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One event that never gets old for the BYO staff is the annual label contest. Each year we all look forward to seeing what homebrewers have come up with for designs for their cherished homebrews. From the handdrawn to the computer designed (and this year to the hand-stiched), the label contest is a fun way for homebrewers to express their creativity outside of the bottle. This year we sorted through hundreds of entries to find our favorites: a beer fit for a French Canadian beast, a Ukrainian design made entirely from needlepoint, a label for a brew to honor a great dog, and finally a label that any “C” hop lover can appreciate.

Thank you to everyone who entered this year, we had a great time choosing this year’s winning designs, which wasn’t an easy task. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to our sponsors for providing all of the great prizes. And for all of you homebrew artists out there, start thinking about what your next designs will be — next year will come around sooner than you think!

<p>Kris’ top-winning design is for a beer that he and his friend Baker
made for a friend’s birthday, La bête noire de cerise — the black
cherry beast. “With some research I found that black cherries grow
near the French speaking area of Canada, so the name got to En
Français. I got a kick out of coming up with the mythology of ‘the
beast.’”</p>
<p>PRIZES: Gift certificate from Northern Brewer; Stainless steel double
draft tower from HomeBrewStuff.com; Gift certificate from Midwest
Homebrewing &amp; Winemaking Supplies; 30 qt. brew kettle from Polar Ware
Company; Gift certificate from Bader Beer &amp; Wine Supply; BrewLab from
LaMotte Company; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply.</p>

GRAND • Kris Merrill • Sandy, Utah
<p>Thomas is not only a homebrewer, he is also adept at needlepoint. “My
mom and sister taught me in the late 1970s and it has been a source of
stress relief ever since. I have always wanted to incorporate my love
of beer into my craft,” he said of his kvass label.</p>
<p>PRIZES: Gift certificate from Midwest Homebrewing &amp; Winemaking
Supplies; 30 qt. brew kettle from Polar Ware Company; BrewLab from
LaMotte Company; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply;
Neoprene growler cozy from HomeBrewStuff.com</p>

GOLD • Thomas Crawford • Tallahassee, Florida
<p>Jason’s design is part of a series of labels made in honor of his pack
of dogs: Tessa, Sasha and Nanook. Tessa is “named after our Harlequin
Great Dane, Tessa.” The background image is a figure ground (black and
white image) profile of a Harlequin Great Dane.</p>
<p>
PRIZES: Gift certificate from Midwest Homebrewing &amp; Winemaking
Supplies; 30 qt. brew kettle from Polar Ware Company; Gift certificate
from Brew Your Own Brew and Wine; Gift certificate from Quality Wine
and Ale Supply; Neoprene bottle cozy from HomeBrewStuff.com</p>

SILVER • Jason Ferster • Englewood, Colorado
<p>The name of Eric’s beer, of which this label was created for, is
inspired by the Citra® and Cascade hops he used for flavor, aroma and
dry hopping. “The artwork is inspired by my love of hops as a major
hophead when it comes to my choice in beers.”</p>
<p>PRIZES: Gift certificate from Midwest Homebrewing &amp; Winemaking
Supplies; Designing Great Beers book and 1 oz. Cascade hops from Above
The Rest Homebrewing Supplies; Gift certificate from Maryland
Homebrew; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply; Neoprene
bottle cozy from HomeBrewStuff.com</p>

BRONZE • Eric Milot • Dayville, CT
Prize: Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply

HM • Aaron Winey • Warsaw, Indiana
Prize: Tap Board marker from myLHBS.com

HM • Andy Swaggerty • Greenville, North Carolina
Prize: Gift certificate from Original Home Brew Outlet

HM • Andy Wilhite • El Cajon, California
Prize: Gift certificate from High Gravity

HM • Brad Eaton • Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Prize: Gift certificate from Hop Tech Home Brewing Supplies

HM • Brian Miller • Sonora, California
Prize: Gift certificate from Homebrew4less.com LLC

HM • Craig Werkheiser • Wescosville, Pennsylvania
Prize: Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply

HM • Eddie L. Angleton • Indianapolis, Indiana
Prize: Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply

HM • Heath Gelinas • Vernon, CT
Prize: The Beer Book from Home Brew Party

HM • John B. McDonald • Shady Shores, Texas
Prize: Thermometer from Hobby Beverage Equipment

HM • Joshua A. Webb • Murrieta, California
Prize: Gift certificate from High Gravity

HM • Matt Thomas • Pearland, Texas
Prize: Gift certificate from Home Brew Ohio

HM • Mike Person & Sean Ryan • Elgin, Illinois
Prize: Gift certificate from The Flying Barrel

HM • Rich Lindeman • Atlanta, Georgia
Prize: Gift certificate from TheBeerTapStore.com

HM • Ryan DeLutis • Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Prize: Gift certificate from Leeners

HM • Shane Dubay • Chicago, Illinois
Prize: Gift certificate from Shrivers Pharmacy

HM • Steve Pribek • Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Prize: Gift certificate from Bader Beer & Wine Supply

HM • Todd McCallister • San Diego, California
Prize: Hop Lover’s Guide, 250 Classic Clone Recipes and 25 Great
Homebrew Projects from Brew Your Own

HM • Tomer Ronen • Sderot, Israel

EC • Bryan Llewellyn

EC • Jeremy Northwood

EC • Leah Dienes

EC • Matt Bedell

EC • Pamela Pillar

EC • Sarina Roth & John Rowley

EC • Travis Savchenko

EC • David & Tomas Jirku

EC • Joel Runnels & Ben Strahan


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