Pen and ink beer labels

325 labels in the register read as pen and ink. Every one was described by us from the filed artwork — the TTB records what a label says, never what it looks like.

Lovelier LoveliesHOP BUTCHER FOR THE WORLDA pen-and-ink sketch of a quirky anthropomorphic building with a tall, narrow facade dominates the right half of the label, its windows and doors rendered in loose hatching, with stick-like limbs and a typewriter held aloft on one side. The left panel contains the brewery's logo—a hop cone with radiating lines—set above tasting-note text and website information, all rendered in matching sketch style on a uniform grey ground. The entire label employs black ink on grey with no visible colour separation or print finish beyond the flat matte base.grey · blackLegends of the FurballFAT ORANGE CATA cowboy astride an oversized orange tabby cat dominates the full-bleed composition, set against a mountain landscape rendered in purple, green, and salmon tones. The figure wears a tan shirt and cowboy hat while the cat's exaggerated proportions and cartoonish features anchor the comical Western scene. The title "Legends of the Furball" appears in bold yellow lettering across the upper third, with the beer name "Fat Orange Cat" set in white caps at the lower center, all rendered in pen-and-ink line work with solid colour fills.orange · yellow · purple · creamShattered Glass7 LOCKS BREWINGA shattered glass filled with blue liquid and topped with a dark bird in flight dominates the upper-left portion of the label, set against a rendered brick-wall background. White flowering vines wind around the glass, with scattered insects and small birds in flight completing the scene. The brick texture and illustrative rendering create depth, with the beer name arc'd above in yellow-and-red comic-style lettering.cream · blue · yellow · redFall of the DamnedBURIAL BEER CO.A gothic fortress with ornate spires and towers dominates the centre of the label, rendered in pen-and-ink linework against a fiery landscape of molten ground and turbulent orange-red sky. The castle features detailed architectural elements—pointed arches, battlements, and a massive eye symbol on its central gate—with bright flames emanating from the interior. Craggy rock formations and cacti punctuate the foreground, all set against a hellish orange ground that bleeds to darker tones at the edges. The composition is a full-bleed illustration with the beer name and brewery details running vertically along the left edge in condensed sans-serif capitals.orange-red · black · cream · tanEl Chivo Mexican Style LagerA goat wearing dark sunglasses faces forward in the center of a circular emblem, set against a stylized desert landscape with two palm trees and a golden sun on the horizon. The composition sits within a cream-colored label bordered in gold and black rules, with the beer name in large cream serif capitals below, and text identifying it as a Mexican-style lager from Floating Goat Brewing. The palette is cream, gold, black, and burnt orange, with fine pen-and-ink line work throughout the illustration.cream · gold · black · burnt-orangeAstilleroAGUA MALAA pen-and-ink illustration of a jellyfish occupies the right-center field, rendered in fine-line contour style with anatomical detail in the tentacles and bell. The composition pairs this central figure with bold, fractured yellow letterforms spelling "AGAMALA" down the left edge, interrupted by two black silhouettes of sharks in profile. The palette is cream, yellow, and black with minimal line-work against white, and the label includes regulatory and award-medal elements on the right margin.yellow · black · creamAgua Mala ViejaAGUA MALAThe label features a pen-and-ink illustration of an underwater scene dominating the centre: a large fish head rendered in fine line work, surrounded by sparse aquatic plants and three small sharks in silhouette. The composition is bounded by a thin teal border on a cream background. Bold magenta sans-serif capitals reading "AGUA MALA" run vertically down the left edge, with the beer style "VIEJA MEXICAN AMBER LAGER" set in black type below the fish illustration. The magenta logo mark—a jellyfish rendered in a modern sans-serif weight—appears in the upper right corner.cream · magenta · blackSirenaAGUA MALAA pen-and-ink illustration of a mermaid's upper torso dominates the right half of the label, her hair rendered in flowing, swirling linework that fills the composition. Her