Left Hand's 400 Pound Monkey always makes waves, and the bottle for the latest edition is as eye-catching as ever.

The Best Beer Labels of the Week: June 15, 2013

Just like Yeezus, beer labels often leak well before they actually hit shelves. That's because all labels needs to be registered and approved, and there are some wily craft-beer nerds out there …

The "So Bad, It's Good" award goes to this awesome  wolf band.

The Best Beer Labels of the Week: June 8, 2013

At his point, we've oficially begun our summertime craft-beer bucket list (or whatever you call a list where you don't die at the end), with 25 expert-picked options to get through before…

What's not amazing about a beer label that looks like a hockey jersey?

The Best Beer Labels of the Week: June 1, 2013

This week, beer pro Greg Engert made a compelling case for honoring classic craft beers rather than fetishizing the new. He makes a great point, but even he readily admits that it's all about …

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Beer Labels in Motion May Be the Best Use of GIFs Ever

It's no secret that we've got a beer label obsession around here, so you can imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon a new Tumblr—"Beer Labels in Motion"—that animates the art on some of …

Magic Hat goes Day of the Dead for this amber ale.

The 10 Best Beer Labels of the Week: May 18, 2013

We week we've been making cocktails with PDT's Jeff Bell, but you can bet we'll find ourselves face to face with a few brews this weekend. Here's hoping they're as handsome as this crop of…

If chefs can be rock stars, brewers (like Stone's Greg Koch) can be superheroes. And I guess so can FARK.com’s Drew Curtis and actor Wil Wheaton.

The 10 Best Beer Labels of the Week: May 11, 2013

One of the many stages of your journey as a beer lover is facing the changing of the seasons and deciding, "Am I a big enough nerd to drink based on the weather, or will I just drink the same …

Turn your refrigerator into a goddamn art gallery with these new mini kegs from Bell's.

The 10 Best Beer Labels of the Week: May 4, 2013

It's Derby Day followed by Cinco de Mayo, so for some of you, it'll be a weekend of mint juleps and margaritas. But let us not forget the glory of beer, and all of the awesome art it…

Illustrator Keith Shore kills it yet again for Mikkeller. Awesome colors.

The 10 Best Beer Labels of the Week: April 26, 2013

Today is Dark Lord Day, when beer nerds descend on Three Floyds for the chance to buy the brewery's extremely limited imperial stout. Honestly, I'm happier at home sipping great beers at home …

Next month, Elysian is launching this awesome collaboration series with Seattle artist Jim Woodring. Elysian comes up with a beer with weird ingredients, Woodring creates sketches based on those ingredients, then the brewers tweak the final recipe based on the imagery.

The Best Beer Labels of the Week: April 20, 2013

What a week. As Mia Farrow tweeted (!?), "This may be inappropriate but a beer is helpful." You're damn right, Mia. This weekend, take some time to sit down with a fine ale—maybe something…

It may only be April, but I'm ready for beach brews.

The 10 Best Beer Labels of the Week: April 13, 2013

You've got your work cut out for you this weekend. You need to track down the obscure saisons that Churchkey beer pro Engert let is us in on. You need to perfect your beer-sabering technique. …