Beer Birthday: Robert “Mac” MacTarnahan

May 1, 2012

Today is Robert “Mac” MacTarnahan’s birthday, one of Oregon’s most famous athletes. Mac would have been 97 today, but unfortunately he passed away in 2004. He was one of the original investors in Portland Brewing Co., which was later named MacTarnahan’s Brewing in Mac’s honor. I met Mac twice, once in Portland at an event [...]

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Beer In Ads #596: First Down. Five To Go

April 30, 2012

Monday’s ad is for Falstaff cans from, given the pull tabs on the cans, the mid-to-late 1960s. I assume this was a football play on words. It’s a simple, clean ad, almost unusual for that time. I also like the tagline at the bottom of the ad. “Beer after beer, the choicest product of the [...]

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Beer Birthday: Daniel Bradford

April 30, 2012

Today is the 62nd birthday of Daniel Bradford. Daniel is the publisher of All About Beer magazine. He’s been involved in the beer world for many a year, from the early days of GABF to the Brewers Association of America, which a few years ago merged with the Association of Brewers to become the Brewers [...]

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Beer Birthday: Abram Goldman-Armstrong

April 28, 2012

Today is the 34th birthday of Abram Goldman-Armstrong, a Portland-based beer writer who does a column for Northwest Brewing News and also writes online at Brewsville. Abe also is the organizer of the North American Organic Brewers Festival and by day works in construction. When Abe was writing for the Celebrator Beer News several years [...]

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Beer In Ads #595: George Petty’s Beer Ad Paintings

April 27, 2012

Friday’s ad is the end of this week’s theme of Acme Beer and illustrator George Petty. These two works of art were most likely used in beer advertising, though exactly when and for which brewery is a mystery. Petty did a number of ads for Acme Beer, so that seems like the best guess, but [...]

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Togo Beer

April 27, 2012

Today in 1960, Togo gained their Independence from France. Togo Togo Breweries Brasserie BB Lomé Brasserie du Benin Togo Brewery Guides Beer Advocate Beer Me Rate Beer Other Guides CIA World Factbook Official Website U.S. Embassy Wikipedia Guild: None Known National Regulatory Agency: None Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08% [...]

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Beer Birthday: John Maier

April 27, 2012

Today is John Maier’s 57th birthday. John has been the head brewer at Rogue Ales for as long as I can remember. He’s won countless awards, pioneered numerous new styles and been instrumental in the rise of the Pacific Northwest’s beer scene. Join me in wishing John a very happy birthday. At the Sasquatch Beer [...]

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Sierra Leone Beer

April 27, 2012

Today in 1961, Sierra Leone gained their Independence from the United Kingdom. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Breweries Sierra Leone Brewery Sierra Leone Brewery Guides Beer Advocate Beer Me Rate Beer Other Guides CIA World Factbook Official Website U.S. Embassy Wikipedia Guild: None Known National Regulatory Agency: None Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known Drunk Driving [...]

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Beer In Ads #594: Acme Non-Fattening

April 26, 2012

Thursday’s ad is still another one for Acme Beer, this one from their 1930s “Dietetically Non-Fattening” campaign, and this one was also done by famed pin-up artist George Petty. I’ve featured a painting of this ad before, but I recently found how it was used in an actual ad. I love the qualification on its [...]

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Beer In Ads #593: The Beer With The High I.Q. In The Moon

April 25, 2012

Wednesday’s ad is yet another one for Acme Beer, another in the series of “High I.Q. (It Quenches) ads. This one was done by famed pin-up artist George Petty, who did several ads for Acme. In contrast to yesterday’s matronly ad, this one shows an attractive woman, dressed provocatively, resting in the crescent moon high [...]

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Beer Birthday: Stephen Beaumont

April 25, 2012

Today is my good friend and colleague Stephen Beaumont’s 48th birthday. In addition to his World of Beer, he also blogs online at On the House and That’s the Spirit. And when you’re in Toronto, be sure to stop in at his beer bistro. Join me in wishing Stephen a very happy birthday. Stephen with [...]

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Beer In Ads #592: The Beer With The High I.Q.

April 24, 2012

Tuesday’s ad is another one for Acme Beer, this one from 1946. Showing a high falootin’ dame wearing a mink coat and holding a beer in her gloved hand, I guess that’s Acme’s way of making the beer appear smarter? But apparently I.Q. stands for “It Quenches.”

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Beer Birthday: Suzanne Woods

April 24, 2012

Today is Suzanne Woods’ 34th birthday. I first met her during my trip to Philadelphia for Philly Beer Week its inaugural year. She writes online as the Beer Lass and by day is the mid-atlantic salesperson for Allagash, though when I first met her she worked for Sly Fox Brewing outside of Philadelphia. Check out [...]

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Beer Birthday: Jeremy Cowan

April 24, 2012

Today is also Jeremy Cowan’s 43rd birthday. Jeremy owns Shmaltz Brewing, makers of He’Brew. Jeremy is a good friend and we’ve known one another since he first pitched He’Brew to me at BevMo over thirteen years ago (which is detailed in Jeremy’s memoir Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah). Though Jeremy splits his time between San Francisco [...]

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Beer In Ads #591: I Agree …

April 23, 2012

Monday’s ad is for Acme Beer from 1947. The ad features local San Francisco celebrity John Tyers, a star of the San Francisco Civic Light Opera Company. He agrees, “it’s the finest tasting Acme beer ever brewed,” especially with the “tangy flavor.”

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MillerCoors Looking To Hire Bay Area Beer Ambassador

April 23, 2012

Thanks to an alert reader, Susan G., who noticed this video about a Monster.com job posting for an “Import & Craft Trade Brewer” position in the Bay Area advertised by MillerCoors. Actually, the person hired will work for 10th & Blake, which is their craft and import division. The company is looking for “a beer [...]

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