tail is depicted with tight cross-hatching in a fish-scale pattern. The beer name purple · cream · blackMarea RojaAGUA MALATwo jellyfish rendered in white pen-and-ink line work float across a deep crimson and magenta gradient background, surrounded by scattered shells and small circular bubbles. Large sans-serif typography reading "AGUA MALA" dominates the left side in cream capital letters, with "MAREA ROJA RED IPA" positioned below in smaller type. The composition suggests an underwater scene, with the jellyfish as the central motif and the textured gradient creating depth.burgundy · magenta · cream · whiteMantarrayaAGUA MALAA manta ray rendered in pen-and-ink line work dominates the center of the label, shown from above with wings spread and tail curved, surrounded by small black silhouettes of diving manta rays in flight. The beer name "AGUA MALA" appears vertically in large teal capitals down the left side, with "MANTARRAYA OATMEAL STOUT" in black type below the main illustration. The label is cream-coloured with teal, black, and white as the only inks, and includes award badges and regulatory information on the right margin.cream · teal · blackMakoAGUA MALAA pen-and-ink illustration of a shark dominates the left half of the label, rendered in black line work with stippled shading, surrounded by smaller silhouettes of fish in flight. The word AGUA MALA appears in blue geometric lettering that interlocks behind the shark, with MAKO and PALE ALE in bold black sans-serif below. The field is cream with a blue geometric border frame, and a tagline—DIVE IN AND EXPLORE AGUAMALA—runs across the top in spaced capitals.cream · blue · blackPeach Double Milkshake IPATIRED HANDS BREWING COMPANYA symmetrical illustration of two stylized faces with elaborate, organic hair dominates the label, rendered in cream and tan against a salmon-pink ground layered with wavy, undulating linework that fills the entire field. The faces feature closed eyes and pursed lips, their hair flowing into decorative botanical and serpentine forms that extend upward and outward. The beer name appears in chunky, rounded lettering in the lower center, colored in coral-red with cream outlines. The Tired Hands Brewing Company mark sits at the top in a banner cartouche.salmon pink · cream · tan · coral redPretty WittyA pastoral landscape dominates the label, depicting a Dutch windmill surrounded by fields of purple lavender and white daisies under a pale sky, with a personified hop cone wearing sunglasses and a purple bow at the centre foreground, holding a glass of golden beer and an orange slice. The composition is a full-bleed illustrated scene, anchored by the beer name in large purple serif capitals across the upper third, with a purple ribbon banner at the base framing smaller text. Colour is largely cream and pale yellow with strong purple accents, sage greens, and ochre details. The typography mixes tall serif caps for the brand name with a decorative serif for "witbier" and a smaller sans-serif for the descriptive tagline.cream · purple · sage · goldWookey JackFIRESTONE WALKER BREWING COMPANYA full-bleed illustration of a bearded woodland creature in golden tones stands center-left, wielding a wooden staff among dense overgrown foliage rendered in chartreuse and violet. A horned stag, smaller woodland animals, and flowering plants populate the composition beneath a branching tree canopy that frames the upper edge; the beer name sits in jagged white lettering across the center, with a circular emblem bearing hops above it. The palette shifts from warm golds and earth tones in the fauna to cool purples and bright greens in the botanical elements, creating a layered, detailed illustrative field that extends to all edges.purple · gold · chartreuse · brownImperial Pumpkin AleBJ'SA line-drawn pumpkin with curling vine tendrils occupies the lower center of a full-orange field, rendered in a slightly darker orange outline. The BJ's Brewhouse Beer Club seal—a cream oval with a burgundy shield, wheat-ear accents, and dark serif typography—is centered above the pumpkin. Bold white sans-serif capitals spell "IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE" down the left side, with "BREWED WITH REAL PUMPKIN AND SPICES" in white at the bottom.orange · cream · burgundy · whitePeach IvyA stylized female portrait in profile occupies the left half of the label, rendered in line art with peach and cream tones and inked contours. Oversized iridescent