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Archives for October 2021

Beer In Ads #3875: Hamms! Sunset Toast

October 11, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Monday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from 1959. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a toasting and clinking their glasses of beer with a sunset lake scene in the background, and the tagline: “Hamm’s! … from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3874: Refreshment …

October 10, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Sunday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from 1954. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a fanciful column of glasses of beer coming over a lake scene in the background, with the tagline: “Refreshment … from the land of sky blue waters!”

Here’s a slightly larger image of the left-hand side of the double truck ad.

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

Beer In Ads #3873: From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters

October 9, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from 1956. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a glass of beer at sunset, with a lake scene for a background, with the tagline: “From the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3872: Cool Idea

October 8, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Friday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a glass of beer and a can both melting in a large pile of snow, with a lake scene for a background, with the tagline: “Cool Idea … from the land of sky blue waters!”

I could only find this smaller image that wasn’t a reproduction sign:

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

Beer In Ads #3871: Cool Refreshment

October 7, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Thursday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a glass of beer and a bottle both melting in a large ice cube, with a lake scene for a background, with the tagline: “Cool refreshment … from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3870: Aged For Many Moons

October 6, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Wednesday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from 1953. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a couple on a lake in a canoe by moonlight, with the tagline: “Aged for many moons from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3869: Yours At The Bewitching Hour

October 5, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Tuesday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from 1959. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a lakeside scene at sunset with two people holding up glasses of beer to toast, with the tagline: “Yours at the bewitching hour … from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3868: Like A Cool Breeze …

October 4, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Monday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a lakeside scene with someone holding up a glass of beer to it, with the tagline: “Like a cool breeze … from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3867: Reach, Sir! It’s Something Special!

October 3, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Sunday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a can of beer in the snow with someone holding up a glass of beer to it, with the tagline: “Reach, sir! It’s something special! … from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

Beer In Ads #3866: Most Refreshing Flavor In Many A Moon

October 2, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one features a bright yellow moon with someone holding up a similary colored glass of beer to it, with the tagline: “Most refreshing flavor in many a moon … from the land of sky blue waters!”

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

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