Captain Pils
Not every captain plays. Some lead the third half. For them there is a band with foam on the edge — and for years it has been one of the nicest things we make.
Posted on September 21, 2026
The beer band started as a joke for a stag party and became a category of its own. "Hand over that beer", "Captain Pils", "Pilske" for our Belgian customers: these are bands worn more on a Saturday night in the clubhouse than the real captain's band on the pitch. We print the head of foam along the whole top of the band, so it looks right from every side.
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This is the category where people most often get to work themselves. The beer band with the C is the starting point: take the C off, put your friend's name on it, or the nickname he does not like so much himself. We print anything that passes muster — and we drop you a line when we are in doubt.
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