Tuesday’s ad is a 1951 billboard for Hamm’s, “From the land of sky blue waters.” A giant beer bottle pouring into a giant pilsner glass must have been quite a sight from the side of the road.
Beer In Ads #380: Hi Neighbor, Have A ‘Gansett
Monday’s ad begins a week of billboard ads from the 1940s and 50s. The first is from 1950 and is for Narrgansett Lager Beer, a Rhode Island brand that was founded in 1890 but closed shop in 1981, only to be re-established in 2005.
Beer In Art #129: Art Nouveau Beer Drinker
This week’s work of art is by an unknown artist and was painted most likely during the Art Nouveau period, which was around 1890-1905. I love the exuberance on her face, the flowing hair and dress, and the golden glass of beer.
Guinness Ad #70: Sheep Pyramid
Our 70th Guinness ad is from the “Guinness For Strength” stable, the strength in this one is the ability to carry sixteen sheep on your back after downing a pint of Guinness.
Beer In Ads #379: Ballantine, Panning For Gold
Friday’s ad is our last Ballantine for the week. This one is from 1947 and shows the California gold rush. But when the gold shows up in the prospector’s pan, it’s the Ballantine three rings symbol.
Beer In Ads #378: Ballantine Goes Camping
Thursday’s ad is another Ballantine Ale ad, probably from the late 1940s or 50s. Featuring a pair of dudes on a fishing and/or camping trip holding up their glasses of Ballantine Ale. The tagline is a great one, too. “Ballantine Ale begin where other brews leave off … in flavor … in satisfaction!”
Beer In Ads #377: Ballantine, Some Words Fool You
Wednesday’s ad is a Ballantine Ale ad from 1947. The ad is a fun little lesson on language, how the word “muff” can have different meanings. It ends on a nice twist, how the word “Ballantine Ale always means: ‘The Perfect Glass!'”
Beer In Ads #376: Trading Beads For Ballantine
Tuesday’s ad is also Ballantine Ale, I think it’s going to be a Ballantine week. Today is also the anniversary of Peter Minuit buying the island of Manhattan in 1626 for the equivalent of around $24 (or more like $72 in today’s money) worth of “cloth, beads, hatchets, and other odds and ends.” At the time, the good were worth around 60 Dutch guilders, or about 1-1/2 lbs. of silver. Check out the Straight Dope for the … well, the straight dope. The ad depicts the scene with the humorous tagline “Early American Bargain.”
Beer In Ads #375: Ballantine Soup
Monday’s ad is a 1957 ad for Ballantine Ale. I love the colorful late fifties dinner party, with lots of Ballantine Ale, but just soup for the guests to eat.
Beer In Art #128: FrangO’s Chicken With A Beer
This week’s work of art is by an artist from Brazil. I don’t know his name, but he’s a friend of Cassio Piccolo, owner of the FrangO beer bar in Sao Paulo. In Portuguese, frango means “chicken.” So his friend created the painting of a chicken holding a pint of beer, which now hangs in a place of honor in the bar.
