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Beer In Ads #1246: The Finest Beer Sherlock Holmes Ever Tasted

July 8, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Schaefer Beer, from 1961, and features actor Basil Rathbone, perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in numerous films. Apparently, according to Rathbone, Schaefer was “the Finest beer I ever tasted!”

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History



Comments

  1. Beerman49 says

    July 11, 2014 at 1:04 am

    I guess he was the rare Brit of those days who didn’t care for ale (or just wanted to make a few bucks on the side) – LOL

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