butterfly and flowering vine motifs crown and frame her head and shoulders against an ornamental damask-pattern background. The right side features an art-nouveau framed cartouche containing the beer name and style in decorative serif lettering, with floral corner embellishments, all rendered in cream against the dominant magenta field.magenta · peach · cream · greenPale LagerCERVEZA ARTESANAL BICHOLAAn underwater scene dominates the lower two-thirds of the label, rendered in shades of blue with silhouetted figures — a diver, a shipwreck, coral, jellyfish, and fish — against a gradient seascape. A gold diamond-shaped panel occupies the upper left, containing the brand's script logotype and a sailing ship icon dated 2016, while a circular black badge with the same ship sits in the upper right. Typography includes hand-lettered script for "Bichola" and sans-serif type for "Pale Lager" and product details.gold · blue · black · whiteSour Series: Blueberry LemonROCKPORT BREWING CO.A pen-and-ink illustration of blueberries and a lemon branch dominates the upper centre of the label, rendered in colour with blue and purple berries, yellow citrus fruit, and green foliage. The beer name white · blue · purple · yellowPushing Up DaisiesA skeletal hand and forearm burst from sandy soil holding a bouquet of white daisies with yellow centres against a warm orange-red circular backdrop. The composition centres this memento mori still life against a cream field, with the beer name set in bold red and gold comic-style lettering anchored at the upper left. Roots spread beneath the hand into the earthen ground rendered in pen-and-ink crosshatch, while the daisies are outlined in black with hand-painted green stems and leaves. The label employs a matte cream stock with burgundy borders framing the regulatory text on both sides.cream · burgundy · orange · blackAmor FatiA detailed pen-and-ink engraving of two hands emerging from turbulent water occupies the centre-right of the label, rendered in fine crosshatching and line work that suggests classical printmaking. The composition is vertical, with the hands positioned as if gesturing upward through the waves, framed by flowing water rendered in parallel lines. Above the illustration, the beer name appears in serif caps, with a small dragon emblem centred above it. Type-only regulatory text runs vertically along the left edge in white on black.cream · blackZooBrewFREMONTA stylized flamingo in pink and white line-work dominates the label, centered against a bright magenta ground with its body rendered in fine parallel hatching and its neck curved upward. The bird occupies roughly the upper two-thirds of the composition, with the beer name set in large sans-serif capitals below in white. The label credits Woodland Park Zoo in the upper right and includes a small Fremont logo with linked circle motif at the top left.magenta · white · pink · blackDad Rock KölschYELLOWHAMMER BREWING, INC.The label features "Dad Rock Kölsch" in bold red 3D lettering across the centre, surrounded by a scattered arrangement of hand-drawn music and rock-themed iconography in black ink on a white lined-paper background. Elements include musical notes, a microphone, vinyl record, skull, cassette tape, electric guitar, and speaker system, evoking a notebook-doodle aesthetic. The composition is full-bleed with the brewery name and product information anchored at the bottom.white · red · blackThermalHOP BUTCHER FOR THE WORLDA pen-and-ink drawing of a soaring bird—wings spread wide, rendered in hatched black lines with golden-yellow fill—dominates the right half of the label against a deep purple ground. The bird's head is turned sharply downward, its eye and beak rendered in bold strokes. The left side carries the brewery's logo, a hop-cone tasting-notes graphic, and regulatory text in cream; the beer name "THERMAL" sits to the right of the bird in a brush-script italic typeface.deep purple · cream · golden yellow · blackGrapefruit RadlerDAS BIERA full-bleed illustration of grapefruit halves and whole fruits with green leaves scattered across a coral-red ground. The beer name "DAS BIER" appears in large yellow sans-serif caps at centre, flanked by the Kiebitz circular brand emblem. The fruits are rendered in pen-and-ink outline with peachy-orange fill, creating a scattered all-over pattern; a yellow banner at the bottom holds the style name in black serif type. The label is dominated by the warm coral-red background with yellow