2002 Label Contest Winners!
This year’s collection of homemade homebrew labels was by far the most impressive in the seven-year history of our annual competition. Here are the best of the more than 1,000 labels that flooded our office. A heartfelt toast to everyone who took the time to mail us a label and to our sponsors who donated prizes for the following winners!
Grand Prize Winner
David Levesque
Forestville, CT
Prize: Complete cornelius kegging system from Midwest Homebrewing Supplies
“While sampling my latest India Pale Ale, I was looking through my old comic-book collection and I realized there weren’t any beer-related superheroes. That’s when I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to have Captain IPA come to the rescue on those occasions when you’re far away from your homebrew and crave some quality beer?’ Captain IPA needed a sidekick, so we recruited thirsty Car-Boy-Wonder. The label design combines clip art that I altered and images I created in Corel Draw on my computer.”
Gold Medal Winner
Larry Durbin & Steve Mears
Prior Lake, MN
Prize: Gift certificate from Brewsource.com
“Steam of Wheat is a wheat beer fermented with a San Francisco lager yeast. With the name as inspiration, the beer label became a parody of the famous cereal box. Our friend, Paul Laws, was photographed in our brewery with the perfect expression and graciously allowed us to make him our ‘Steam of Wheat guy.'”
Silver Medal Winner
Chris Bennett
New Bern, NC
Prize: Portugese Floor Corker from Grape and Granary
“This image is a four-color linoleum cut. I haven’t done a lino cut since I was in high school (I’m 41 now), so I had to remember the technique as I worked. I printed about 20 of these, and ten of them came out pretty well.”
Bronze Medal Winner
Patrick & Chris Morgan
Brentwood, TN
Prize: Party Pig Set-Up Package from Quoin Industrial
“In 1998 I started brewing in a shed behind my house. I have always been a dog lover and currently have two. The dogs stay outside, but they never liked their doghouse. So I added a pet door to my brew shed. I have to keep any extra careful eye on sanitation now, but I like brewing in the doghouse and the dogs like it too. My brother Chris did this label artwork by hand.”
Honorable Mention Winners
Chris Mincey
Durham, NC
Prize: CO2 keg charger from Innovations, Inc.
Geoff Ashworth
Tyringham, MA
Prize: CO2 keg charger from Innovations, Inc.
Barry Fitzgerald
Lawrence, KS
Prize: Natural wood oar tap handle from Taphandles, Inc.
Chad Gertken
St. Stephen, MN
Prize: Five coupons for yeast from White Labs, Inc.
Troy Sprenkel
South Hero, VT
Prize: CO2 keg charger from Innovations, Inc.
Scott & Jeff Nichols
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Prize: White embroidered cotton shirt from Muntons
Rick Brozek
Decatur, GA
Prize: Gift certificate from The Weekend Brewer Home Brew Shop
John Wyzkiewicz
Chicago, IL
Prize: T-shirt and hat from White Labs, Inc.
Michael Hall
Arvada, CO
Prize: Herrnbrau Millenium Half-Liter stein from Beerglasshopper.com
Travis Savchenko
Garrison, IA
Prize: ProMash Brewing Software from Bader Beer and Wine Supply, Inc.
Carl Meier
Nashville, TN
Prize: Gift certificate from Beer and Wine Hobby
Jeffrey Blashill
Clinton Township, MI
Prize: Phil’s Immersion Wort Chiller from Brew By You
Scotti Mars
Santa Ana, CA
Prize: Button-Down oxford shirt from White Labs, Inc.
Christopher Vest
Marengo, OH
Prize: Five coupons for yeast from White Labs, Inc.
Aubrey Laurence
Chesterfield, VA
Prize: White embroidered cotton shirt from Muntons
Stuart Greer
Randolph, NJ
Prize: ProMash Brewing Software from Bader Beer and Wine Supply, Inc.
Andy Friedl
Beloit, WI
Prize: Imperial Eagle Tankard from Beerglasshopper.com
Connie Hargrove
Duluth, GA
Prize: Gift certificate from The Weekend Brewer Home Brew Shop
