Lemp Bottle Labels

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Labels are a personal favorite of mine due to the bright colors, interesting graphics, and the amount of detail. The Lemp labels shown here are a sampling of the label varieties for the various brands of beer the Lemp Brewery produced through the years.

"Standard" Labels

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"W. J. Lemp's St. Louis Lager Beer" label; (only the First Prize medal from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition shown) circa 1877.

"W. J. Lemp's St. Louis Lager Beer" label from Seligman Missouri distributor; circa 1885.

"Lemp's Standard" label; circa 1897.

Lemp "St. Louis Standard" " Authorized Bottler" label; circa 1900.

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"W. J. Lemp's St. Louis Lager Beer" label; (both 1876 Philadelphia and 1878 Paris medals shown) circa 1879.

"W. J. Lemp's St. Louis Lager Beer" label from Chicago Illinois distributor; circa 1885.

"Lemp's Standard Bottled Beer" label; circa 1900.

"Lemp's St. Louis Standard" "Authorized Bottler" label; circa 1905.

"Extra Pale" Labels

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Extra Pale 'Export' Beer label; Kansas City, MO distributor; circa late 1880s.

Extra Pale 'Export' Beer label; Davenport, IA distributor; circa late 1880s.

Extra Pale Beer label; circa early 1890s.

Lemp's Extra Pale Beer label; dated 1901.

Lemp St. Louis Extra Pale Beer label; unknown distributor; circa 1905.

Lemp's Extra Pale Beer label; dated 1906.

Lemp Extra Pale Bottled Beer label; contains June 30th 1906 Food and Drug Act statement; dated 1911.

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Extra Pale 'Export' Beer label; Carl Junction, MO distributor; circa late 1880s.

Extra Pale Beer label; circa late 1880s.

Lemp's Extra Pale Beer label; circa late 1890s.

Lemp's Extra Pale Beer label; dated 1902.

Lemp's St. Louis Extra Pale Beer label; Tucson AZ distributor; circa 1905.

Lemp Extra Pale Bottled Beer label; contains June 30th 1906 Food and Drug Act statement; dated 1908.

Lemp Extra Pale Bottled Beer label; "Alcohol 4-1/2%"; Contents 1 Pint 8 Ounces; dated 1914.

"Extra Export" Labels

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Lemp "Extra Export" label; circa early 1880s.

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"Lemp's Extra Export" label; circa 1899.

"Culmbacher" Labels

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Lemp "Culmbacher Lager Beer" label; circa early 1890s.

"Lemp's Culmbacher" label (no wheat in shield logo); circa 1901.

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"Lemp's Culmbacher" label (with wheat in shield logo); circa 1897.

"Buck" Labels

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Lemp "Buck Beer" label; circa mid-1880s.

Lemp "Buck Beer" label; circa late 1880s.

"Lemp's Buck Bottled Beer" label; circa 1904.

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Lemp "Buck Beer" label; circa late 1880s..

"Lemp's Buck" label; dated 1899.

"Lemp Buck Bottled Beer" label; circa 1915.

"Special Brew" Label

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"Lemp St. Louis Special Brew" "Authorized Bottler" label from Cheyenne Wyoming distributor; circa 1905.

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"Falstaff" Labels

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Test label #1 for "Lemp's Falstaf"; circa 1900.

Test label #3 for "Lemp's Falstaf"; circa 1900.

Lemp "Falstaff Bottled Beer" label; dated 1912.

Lemp "Falstaff Bottled Beer" label showing 4-1/2% alcohol content; dated 1914.

Lemp "Falstaff Bottled Beer" label; circa 1917.

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Test label #2 for "Lemp's Falstaf; circa 1900..

Lemp "Falstaff" label; circa 1904.

Lemp "Falstaff Bottled Beer" label; dated 1912.

Lemp "Falstaff Bottled Beer" label showing 2-3/4% alcohol content; dated 1916.

"Tip Top" Labels

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Test label #1 for "Lemp's Tip Top"; circa 1898.

Test label #3 for "Lemp's Tip Top"; circa 1898.

"Lemp Tip Top Bottled Beer" label; dated 1909.

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Test label #2 for "Lemp's Tip Top"; circa 1898.

"Lemp's Tip Top" label; dated 1899.

"Tally" Labels

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"Lemp's Tally" label (with wheat in shield logo); dated 1902.

"Lemp's Tally Bottled Beer" label; dated 1907.

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"Lemp's Tally" label (without wheat in shield logo); dated 1902.

Lemp "Tally" label; circa 1918.

"Lemp Lager" Labels

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"Lemp Lager Bottled Beer" label; circa 1906.

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"Lemp Lager Bottled Beer" label; circa 1910.

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Lemp "Cerva" label; circa 1918.

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"Cerva" Label

"Peerless Brew" Label

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"Lemp's Peerless Brew" label from Los Angeles California distributor; circa 1895.

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Think "Born On" dating is a recent development in beer marketing? Think again! Lemp was stamping the production date of their beers on each cork (and on the cork portion of their bottle caps in later years) at the turn-of-the-century!

Dating Lemp Labels: Most versions of Lemp die-cut bottle labels have a series of small numbers at the lower right-hand portion of the label. Typically the middle set of numbers indicates the year of production. In the example shown below, the "99" refers to 1899.

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Lemp Bottle Labels

"Standard" Labels

"Extra Pale" Labels

"Extra Export" Labels

"Culmbacher" Labels

"Buck" Labels

"Special Brew" Label

"Falstaff" Labels

"Tip Top" Labels

"Tally" Labels

"Lemp Lager" Labels

"Cerva" Label

"Peerless Brew" Label