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 #2388: Great Stuff This Tennis

Beer In Ads #2388: Great Stuff This Tennis

September 3, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Bass Ale, from 1929. Bass Ale was one of the beers that helped push me away from the regional lagers I grew up drinking in Eastern Pennsylvania, and toward more flavorful beers. Jazz clubs in New York City in the late 1970s frequently carried Bass, and I really liked how different it tasted, compared to what I was used to. In this ad, another one from the “Great Stuff This Bass” series,” they’re also employing another regular character from this time period, “Bill Sticker,” who in this ad just put up the banner across the net, which one of the players took advantage of to hit the ball past his opponent while he was distracted.

Bass-1929-tennis

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

  • Jay Brooks on Beer Birthday: Bill Owens
  • Steve 'Pudgy' De Rose on Beer Birthday: Charles Finkel
  • Steve 'Pudgy' De Rose on Beer Birthday: Bill Owens
  • Steve "Pudgy" De Rose on Beer Birthday: Pete Slosberg
  • Paul Finch on Beer Birthday: Dann Paquette

Recent Posts

  • Historic Beer Birthday: Jacob Gimlich October 4, 2025
  • Beer Birthday: Maureen Ogle October 4, 2025
  • Beer In Ads #5095: Couple With Bock Beer October 3, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Fred Horix October 3, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: F.D. Radeke October 3, 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