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Beer In Ads #1275: Be A Schlitzer

August 7, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is page twenty — the last page — with the tenth song, “Be a Schlitzer … Be Refreshed,” an original tune. Who’s thirsty now, after all that singing?

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

Beer In Ads #1274: How To Schlitzcelebrate Holidays

August 6, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages eighteen and nineteen, with the ninth song, “Schlitzingtime,” sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells.” The headline is “How to Schlitzcelebrate holidays, or Schlitzertainment for special occasions.” While it’s clear that this is about Christmas, notice they never mention it, being sensitive to people of all faiths decades before the “War in Christmas” was declared by the wingnuts. And I certainly love a tradition that involves hops and kissing and mistletoe.

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

Beer In Ads #1273: Fun On The Schlitzyard Line

August 5, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages sixteen and seventeen, with the eighth song, “Hail, Hail, The Schlitz Is Here,” sung to the tune of “Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here.” The headline is “Fun on the Schlitzyard line, or Schlitzrah for our side.” This one’s all about watching your favorite sports at the local tavern, “with Schlitz and chips for everyone.” I am so there.

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

Beer In Ads #1272: Give A Happy Schlitzday Party

August 4, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages fourteen and fifteen, with the seventh song, “Happy Schlitzday,” sung to the tune of “Old MacDonald Had A Farm.” The headline is “Give a happy Schlitzday party, or Birthday time is Schlitzing time.” I guess they didn’t want to pay the copyright fees for Happy Birthday.

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

Beer In Ads #1271: Backyard Schlitzecue

August 3, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages twelve and thirteen, with the sixth song, “S-C-H-L-I-T-Z,” sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” The headline is “Backyard Schlitzecue, or Fresh air makes the Schlitzthirst grow.” And yes the couple throwing the BBQ in their backyard are still wearing their outfits.

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

Beer In Ads #1270: Have A Neighborhood Schlitzfest

August 2, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages ten and eleven, with the fifth song, “Come All You Happy People.” The headline is “Have A Neighborhood Schlitzfest, or the Afternoon Schlitzpause.” The couple in lederhosen and a dirndl are apparently handing out cans of Schlitz around the neighborhood, which is supposedly “Schlitzneighborly.” I’m not sure that’s the word I’d use.

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

Beer In Ads #1269: How To Have A Schlitznic

August 1, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages eight and nine, with the fourth song, “A Schlitzing We Will Go,” sung to the tune of “A Hunting We Will Go.” The headline is “How to have a Schlitznic, or Fun by the Schlitzshore” and I love their advice on how to keep beer cold at the hot summer beach: “Wrap them in several layers of newspaper — they’re stay cold for hours.” Um, seriously? I don’t think they’d stay cold for minutes wrapped in newspaper. Unless they made newspaper out os different paper back in the fifties, I’m pretty sure it’s not a good thermal insulator.

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

Beer In Ads #1268: Give A Schlitzwarming For Friends

July 31, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages six and seven, with the third song, “This is the Life,” sung to the tune of “Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May.” The headline is “Give a Schlitzwarming for friends, or Schlitzing makes a house a home” and by this point in the brochure they’re really laying on the Schlitzerisms thick and heavy. Excuse me, Schlitzthick and Schlitzheavy.

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

Beer In Ads #1267: How To Have A Schlitztogether

July 30, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages four and five, with the second song, “How to have a Schlitztogether, or There’s no time like Schlitzo’clock.”

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

Beer In Ads #1266: Schlitzsong

July 29, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is again for Schlitz, from 1958 (though parts of it are from previous years). Actually, it’s an advertising piece — a pamphlet or brochure — from their wonderful ad campaign, one of my all-time favorites, Schlitzerland. This piece, entitled “Schlitzerland, U.S.A., or how to entertain Schlitzfriends,” gives advice, along with songs, or how to throw various types of parties successfully. This is pages two and three, with the first song, “Schlitzsong.” It’s also the Preface, explaining that Schlitz is “sociability’s adult refreshment, paced to today’s leisure — part of modern America’s new pattern of living.

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

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