A small northern beaches brewery has found itself at the centre of a religious row after depicting Hindu deities on the labels of its alcoholic ginger beer.

International Hindu leaders have called for the Brookvale Union Brewery to apologise and immediately withdraw the labels, which portray the combined head and body of two prominent deities of the Hindu religion, Ganesh and Lakshmi.

Offensive: Hindu deities on the alcoholic ginger beer label produced by a Sydney brewer.

The beverage was meant to have "flair, feel and colours of the Asian continent", according to the brewery, which says the images were not intended to cause offence.

The company website also has a flying Ganesh with its head wreathed in flames, which transforms into the head of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.