Friday’s ad is rather newer one, from 1996, is for Boddington’s, whose nickname — at least in ads — was “The Cream of Manchester.” It was a very popular imported brand for a time, though almost exclusively in the 16 oz. can. I always thought the ads with the ice cream scoop were a clever way to communicate the idea of its creaminess.
Today’s ad, from 1895, is a postcard for Worthington’s White Shield. A trio of boaters are having bottles of beer poured by the bartender from The Flying Angler. It’s a pretty idyllic setting.
Today’s ad, from 1949, is for Budweiser and shows two couples out for a day of sailing, and drinking Budweiser in the process — which strikes me as not the best way to sail, especially the way that boat is listing. “Don’t drink and sail.”
Today in 1969, Budweiser’s cartoon spokesman “BudMan” debuted. Though it was most popular throughout the Seventies, it’s still being used today. For a time, A-B produced different stickers, with new ones every year. So here are a few examples of Bud Man sticker ads over the years.
Today in 1997, the Boston Beer Co. took possession of the Hudephol-Schoenling Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio. One of their most well-known brands was Little Kings Cream Ale, so I found an ad for Little Kings from the early 1980s for Monday’s ad. It shows a scary-looking costumed Little King “introducing … The Little Kings Mini Rocket Car.” It was based on a real rocket car that the brewery sponsored, driven by Larry Nagel. Nagel has some nice reminiscing about the rocket car and even the brewery’s involvement in his Flickr gallery. Here’s his commentary for this ad:
Little Kings cream ale brewery sponsored my rocket car. Here is a picture of the promotional go kart, a mini replica of my rocket car they had built. Little Kings was a family owned brewery based in Cincinnati, OH and treated me like part of the family. Every year in Champaign, IL, a college town, they have Little Kings day. The bars open at 6am and people would belly up to the bar and have a bowl of cheerios with Little Kings instead of milk. I had the Pocket Rocket outside on display and when I went inside the bar, sitting there with all the kids eating his cereal drowned in beer, was Bill Schoenling, owner of Schoenling Brewing. I had a whole new respect for this man. Talk about staying in touch with your demographic.
This week’s work of art is by a relatively unknown Swiss artist, Albert Anker, though in his native Switzerland he’s often called his country’s “national painter” because the subject of his paintings so often depicted “19th-century Swiss village life.” Our painting today is a still life entitled “Bier und Rettich” or “Beer and Radish.” The oil painting was completed in 1898 and today hangs in the Kunstmuseum in Bern, Switzerland.
There’s a biography of Anker at Wikipedia and also at the official Albert Anker website, although it’s only in French and German. You can also find links to more of Anker’s art at the ArtCyclopedia and at Art Prints on Demand.
Our 57th Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows four of the zoo animals — the seal, kangaroo, toucan and pelican — frolicking on a sunny beach. The seal has a pint of Guinness balancing on top of the beach ball he’s balancing on his nose and the ad’s slogan is “Guinness — the ideal summer resort.”
Friday’s ad is from 1954 and is for the UK brand Double Diamond. With the slogan “A Double Diamond works wonders,” it’s part of their “Inn-Sign Rhymes” series. This ad’s sign is for “George & the Dragon.”
Thursday’s ad is from 1956 and is for Rheingold Beer. Miss Rheingold for that year was Millie Merritt and in this June ad she’s gone bowling, an activity far more popular in 1956 than today. I spent many happy hours bowling in my youth, though all of it without the benefit if beer, sad to say.
Wednesday’s ad is for Carling Black Label, one of a series of ads with the slogan “People try it … and they like it.” Each ad I’ve seen seems to feature a different unique beer glass. The one in this ad had an etched stem, and tapers up from a wide base to even wider open mouth rim. That’s not a glass I see much these days. Does anybody know if it has a specific name?
