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Beer In Ads #2893: Bière Fine Luxem

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Saturday’s ad is for Bière Fine Luxem, from around 1930. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Bière Fine Luxem, essentially advertising beer from Luxembourg. The poster was created by Belgian artist Jean D’Ylen.

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Bistro Double IPA Winners 2019

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On Saturday the 19th annual Double IPA Festival was held at the Bistro in Hayward, California. I got there early for judging again this year, and was sequestered in the dark, dank basement out of the view of the beautiful Bay Area sun for most of the morning. We judged 66 Double IPAs and 34 Triple IPAs.

Double IPAs

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Peter Hoey from Urban Roots accepting his silver medal from Double IPA.

Triple IPAs

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Craig Cauwels from Morgan Territory winning gold for his triple IPA.

Peoples Choice Awards

Congratulations to all the winners.

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It was a beautiful day at the Bistro for tasting 100 Double and Triple IPAs.


Beer In Ads #2892: Brasserie Vandenkerckhove

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Friday’s ad is for Brasserie Vandenkerckhove, from around 1930. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Brasserie Vandenkerckhove, a Belgian brewery located in Brussels. It was originally founded in 1876 and known as the Herbos Brewery, but was renamed Brasserie L’Etoile in 1893. In 1904, it was acquired by A.J. Vandenkerckhoven. After merging several more time, it closed for good in 1969. The poster was created by French artist O.K. Gerard.

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