Last year I decided to concentrate on Bock ads. Bock, of course, may have originated in Germany, in the town of Einbeck. Because many 19th century American breweries were founded by German immigrants, they offered a bock at certain times of the year, be it Spring, Easter, Lent, Christmas, or what have you. In a sense they were some of the first seasonal beers. “The style was later adopted in Bavaria by Munich brewers in the 17th century. Due to their Bavarian accent, citizens of Munich pronounced ‘Einbeck’ as ‘ein Bock’ (a billy goat), and thus the beer became known as ‘Bock.’ A goat often appears on bottle labels.” And presumably because they were special releases, many breweries went all out promoting them with beautiful artwork on posters and other advertising.

Monday’s poster is for Paulaner’s Salvator Doppelbock, and was published in 1909. This one was made for the Paulanerbrau, or the Paulaner Brewery, of Munich, Germany. The brewery was founded in 1634, and is still in business today. This one is for their Salvator, showing a nobleman and a monk. The monk is holding what is presumably the bock beer, but I’m not sure how to read the expression on their faces. It was created by German artist Moser Heinrich.