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SA’s Two Iconic Breweries are in the top 10 GABS Can Design Awards

Pirate Life and Little Bang Brewing Co are a part of the top 10 finalists in GABS Can Design Awards showcasing some of the state’s best artists.

Image credit: Matt O’Connor Design with Little Bang Brewery Co

First impressions always count, and GABS Can Design Awards celebrate “Outside the Tin” and the talented artists behind the work.

Pirate Life and Little Bang Brewing Co are a part of the top 10 finalists in GABS Can Design Awards showcasing some of the state’s best artists Harrison Plane and Matt O’Connor.

With thousands of votes from consumers, the top 10 will now head into a round of peer judging by a panel of design and marketing industry leaders. With an array of can themes from mythology to skeletons and cult classics, this year’s tinnie designs were off the charts.

Over 140 Australian breweries entered the 2021 GABS Design Awards, many of those which had been affected by the ongoing effects of the pandemic. The artists behind the designs have produced some of the best homegrown retail packaging in the toughest times.

Last year’s winners were Little Bang Brewery and artist Matt O’Connor with their bright Face Inverter Citrus Super Sour label.

This year the brewery and designer released Zero Kelvin, a cold IPA. Despite Kelvins sub-zero environment and steel casing, he’s apparently full of depth and character.

Pirate Life Brewing and Harrison Plane designed the Baltic Porter, a rum barrel-aged coffee and molasses robust brew. The cans design features an assortment of Frankenstein tattoo ideas from past and present times.

The awards, which was first launched last year, aims to shine a light on designers within the craft beer industry.

The crowned winner will take home the Orora Golden Can Trophy, and a free set of printing plates for their next print with Orora. The winner is set to be announced on October 22.

For more information about the GAB Can Design Awards, visit the website here.

Visit Pirate Life Brewery website here.

Visit Little Bang Brewery Co website here.

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