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Beer In Ads #63: Shiner’s Brewery Workers

March 11, 2010

Thursday’s ad is for the Spoetzl Brewery, makers of Shiner Bock. Today is their 101st anniversary. This isn’t too old, but I like the concept of it. It has an old-time look and feel to it and it’s part of a larger series that focuses on the actual brewery workers. If you’ve ever been to [...]

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Beer In Art #64: Sam Yeates’ The Returnable

February 8, 2010

Today’s works of art is cleverly called The Returnable, and is by a contemporary Texas poster artist named Sam Yeates. This poster was done for Lone Star beer in 1978, when the idea of the Space Shuttle being reusable was still novel concept. So the play on words for returnable bottles and spaceships is pretty [...]

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Beer In Ads #34: Lone Star, Have Fun With Your Thirst

February 1, 2010

Given that today is the 70th anniversary of Champion Brewing changing their name to Lone Star, it seemed only appropriate for Monday’s ad to be for Lone Star Beer. And it’s an odd one, in several ways. I’m guessing from the art that it was published in the late 50-early 60s. Are the couple at [...]

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Texas Beer Columnist Throws Beer Under The Bus

January 14, 2010

This is strange and perplexing, especially given all the attacks on alcohol in both this country and, as I’ve recently been highlighting, in the UK as well. Beer columnist Eric Braun, who writes for the San Antonio Express-News, in his most recent column began with this incendiary headline: Beer Is Not Health Food. Except that [...]

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Beer In Art #58: Randy Dillon’s Beer Bottles

December 27, 2009

Today’s works of art is by a young Texas ex-marine, who chose to serve his country before pursuing a career in art. Randy Dillon spent six years in the military and was stationed in the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom before returning to his art studies at the University of North [...]

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