Again a great use of depth of field here and the focus on the bottle is excellent. I have to agree with some of your commenters, the lighting on the 'man' is quite harsh and may have lost you a few points but other than that, good work! :o)
Great colours and lighting. The subject seems a little too much to the left for me. Maybe the horse head should be 1/3 across. The hand pose looks a little uncomfortable as if the bottle is deliberately being held to show the label.
OK, maybe it's the "real man's choice" but this photo does not lend much evidence to that.
the focus on the bottle is very good and so is the OOF background. the man doesn't add anything to this photo, as far as I can tell.
You've put this together quite well. Simple message. The key element (beer bottle) is obviously the theme. Composition and technicals are well done. Good luck in the challenge.
Do real men wear bracelets like that? ;) Very nice comp and dof that lends itself well to text placement. I could use this and produce a very nice and effective ad.(minus the jewelry) Nice job
Lighting is just a tad too hot on the model's jeans below the pocket. My eye is drawn there first rather than to the product. But I like the setup and think it's a good shot that would sell the product to the target audience.