Brookston Beer Bulletin

Jay R. Brooks on Beer

  • Home
  • About
  • Editorial
  • Birthdays
  • Art & Beer

Socialize

  • Dribbble
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Powered by Genesis

You are here: Home / Art & Beer / Beer In Ads #1181: Charles Winninger For Blatz

Beer In Ads #1181: Charles Winninger For Blatz

May 4, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Blatz Beer, from 1949. The ad is part of Blatz’s “I lived in Milwaukee, I ought to know” series from the later Forties and Fifties that featured prominent celebrities, sports figures and famous folks from Milwaukee claiming to know “Blatz is Milwaukee’s Finest Beer” because they lived there, or near there, at some point in their lives. This one features stage and film actor Charles Winninger, who was born in Athens, Wisconsin, a little over three hours from Milwaukee. He was most known for his role as the riverboat captain in Show Boat.

Blatz-1949-Charles-Winninger-2

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



Find Something

Northern California Breweries

Please consider purchasing my latest book, California Breweries North, available from Amazon, or ask for it at your local bookstore.

Recent Comments

  • Bob Paolino on Beer Birthday: Grant Johnston
  • Gambrinus on Historic Beer Birthday: A.J. Houghton
  • Ernie Dewing on Historic Beer Birthday: Charles William Bergner 
  • Steve 'Pudgy' De Rose on Historic Beer Birthday: Jacob Schmidt
  • Jay Brooks on Beer Birthday: Bill Owens

Recent Posts

  • Beer In Ads #5175: The Season Is Bock Again! March 20, 2026
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Robert Portner March 20, 2026
  • Beer Saints: St. Cuthbert March 20, 2026
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Frederick J. Poth March 20, 2026
  • Beer In Ads #5174: The Spring Mellow-Dy! Bock Beer Is Here March 20, 2026

BBB Archives

Feedback

Head Quarter
This site is hosted and maintained by H25Q.dev. Any questions or comments for the webmaster can be directed here.
Go to mobile version