12 Jan Flat12 Bierwerks Announces Rebranding To Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary
Flat12 Bierwerks is a production craft brewery located in the fast-growing Holy Cross neighborhood— just east of downtown Indianapolis. The brewery features a variety of rotating seasonal and innovative specialty beers, as well as the flagship line-up of Upside Down Blonde, Pogue’s Run Porter, Walkabout Pale Ale and Half Cycle IPA. Since it’s founding in 2010, Flat12 was recognized by their quirky cartoon caricatures and tag lines, but over the past five years, they have evolved as a company and they wanted their brand to reflect that progress. To celebrate their upcoming 5 year anniversary, Flat12 is updating their look to better communicate their identity, core values and culture through a redesign of their packaging,
website and logo.
Over the last several months, Flat12’s team has been working with Jeff Brown of Vision Concepts on their new image. The new design is sleek, catching, and consistent— and it reflects their product. “Our new branding is more representative of us as company. It continues the legacy of our namesake —a classic game-changing engine— as we take it back to a more refined design and move towards a more revved up beer,” says Director of Brewery Operations, Sean Manahan.
With the new artwork, they’ve created visual identities that are both retro and modern, embracing their heritage and Indianapolis roots, while changing the game up with a fresh new look. “The continuity of the new packaging represents Flat12 and who we are as a brewery, but each beer also has an individual message that ties back into our core values. For example, Pogue’s Run is the brewery’s backyard creek, so we wanted the new Pogue’s Run Porter design to incorporate water to reflect our commitment to cleaning up Indianapolis waterways. Whether it’s buying from local hop farmers, hosting fundraisers, or helping educate the public on organizations that share our values, we are an active participant in supporting our community, and that’s a big part of who we are as a company,” says Marketing Director, Valerie Green.
Flat12’s success wasn’t hinged on creating one great flagship beer, they strike a good balance between having four consistent flagship beers to choose from, while still having several new and innovative beers constantly added to the lineup. Director of Brewing Operations, Sean Manahan, brews for the pursuit of creative expression in a pint. “There’s not a lot of allegiance to traditional styles, we brew what we like. There’s a lot of innovation, youth and passion in the brewery,” says Manahan. Producing high-quality craft beer is Manahan’s top priority. “There are challenges in running a fast-growing company, but we have the perfect Flat12 team, and we’re making great, consistent beer from the top down. The sleek new bottle and can designs reflect the quality of the beer they contain,” says O’Connor.
Flat12 is currently distributing across Indiana, Louisville, the Greater Cincinnati area and recently opened a second location on the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just across from downtown Louisville.
To kick off the rebranding, Flat12 will be having contests, quizzes, and giveaways via their collective social media channels. So be sure to follow Flat12 on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
For more information, check out Flat12’s new website at Flat12.me. Download press photos of the new packaging HERE. For media requests, please contactValerie.Green@flat12werks.com.
Come celebrate 5 years with Flat12 at their Anniversary Celebration & Beer Fest January 16th.
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