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Beer In Ads #390: Ballantine, How American It Is …

June 13, 2011 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is a 1942 ad for Ballantine Ale. It was the first full year that we were involved in World War 2, so it’s decidedly patriotic. The tagline is “How American it is … to want something better!” I like the simplicity of the ad, just a single beer bottle.

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



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