annakateselby
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Hello!
So, this thread is a bit different from the others, I would assume. I've found this forum because I have a question about beer, without any former beer knowledge or intention to actually create beer. You see, I'm a graphic design major who is creating a beer label as a class project. We are using old beer bottles and convincing liquids such an apple juice and coffee to replicate the look of an actual beer bottle. I am going for authenticity in my project, so I wanted to ask a few questions about beer to make sure that my brand is something that would actually exist commercially.
The name of the beer is Old Canary Black Stout, making reference to the canaries that used to be used in coal mines. Due to the coal mine reference, I have chosen to put it in a glass bottle that is flask-shaped and filled it with coffee to replicate the look of a stout. The bottles I have chosen to use have screw caps and I am concerned that my professors will have objections to that, as it is seen more commonly in the packaging of spirits and implies that the beverage can be resealed and kept for later.
Because the project is due in two days and because I am rather fond of the overall look of the bottle and label, I have crafted a fictitious story as to the reasoning behind the screw cap. I was going to make the beer have an extremely high alcohol content and therefore meant to be consumed like a whiskey, so hopefully the screw cap could be more relevant. This idea is inspired by the beer Brewmeister Armageddon, which has a 64% alcohol content and states, "consume like a fine whiskey" (this beer was found through Internet research, found at this website).
Does that make any sense? I literally know nothing about the brewing of beer and just want to make sure my project is authentic and makes sense to people who do know beer. Could there be such thing as a Black Stout with a very high alcohol content that's meant to be consumed like a fine whiskey?
Here is a picture of the labe I have designed (minus the unfinished canary illustration for the middle) and the bottle it is in. The content of the bottle is coffee. I haven't edited the alcohol content in this image.
** JUST TO BE SURE: I am not brewing REAL beer, just designing the label for one! I am a graphic design major and hope to replicate the look of a real beer bottle **
Thank you so much!
So, this thread is a bit different from the others, I would assume. I've found this forum because I have a question about beer, without any former beer knowledge or intention to actually create beer. You see, I'm a graphic design major who is creating a beer label as a class project. We are using old beer bottles and convincing liquids such an apple juice and coffee to replicate the look of an actual beer bottle. I am going for authenticity in my project, so I wanted to ask a few questions about beer to make sure that my brand is something that would actually exist commercially.
The name of the beer is Old Canary Black Stout, making reference to the canaries that used to be used in coal mines. Due to the coal mine reference, I have chosen to put it in a glass bottle that is flask-shaped and filled it with coffee to replicate the look of a stout. The bottles I have chosen to use have screw caps and I am concerned that my professors will have objections to that, as it is seen more commonly in the packaging of spirits and implies that the beverage can be resealed and kept for later.
Because the project is due in two days and because I am rather fond of the overall look of the bottle and label, I have crafted a fictitious story as to the reasoning behind the screw cap. I was going to make the beer have an extremely high alcohol content and therefore meant to be consumed like a whiskey, so hopefully the screw cap could be more relevant. This idea is inspired by the beer Brewmeister Armageddon, which has a 64% alcohol content and states, "consume like a fine whiskey" (this beer was found through Internet research, found at this website).
Does that make any sense? I literally know nothing about the brewing of beer and just want to make sure my project is authentic and makes sense to people who do know beer. Could there be such thing as a Black Stout with a very high alcohol content that's meant to be consumed like a fine whiskey?
Here is a picture of the labe I have designed (minus the unfinished canary illustration for the middle) and the bottle it is in. The content of the bottle is coffee. I haven't edited the alcohol content in this image.
** JUST TO BE SURE: I am not brewing REAL beer, just designing the label for one! I am a graphic design major and hope to replicate the look of a real beer bottle **
Thank you so much!