John W

This is not going to be one of those long descriptions of where I was when I was 12 years old, then where I went to school. Not all of …

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I have always liked the little pictures that you get on Hole’s labels. On this one you not only get Newark Castle, but also the Castle Brewery and Castle Stout. …

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I think this label is quite beautiful. It is the design of course, classic style, but who could possibly have thought of calling a beer Old Dog Fox back in …

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I do have a thing about Stout. There must have been dozens of different names, even then. This label shows what can be done even with shades of grey.

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Another colour combination that I think is particularly effective. Although the majority of the labels in my collection are oval or elliptical in shape, I do think that there are …

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Red and green, then red and brown and now red and black. A bit of a theme; another design I really like from a brewery close to my heart. Also …

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The combination of blue and yellow on a label has always interested me. I would have liked to include one of the Soulby, Sons and Winch labels, but the esteemed …

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Back to my liking for a brewery scene on a label. This is just a lovely example of design and conquer. And, of course it is still there as the …

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I felt my selection was too heavily biased towards oval labels. So for this one it is this lovely Nut Brown Ale from Rogers of Bristol. Shades of orange and …

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To finish I just had to find another label with a topographical flavour. Not the Southsea Brewery, sadly, but still a very nice representation of what I assume is the …

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