Stripbier 2010 - Zwaar Werkbier

In 2010, Joost Veerkamp was lucky enough to design his own beer. Joost is from Heemstede, so this was almost a home match for him. He linked his design to the Stripdagen theme of the previous year, Eastern Europe. In designing his bottle, he gave the statue of Loutje (Lourens Janszoon Coster) in Haarlem an entirely different look. When it came to the beer, he expressed his preference for a true barley beer that was dark and rich in flavour with an ABV of higher than 10%. In 2010, a gift box for the bottle – containing the Zwaar Werkbier and a matching glass – was also designed for the first time.

5,000 cartons were produced, each holding a bottle of Zwaar Werkbier and a glass. Both were designed by Joost Veerkamp. Beyond Haarlem, Zwaar Werkbier was distributed by the Mitra chain and specialist liquor outlets. Show Less