typography and naturalistic fruit drawing.coral-red · yellow · peach-orange · greenRichard the WhaleA sperm whale rendered in pen-and-ink line work floats across the upper half of the label against a black field, its body shaded in grey and white with fine cross-hatching detail. The brewery name black · white · greyRoggenwolfPOHJALAA densely packed illustration of barley and grain heads fills the upper two-thirds of the label in golden yellow and pale green, rendered with fine botanical detail and realistic shading. The composition is full-bleed, with overlapping stalks creating depth across the white background. The beer name appears in sans-serif type at upper left in black and gold, with regulatory text confined to a vertical panel on the far left edge and the Põhjala branding in a simple rectangle at lower right.gold · cream · olive-green · black3rd Floor TripelMUNKLE BREWING CO.A two-story Charleston townhouse with a pitched roof dominates the center of the label, rendered in fine-line pen-and-ink style against a soft green background with darker green foliage silhouettes on either side. The house sits above the beer name in bold sans-serif caps; flanking the central image are geometric window designs—overlapping triangles in green and teal with white dividing lines, creating a stained-glass or quilted-panel effect. A narrow green stripe runs along the top and bottom edges of the label, with tagline text centered above.cream · green · teal · whiteCamino OchoA mid-century style pickup truck in profile, rendered in tan line-art, dominates the right half of the label beneath a street sign reading orange · tan · navy · creamStein TheoryA sepia-toned engraving depicts a 19th-century laboratory interior crowded with wooden barrels, glass vessels, copper tubing, a microscope, and shelving, rendered in cross-hatched pen-and-ink style across the upper two-thirds of the label. The composition is framed by a cream diamond-pattern border against blue vertical and horizontal bands. The beer name and style appear in black sans-serif type below the scene, with the brewery name and tagline in matching weight and case above it.blue · cream · tan · brown49 LagerSCRATCH BREWING CO.The front label features large numerals "49" in a dark blue or black, filled with a constellation pattern, set against a tan background densely populated with line-drawn botanical motifs — wheat stalks, hop cones, leaves, and grain heads arranged in a scattered pattern. The beer name "LAGER" appears in bold sans-serif capitals below the numerals, with smaller descriptive text in various weights and sizes. A bottle silhouette sits on the right edge of the composition.tan · black · creamLagoFOUR QUARTERS BREWINGA surreal landscape scene occupies the full front: a woman stands waist-deep in turquoise water, her head replaced by a horizontal oval platter overflowing with flowering plants and trees, with a red-orange sun rising behind her shoulders. Pink and coral clouds drift across a yellow-to-orange gradient sky, while a scatter of small birds flies leftward; the water's surface shows concentric ripple rings, and the shoreline is detailed with rocky islands, vegetation, and flowering plants in the foreground. The composition is rendered in pen-and-ink linework with hand-applied watercolour washes in yellows, oranges, greens, teals, and pinks. The brewery name appears in a white banner at the top, and the beer name sits in a white cartouche at the lower centre with a small circular icon to its left; a 'Made in Vermont' badge occupies the upper right corner.golden-yellow · turquoise · pink · coralDemihydraMORTALIS BREWING COMPANYA symmetrical demon head rendered in pen-and-ink line work dominates the centre, its horns and textured face composed of intricate hatching and crosshatching. Two beams of light — one red, one navy — emanate from the creature's eyes toward the lower corners, each trailing spheres of corresponding colour that dissolve into a stippled background. The beer name appears in condensed sans-serif capitals along the left edge, with regulatory and brewery information contained in narrow vertical and horizontal bands along the margins.cream · brown · red · navyLadonMORTALIS BREWING COMPANYA branching tree with abstract geometric foliage rendered in white line-work dominates the label's full front, its limbs spreading across a deep burgundy field scattered with small stars and dotted texture. Berry clusters hang from the branches, reinforcing