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Beer In Ads #2907: Bière De Monaco

February 16, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Saturday’s ad is for Bière De Monaco, from 1936. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Brasserie Albert Bräu, in Fontvieille, Monaco. This poster was created by French artist Pierre Bellenger.

Biere-de-Monaco-1936

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

Beer In Ads #2906: Bière Du Fort-Carré

February 15, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Friday’s ad is for Bière Du Fort-Carré, from around 1900. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Brasserie de Fort-Carré, in Saint-Dizier, France. It was founded in 1796. They were bought out in 1953, and the brewery was closed, although more recently a new company is bringing it back. This poster was created by Italian and French artist Leonetto Cappiello. It depicts French king Francis I in 1544 during a historical incident during a siege led by the Spanish and Bavarian troops of Spanish rival Charles V.

Bieres-Fort-Carre_c1900_by_Leonetto_Cappiello

In later years, the poster was also used to create a sign for the brewery.

Bieres_Fort-Carre_c1900_by_Leonetto_Cappiello

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

Beer In Ads #2905: Amstel Still Life Again

February 14, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Thursday’s ad is for Amstel Bier, from 1929. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Amstelbrouwerij, or Amstel Brewery, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 1870. Heineken bought the brewery in 1968, and closed their facility in 1982. This poster was created by Dutch painter Jan Wijga.

Amstel-still-life-2-1920s

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

Beer In Ads #2904: Amstel Blonde

February 13, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is for Amstel Bier, from the 1940s, although at least once source says the 1960s. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Amstelbrouwerij, or Amstel Brewery, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 1870. Heineken bought the brewery in 1968, and closed their facility in 1982. I don’t know who the artist was, but I think he or she was going for Marilyn Monroe or Kim Novak.

Amstel-blonde

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

Beer In Ads #2903: Amstel Still Life

February 12, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Tuesday’s ad is for Amstel Bier, from 1929. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Amstelbrouwerij, or Amstel Brewery, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 1870. Heineken bought the brewery in 1968, and closed their facility in 1982. This poster was created by Dutch painter Jan Wijga.

Amstel-still-life-1920s

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

Beer In Ads #2902: Bières Excelsior

February 11, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Monday’s ad is for Bières Excelsior, from 1940. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for “La Grande Marque des Bières du Nord,” or “the big brand of northern beers” (according to Google translate,” though more likely something along the lines of “The Beers of Northern France.” It was created by artist J. Sogno.

Bieres-Excelsior-1940

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

Beer In Ads #2901: Bières La Semeuse

February 10, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Sunday’s ad is for Bières La Semeuse, from 1900. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for possibly a brewery in Alsace region of France, maybe Strasbourg, but I’m not sure. La Semeuse means “The Sower” and was a “French pictorial allegory invented by Oscar Roty around 1887, presenting a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap sowing seeds at sunrise, and who has become over time one of the symbols of the French Republic,” of which this seems to be at least based on that.

Bieres_La_Semeuse_c1900

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

Beer In Ads #2899: The Beer That Limburg Is Proud Of

February 8, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Friday’s ad is for Brands Bier, from the 1950s, I believe, though some sources say it’s 1950. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Brand Bierbrouwerij, which was located in the town of Wijlre, in the Limburg region, located in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. It was founded in 1871, although there had been a brewery on the same site since 1340. The text at the bottom, “Het bier waar Limburg trots op is,” translates to “The beer that Limburg is proud of.”

Brands-bier-1950s

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

Beer In Ads #2898: If Only I Had A Glass Of Cold Three Horseshoes Beer!!

February 7, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Thursday’s ad is for Van Roy Wieze, from the 1940s, I believe, though some sources say it’s 1950. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Drie Hoefijzers, which was located in Breda, in the central western region of the Netherlands. The Three Horseshoes was founded in 1628, although there had been a brewery on the same site since 1538. The poster features a man sitting in the sand on what I can only assume is a very hot day. The text at the bottom, “Had ik nu maar een glas koud Drie Hoefijzers Bier!!,” translates to “If only I had a glass of cold Three Horseshoes Beer!!”

De-Drie-Heofijzers

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

Beer In Ads #2897: Van Roy Wieze

February 6, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is for Van Roy Wieze, from the 1940s, I believe, though some sources say it’s 1950. From the late 1800s until the 1940s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Brouwerij Van Roy (a.k.a. Brouwerij Het Anker Wieze), which was located in the East Flanders town of Weize since it was founded in 1866. The poster was created by an artist whose name appears to be Rvan Doren, though it’s hard to be sure with that stylized first name.

Van-Roy-Wieze-man

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

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