripe at top and bottom.forest green · cream · burgundy · gold
The 1804 LagerCOLD SPRING BREWERYA circular emblem centred on the upper left features the brewery name in an arc above wheat sheaves and a crown, printed in cream and oxblood against a dark green field with a cream banner below. To the right, a full-colour photograph of a weathered wooden brewhouse with a pitched roof and lit windows sits beneath the heading "Taste of History". The label field is a textured green with a gold horizontal band across top and bottom; brewery information and regulatory text occupy the lower right.green · cream · oxblood · gold