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Beer In Ads #1107: The Stagecoach

February 19, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is another one for Rheingold Beer, again from 1958, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Madelyn Darrow. In this one she decked out in a Western outfit, just arriving somewhere after a long journey by stagecoach. At least there are a couple of cases of beer on the roof, though they’ll probably need to be cooled down for a while after a long ride through the west.

Rheingold-1958-6

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

Beer In Ads #1106: Fireplace Popcorn

February 18, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Rheingold Beer, this one from 1958, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Madelyn Darrow. Wearing a very wide skirt, she’s salting the first batch of popcorn. Her paramour is making a second batch over the fireplace. At least she has a beer at the end of her skirt, unlike so many of these ads.

Rheingold-1958-5

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

Beer In Ads #1105: Better Try Extra-Dry

February 17, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is another one for Goebel Beer, this one from 1949. This ad shows a scene at a mill by a stream, with (I think) a painted glass of beer in the foreground.

Goebel-1949

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

Beer In Ads #1104: The World’s Largest Selling Beer In Small Bottles

February 16, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Goebel Beer, from 1948. Sold in “the Bantam bottle,” which I assume was 7 or 8 ounces, I think you’d have to sell a lot more bottles of your beer just to equal what your competitor was selling in the larger 12-oz. bottles. Whatever the case, “The world’s largest selling beer in small bottles” seems like a dubious distinction, and one that doesn’t seem likely to sway consumers. I’d be asking myself “what’s wrong with their beer if they’re advertising is concentrating on the small size of their bottles?”

Goebel-bantam-1948

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

Beer In Ads #1103: Glasses And Cans

February 15, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1959. Showing a couple on a mountain lake, maybe on a boat, they certainly look like like they’re in a remote spot. The brought cans of Schlitz with them, since it’s best not to have glass on a boat, but then they brought glasses to pour the beer into. What’s that all about?

Schlitz-1959-boat

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

Beer In Ads #1102: Love At First Glass

February 14, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Schaefer, from maybe the late 1940s or 50s. The Valentine’s Day ad shows how clear Schaefer is by showing the heart from a deck of playing cards through the glass. And I love that tagline: “Love at first glass.”

Schaefer-Valentines

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

Beer In Ads #1101: Horse & Buggy

February 13, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is another one for Rheingold Beer, this one from 1957, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Margie McNally. She’s riding a horse-drawn carriage in the fall, accompanied by her fluffy white dog. She’s also wearing a spiffy little black outfit.

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

Beer In Ads #1100: Windowsill Gardening

February 12, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is still for Rheingold Beer, this one from 1946, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Rita Daigle. Rita is standing at the window, head sticking out, tending to her flower box in the windowsill. She’s got a trowel in one hand and some flowers in the other. She’s going to have to give up one of those in order to make room for her beer.

Rheingold-1946

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

Beer In Ads #1099: The George & Dragon

February 11, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is another one for the English beer Double Diamond Burton Pale Ale, also from 1954. Part of a series called “Inn-Sign Rhymes,” this one shows the iconic Double Diamond dude toasting a sign for “The George & Dragon” pub. Below the illustration is the rhyme of the series and the tagline “A Double Diamond works wonders.”

Dbl-Doamind-1954-st-george

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

Beer In Ads #1098: The Robin Hood

February 10, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is for the English beer Double Diamond Burton Pale Ale, from 1954. Part of a series called “Inn-Sign Rhymes,” this one shows the iconic Double Diamond dude toasting a sign for “The Robin Hood” pub. Below the illustration is the rhyme of the series and the tagline “A Double Diamond works wonders.”

Dbl-Doamind-1954-robin-hood

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

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