the cherry-berry ingredient story. The composition balances botanical illustration with modernist linework, creating a naturalistic yet stylized landscape that reads clearly at arm's length.burgundy · cream · whiteDemihydraMORTALIS BREWING COMPANYA symmetrical two-headed demon or hydra rendered in pen-and-ink line work dominates the upper half of the label, its scaled wings and horned heads filled with geometric cross-hatching. Below it, three vertical beams of light—one purple, one red, one dark blue—emanate downward, each crowned with a billowing cloud of corresponding colour studded with circles of varying sizes. The background is cream with a fine dotted pattern throughout, and the composition is perfectly mirrored along a vertical axis.cream · brown · purple · redBlonde AleCERVEZA LA BICHOLAThe label depicts a coastal Mexican landscape rendered in pen-and-ink style, dominated by a tall lighthouse on the left and a beach scene with figures, a palm tree, and a parasol on the right. The composition spans a split diagonal field of golden tan and cream, with a circular emblem featuring the beer name and a bottle illustration set at the top right. Typography includes a flowing script logotype for "Bichola" with a decorative banner above, and the establishment date and location appear below the lighthouse in smaller caps.gold · cream · black · tanOne of Us Will Have to Bury the Other Embalmed EditionBURIAL BEER CO.A golden skull with sunglasses dominates the centre, surrounded by skeletal hands and dead flora, all rendered in sepia and brown tones on a pale yellow ground. The figure is framed by an ornate art-nouveau border of scrolling flourishes in dark brown and gold, with the beer name set in white blackletter type across a chocolate-brown band below. A red starburst banner reading "Embalmed Edition" interrupts the lower frame.pale yellow · chocolate brown · gold · sepiaAnotherBURIAL BEER CO.A detailed pen-and-ink eagle descends with talons extended and wings spread, framed within a black diamond shape that tilts 45 degrees, centered on a cream ground. Gold and black letterpress-style type flows around the bird: a decorative band of diamonds above, the beer name "ANOTHER" in heavy condensed capitals below, and a paired couplet in serif italics flanking the eagle's head. The left panel carries the brewery mark and collaboration details in small justified type.cream · black · goldOctubrefestA stylized accordion rendered in orange, gold, and black line-work occupies the center of the label, radiating outward with hand-drawn starburst lines and scattered stars across a periwinkle-blue ground. The beer name appears in heavy sans-serif capitals below the instrument, flanked by alcohol content and volume declarations. The composition is symmetrical and centered, with the accordion as the sole illustrative focus.periwinkle · orange · gold · blackBerryadeA lemon wedge and blackberry cluster occupy the left and right halves of a bright turquoise field, rendered in pen-and-ink with gold, purple, and cream highlights. The fruit illustration is centred and framed by scattered small stars, with the beer name set in bold sans-serif caps across the bottom in dark navy. The label repeats this motif symmetrically; regulatory text and a red circular badge reading "LMTD RUN" sit along the spine.turquoise · gold · purple · creamThe DranktuaryA symmetrical architectural emblem dominates the label: a neoclassical building with a hop cone rising from its peaked roof, flanked by sheaves of wheat and a blue raven perched on the structure's upper edge. Below the building sits a small illustration of two figures hoisting a beer mug, followed by the beer name in a heavy serif typeface. The entire composition is printed in black and cream on a light ground, with touches of golden-tan in the wheat sheaves.cream · black · tanBosman SzczecińskiBOSMANA full-color illustration of a three-masted sailing ship with dark blue rigging dominates the upper half of the oval label, set against a sky rendered in gray and white. The ship floats above stylized ocean waves in the lower portion, flanked by decorative engravings of a clam shell and an octopus tentacle in gray. A bold red banner crosses the center bearing the beer name in large white sans-serif capitals, with a smaller dark blue nameplate below reading "SZCZECINSKI" in white. The entire composition is framed by a red diagonal-stripe border and light blue outline, with brewery text and regulatory copy