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Gage Roads Brewing Co. – Reconnecting a wayward brand with its roots.

  • ART DIRECTION
    BRAND STRATEGY
    IDENTITY DESIGN
    ILLUSTRATION
    PACKAGING DESIGN
  • ILLUSTRATIONANDY MURPHY
  • PHOTOJessica Wyld

Gage Roads Brewing Co. was a struggling brand that needed a new range to legitimise it as a craft brewer and re-establish the brand name.

Tasked with the mission of reuniting the Gage Roads brand with its home of Fremantle, we set about revitalising a dated brand and reconnecting it with the coastline and Western Australian lifestyle.

Gage Roads won more than a dozen awards at the 2016 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), including Champion Australian Beer for its Little Dove New World-style pale ale.

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“Since our corporate rebrand and the re-packaging of the craft range, we’ve experienced a 132% increase in carton and keg sales”

Cameron Collison
Marketing Manager

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Since 2003, Swear Words has helped founder-led businesses turn good products and services into brands people want, remember and choose.

We work across naming, strategy, copy and identity, shaping the decisions that make a brand sharper: what it’s called, what it stands for, how it looks on a shelf, and how it feels in someone’s hand, kitchen, fridge or daily routine.

We’re best with people who care deeply about what they make. Regional producers getting ready for the shelf, service businesses growing beyond word of mouth, and larger teams that still want founder-level care in every decision.

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