Labels for Beer, Wine, Cider and Mead

The labels below are not actual size, but are samples only. Click on a link for a label sheet to see what they actually look like. All labels are sized to print on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper.

Note: Some of the samples below show poor resolution on the web, especially the labels depicting old scenes. The labels print just fine, though. Click on the link to view them in MS Word, to get a better idea of what they really look like.

How to use these labels:
(1) MS-Word is required.
(2) Select a label that you would like to use and click on the link.
(3) When the label page comes up, replace the

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name of the brew and the brewer and the date with your information. Do this for each label on the page. You can also change the font type and font size.
(4) Print as many copies of the page as you need to get the number of labels that you require. Printing at high resolution is recommended.
All labels copyright (c) 2004 Joyce C. Hersh.

General-Purpose Labels
Special Occasion Labels
Beer Labels
Wine and Mead Labels
Cider Labels

General-Purpose Labels: -- banners, plain boxes, etc. Useful for beer, wine, mead, cider.

plain6.doc
6 labels/page.

plain8.doc
8 labels/page.

plain24.doc
24 labels/page.

banner8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

cellar8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

tavern6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

cellarer4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

Special-Occasion Labels: -- Medieval and Renaissance scenes of couples dancing, festivals and raucous parties.

couplea9.doc
9 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Barthel Beham, "Die Kirchweih von Mo"geldorf", Nuremburg, 1527.

coupleb6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Barthel Beham, "Die Kirchweih von Mo"geldorf", Nuremburg, 1527.

garden4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

festivala4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Sebald Beham, "Der Nasentanz von Gimpelsbrunn", Nuremburg, 1534. Monogram "NM" of the printer Nikolaus Meldemann.

festivalb4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Barthel Beham, "Die grosse Bauernkirchweih", Nuremburg, 1534.

festivalc6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Erhard Scho"n, "Bauernhochzeit mit Schmaus und Tanz", Nuremburg, 1527.

partya6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Erhard Scho"n, "Die Vier Eigenschaften des Weins", Nuremburg, 1525.

partyb6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Erhard Scho"n, "Die Vier Eigenschaften des Weins", Nuremburg, 1525.

partyc6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: Woodcut by Erhard Scho"n, "Bauernhochzeit mit Schmaus und Tanz", Nuremburg, 1527.

Manessaa4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: "Herr Werner von Teufen", from the Manessa Codex, German, early 14th century.

manessab4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: "Herr Bernger von Horheim", from the Manessa Codex, German, early 14th century.

manessac4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: "Herr Konrad von Altstetten", from the Manessa Codex, German, early 14th century.

Beer Labels: -- These feature motifs such as grain, harvest, hops, etc.

hopsa8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

hopsb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Hops; Drug plant engravings from "Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy" by David Culbreth, M.D. (1927).

breughel6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: "Summer", by Pieter Breughel the Elder, 1570, after a drawing of 1568. Engraving by Pieter van der Heyden.

grain6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

threshing8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut.

hops_barrel14.doc
14 labels/page.
ART: Clip art.

cellar8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

cellarer4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

tavern6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

banner8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

plain6.doc
6 labels/page.

plain8.doc
8 labels/page.

plain24.doc
24 labels/page.

Wine and Mead Labels: -- These feature bees and fruit, and also include general-purpose wine labels.

bees8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

hivea6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: New Hampshire tavern sign.

hiveb4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

cellar8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

cellarer4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

crush4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

garden4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

applea8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: "The Old Quining", a variety of cider apple. Walter Hooker after Elizabeth Matthews or Frances Knight, hand-colored aquatint, from Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838), Pomona Herefordiensis, London, The Agricultural Society of Herefordshire, 1811.

cherrya8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: National Agricultural library, Special Collections. Cherries var. Hoke, Pomological watercolor in the USDA collection; Specimen No.: 6724, Grower's State: Pennsylvania, USDA Artist: Prestele, Watercolor Date: 06/19/1894, described in Annual Report of the Pomologist in 1894.

cherryb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: National Agricultural library, Special Collections. Cherries var. Waterhouse, Specimen No.: 6839, Grower's State: Oregon, USDA Artist: unsigned, Watercolor Date: 07/24/1894, described in Annual Report of the Pomologist in 1894.

eldera8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural print.

elderb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural print.

elderc8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural print.

grapesa8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: The Varigated Chasselas; A grape print by Beau are from "Les Fruits Cultivés In France"; Stipple engraving in original hand coloring. c1820.

grapesb4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: National Agricultural library, Special Collections. Bachman's Grape #309, Artist R.G. Steadman. c1920.

lemona6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: Johann Christoph Volckamer (1662-1744) (editor); Dehne, F.P. Lindner, L. Glotch, et al. (engravers); Botanical Print from Nurnbergische Hesperides, Nuremberg: 1708-1714; Hand-colored engraving.

peacha8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Braddicks American Peach; C. Robertson; Year: ?

peachb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural watercolor.

peara4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Pear var. King Karl, Painted by Royal G. Steadman, 9/11/1919, From Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan.

pearb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural print.

rosea8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Rose, Centifolia foliacea; by Francois Langlois; year: ?.

roseb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Rose, Damascena celsiana; From "Les Roses" by Pierre-Joseph Redouté; 1828 or 1837.

strawba8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Agricultural Research Service web site.

strawbb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural watercolor.

strawbc8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Horticultural watercolor.

maplea8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Clip art.

mapleb8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Clip art.

maplec8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: Clip art.

banner8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

plain6.doc
6 labels/page.

plain8.doc
8 labels/page.

plain24.doc
24 labels/page.

Cider Labels: -- apples, apple harvest, cider pressing, etc.

applea8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: "The Old Quining", a variety of cider apple. Walter Hooker after Elizabeth Matthews or Frances Knight, hand-colored aquatint, from Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838), Pomona Herefordiensis, London, The Agricultural Society of Herefordshire, 1811.

cider6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

cellar8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

tavern6.doc
6 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

cellarer4.doc
4 labels/page.
ART: Medieval woodcut print.

banner8.doc
8 labels/page.
ART: From Stanford Brewart.

plain6.doc
6 labels/page.

plain8.doc
8 labels/page.

plain24.doc
24 labels/page.

All labels copyright (c) 2004 Joyce C. Hersh.