Zemen Lager Beer

Zemen – a completely new quality lager beer brand for the Ethopian market. The client Diageo wanted to evoke a sense of forward-looking progress as Zemen means ‘era’ in local language Amharic.

We created a premium metallic label featuring an illustration that references Ethiopia’s rapidly-changing modern capital Addis Ababa.

The project was executed within very tight timeframes and we saw it right through to final label production, attending the print run in Germany.

‘Pitch Black Peat Monstrosity’ Stout

A second partnership between The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and German craft beer experts Kehrwieder produced this special ‘monster’ stout. A very peaty offering clocking in at a hefty 12%!

We sharpened our chisels and created a unique lino-printed illustration to bring this gloopy monstrosity to life.

Cheers, but beware the peat monster!

‘Friends Forever’ Beer

Whisky and beer share the same raw material and whisky is often described as “distilled beer”. As every whisky drinker knows, both go together very well – like good friends.

As part of a Scotch Malt Whisky Society festival celebrating this great partnership, German craft beer maestros Kehrwieder produced this special ‘Friends Forever’ beer.

Our craft inspired label design evokes industrial printing and stencilling techniques to represent the shared port heritage – Hamburg and Leith – of Kehrwieder and SMWS.

Cheers, and prost!