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Beer In Ads #1206: Ale Man Colin Ratsey

May 29, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is another one for Ballantine Ale, from 1963. In an ad series somewhat similar to the Blatz series, the “Ale Man” in the ad is a famous person, although more marginally famous tending more toward the manly fame. In this one, the ad features the appropriately named Colin Ratsey, who was a world-class sailor before founding a sail-making company, making him “a man with a thirst for a manlier brew.”

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



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