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Beer In Ads #391: Geo. Ringler & Co.

June 14, 2011

Tuesday’s ad is a 1898 ad for a New York brewery, Geo. Ringler & Co. It’s actually a calendar poster, which was common for beer advertising during the time period. But since it’s Flag Day, and she’s wrapped in a flag, it seemed an appropriate one for today.

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What Should I Drink?

April 24, 2011

Sixpoint Craft Ales in Brooklyn, New York is having an art and beer contest called “Beer Is Culture” as we speak, and you can see the entries at their Facebook page. One in particular I thought was pretty funny, a flowchart by Melissa Schmechel where all the choices lead one to beer. But beyond the [...]

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Beer In Art #123: Anthony Picone’s Beer Illustrations

April 17, 2011

This week’s works of art are by Brooklyn illustrator Anthony Picone, whose art can be found on his blog Ant Stuff. This first one is called “Red Beer.” This second one was created for Houston Beer Week. And I like the Beer Turtle, similar to the Iroquois creation myth where the world rode on the [...]

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Beer In Art #118: Frank Waller’s Harvesting Hops

March 13, 2011

This week’s work of art is by New York artist Frank Waller, a founding member of the Art Students’ League in 1875. The painting, Harvesting Hops Near Cooperstown, New York, was completed in 1884 and today hangs in the Fenimore Art Museum. The Fenimore also has a short biography of Waller: A nineteenth century American [...]

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Beer In Art #115: Ralston Crawford’s Buffalo Grain Elevators

February 20, 2011

This week’s work of art is by the Canadian-born artist Ralston Crawford. He spent his childhood in Buffalo, and most of the rest of his life traveling and in America, which is reflected in his oeuvre. Today’s painting, Buffalo Grain Elevators, was completed in 1937 and today is part of the Smithsonian Institute’s American Art [...]

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Session #46: An Unexpected Discovery

December 3, 2010

Our 46th Session is hosted by Mike R. Lynch of Burgers and Brews. For his topic, he chose “An Unexpected Discovery: Finding Great Beer in the Last Place You’d Look,” or as he describes it: I recently drove out to Colorado for a concert, and realized this was a perfect opportunity to stop at as [...]

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Beer In Art #98: Tompkins Matteson’s Harvesting Hops

October 17, 2010

Today’s art is a beautiful painting by American artist Tompkins H. Matteson. The title of the painting is Harvesting Hops and the original is at the Museum of Art for the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, New York. Matteson was born about thirty miles from Utica, in Peterboro, New York in 1813. This painting was [...]

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Beer In Ads #208: Every Glass of Schaefer Tastes the Same

October 4, 2010

Monday’s ad is for Schaefer Brewing from 1970. The ad is promoting the idea of consistency with the curious tagline, “Every Glass of Schaefer Tastes the Same. That’s What Makes It Different.” The ad was for the Boston and New England market, suggesting enjoying your Schaefer beer while watching the Red Sox play baseball, and [...]

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Beer In Art #96: Charlene Audrey’s Four Beer Nations

October 3, 2010

Today’s art is by Charlene Audrey, a freelance illustrator born in Syracuse, new York, but raised in Quebec, Canada. She’s done high-end wallpaper and decorative arts but more lately does painting. She created these four paintings which are sold as posters on most of the popular poster websites. Each one depicts the beer of a [...]

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Ithaca’s Twin Fermenters

September 12, 2010

It’s never too late to celebrate great news. Congratulations to Jeff and Heather O’Neil on the birth of their twins, August William and Clara Jean, born July 21. Jeff is the brewmaster at the Ithaca Beer Co. Join me in wishing Jeff and Heather best wishes on the addition of two new fermenters to their [...]

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Beer In Ads #187: Rubsam & Horrmann

September 3, 2010

Friday’s ad is an odd one. It’s for the Staten Island, New York brewery Rubsam & Horrmann. Founded in 1870 in in the town of Stapleton. Piels bought them out in 1953 but closed the brewery ten years later. The ad’s scene is set in Cuba, so I’m guessing the ad is from around the [...]

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Beer In Ads #140: Rheingold’s 10 Minute Head

June 30, 2010

Wednesday’s ad is for Rheingold from 1969 and uses baseball and the signs of a good player, showing a few of the qualities one might look for in a good ballplayer. Then it applies the same idea to beer, saying “Look for the sign of a great beer! The Rheingold 10 minute head.” Look at [...]

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Beer In Ads #123: Rheingold, A Hit Every Time

June 3, 2010

Thursday’s ad is for Rheingold, from the 1960s. It’s a baseball themed ad and features the slogan “A Hit Every Time.” I know it’s a New York beer, but the uniform colors and the large red “R” makes me think of my old hometown team, the Reading Phillies.

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Beer In Ads #82: Schaefer All Around

April 7, 2010

Wednesday’s ad is all about circles and is for Schaefer beer in cans from 1959. Using imagery from the top of the can with round burgers, they make the case that because of their similar roundness, they should — and do, I should add — go great together. But check out this priceless bit of [...]

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Beer In Ads #78: Genesee’s A Little More Exciting

April 1, 2010

Thursday’s ad is for Genesee Brewing from 1968 since today is their 77th anniversary. It’s a pretty simple time-honored strategy showing a sexy, scantily-clad female atop a giant beer can. I love the arrow pointing to the slogan “a little more exciting …” I guess they worried no one would even read it, what with [...]

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Beer In Ads #62: Brewer’s Best, Remember The Name …

March 10, 2010

Wednesday’s ad is for a presumably short-lived New York City brewery, Brewer’s Best Associates, Inc., which was located at 620 Fifth Avenue. The ad for their Pilsener Beer is from 1947. The normally authoritative American Breweries II doesn’t even have a listing for the brewery, which is odd. It’s the first time I’ve looked up [...]

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