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The Hemperor
Behold The Dankness
We helped launch the world’s first HPA – A pale ale that brings together hops and hemp to create a truly new, great, and dank experience. When New Belgium was brewing this up, they asked us to come up with not just a campaign but a name, character and visuals to help introduce it to the world. We named the beer–and him–The Hemperor.
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The Hemperor Reigns Supreme
With an awesome name in The Hemperor it naturally led us to a new persona–a strong, playful and benevolent ruler of all things hemp. From his hemp leaf-adorned outfit to his crown of hops, we created him in the image of all things dank.
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Hemperor Packaging
The Hemperor’s unique, illustrated style helped stand out on shelf. The design also helped highlight him on packaging, bottles, stickers and beyond.