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Imperial Hopsecutioner is back, packing double the firepower. This brew swings in with an unrivaled load of American hops, delivering a wickedly resinous, citrus – charged bite. With twice the malt and a finish that doesn’t back down, this one’s not here to play nice.
“Judgement Day for Your Taste Buds”
Matt Leunig is an illustrator and the head honcho of creative studio, Scraped Knee. Early on, work consisted mostly of screenprinted gig-posters for touring bands and but has since grown appearing in numerous publications, video games, music videos, galleries, etc..
Since 2006 Leunig has created 200+ posters for such bands as The Foo Fighters, Widespread Panic, Soundgarden, Phish, Neil Young, The Grateful Dead as well as for such organizations as The San Francisco Orchestra.
After spending most of his career in the Bay Area his family and studio relocated to Atlanta in 2017 and helped create the Atlanta Rock Poster Show. When not chasing 2 little kids with his wife Leunig can be found stuck working in his studio.
“It was an honor to be asked to do artwork for a new "Hopsecutioner" label as the original is such a classic, and it really kinda stands alone from the rest of Terrapin's labels. I didn’t want to stray too far from the original vibe and went with more of the classic axe & execution block amongst a sea of hop baskets.
The Grateful Dead with their music and imagery were a big inspiration for this project, so I worked in the skull & roses, as well as the bright Dark Star in the sky, as a nod to them. I thought going with more swirling elements and brighter colors could overall give things a bit of a different look, especially with that popping green. Also, the Hopsecutioner's crow is a nod to the original artist, Richard Biffle, who has a studio called Old Crow, which I thought would be a nice tip of the hat as I am a fan.”