arranged along the upper arc.red · navy · white · grayMacaulay Macaulay Culkin CulkinBLUEJACKETA dense, interlocking mass of abstract line-drawn faces and figures fills the left half of the label in orange ink against a deep blue background. The composition is a chaotic, pen-and-ink tangle of overlapping profiles, eyes, and partial forms with no clear focal point—almost a visual riddle of crowded heads. The beer name repeats across the top in tall, condensed sans-serif capitals, with product information and brewery details set in smaller all-caps type on the right side. The finish is matte with no visible gloss or foil treatment.blue · orangeDubbel Grand Cru Belgian Style Ale Aged in Rum BarrelsBREWERY ARDENNESThe front label features a landscape illustration of a traditional European monastery and village nestled among evergreen trees and rolling hills, rendered in greens and earth tones within a gold art-deco border frame. Below the landscape sits a crimson cartouche banner bearing the beer name in gold serif capitals. The back panel presents the brewery's emblem—a stylized building with stepped gables—in gold at the top, with descriptive text and tasting notes in serif type on a cream ground, flanked by gold cornerpiece ornaments.cream · gold · crimson · greenHoneydew Honeysuckle WheatAPPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN BREWERYA honeydew melon with visible seed pattern and golden flesh sits in the upper right, beside a bee, against a sage-green field filled with white honeysuckle blossoms and scrolling vines. The composition stacks the Appalachian Mountain Brewery circular emblem at the top center, the melon illustration to its right, the beer name in tall serif lettering across a yellow band, and the style declaration in a dark horizontal panel below. The label is printed across a bright yellow ground with cream, sage, black, and orange accents, using ornamental divider bars and flourishes throughout.yellow · sage · cream · blackGuinness Draught StoutGUINNESSA winter scene dominates the right panel: a steam locomotive and tender wind through snow-covered mountains, evergreen trees, and a village with lit windows, all rendered in gold outlines and cream, ice-blue, and burgundy accents against a black starfield. The left panel shows the iconic Guinness harp in cream with black striping, a poured pint glass below it, and the brewery location and beer name in white serif capitals. The composition frames the holiday landscape as a limited-edition design, with hand-drawn linework throughout and visible metallic gold printing.black · cream · gold · ice-bluePelican Lite India Pale AlePELICAN LITEThe label centres on a circular emblem containing a pelican in flight rendered in sepia and black line work, set against a navy ground with the brewery name and founding date arcing around it. Vertical bands of teal and navy frame the composition, with 'PELICAN LITE' type running vertically down the right edge in large teal capitals. The left panel contains regulatory text and a small FPO mark; the right panel holds the product name, alcohol content, and nutritional information. The ground is pale blue-grey throughout.pale blue-grey · teal · navy · creamLucky Scratch OffThe label centers on a pen-and-ink storefront illustration of a single-story corner building with "Luckiest Stores" signage, diagonal hatching on the shop windows, and simple linear detailing across its facade. Above the storefront, the beer name "Lucky Scratch Off" is split across two lines in a flowing script and sans-serif combination, with "Blonde Ale" set in a small rectangular label-style box below. The composition is symmetrical, printed in forest green and sage on a cream ground, with a dark green vertical band running down the left edge bearing the brewery name and a small crown emblem.cream · forest green · sageMunicipal DeviceHOP BUTCHER FOR THE WORLDA geometric Y-shaped device rendered in pencil shading occupies the right half of the label, centered within a circular border and surrounded by concentric rings suggesting depth. The form is mechanical and angular, executed in graphite with careful cross-hatching and tonal gradation. The left side carries the Hop Butcher brewery logo, tasting notes keyed to a hop cone illustration, and regulatory text in a tight sans serif, while the right side features the beer name 'Municipal Device' in hand-lettered caps above the central image and the full product description below.grey · black · white