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 #1246: The Finest Beer Sherlock Holmes Ever Tasted

Beer In Ads #1246: The Finest Beer Sherlock Holmes Ever Tasted

July 8, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Schaefer Beer, from 1961, and features actor Basil Rathbone, perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in numerous films. Apparently, according to Rathbone, Schaefer was “the Finest beer I ever tasted!”

schaefer-basil-rathbone

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



Comments

  1. Beerman49 says

    July 11, 2014 at 1:04 am

    I guess he was the rare Brit of those days who didn’t care for ale (or just wanted to make a few bucks on the side) – LOL

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

  • The Session #147: Downing pints when the world's about to end - Daft Eejit Brewing on The Sessions
  • Amanda Alderete on Beer Birthday: Jack McAuliffe
  • Aspies Forum on Beer In Ads #4932: Eichler’s Bock Beer Since Civil War Days
  • Return of the Session – Beer Search Party on The Sessions
  • John Harris on Beer Birthday: Fal Allen

Recent Posts

  • Beer Birthday: John Bryant June 14, 2025
  • Beer Birthday: Warren Pawsey June 14, 2025
  • Beer Birthday: James Costa June 14, 2025
  • Beer Birthday: Rick Kempen June 14, 2025
  • Beer In Ads #4997: Magnolia Bock Beer June 13, 2025

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