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Craft Beer Vs. Red Wine: An (Infographic) Battle For The Ages

September 4, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Today’s infographic is “A Battle For The Ages,” at least regarding “Craft Beer Vs. Red Wine.” It’s peppered with factoids and quotes along it’s path of deciding the question.

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Click here to see the battle royale full size.

Filed Under: Beers, Food & Beer, Just For Fun Tagged With: Infographics, Wine

Beer In Ads #968: Centlivre’s Nickel Plate Beer

September 3, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Centlivre’s Nickel Plate Bottled Beer, from Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was one of the brands from the C. L. Centlivre Brewing Co., founded in 1862 as the The French Brewery, and later known as the Old Crown Brewing Corporation.

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

Pint Prices Around The World

September 3, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Today’s infographic shows Pint Prices Around The World, including where beer is cheapest, where consumption is highest, and where you can’t drink a beer, among other bits of beer-related info. It was created by Directline Holidays, a UK travel website.

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Click here to see the infographic full size.

Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun Tagged With: Business, Infographics, International

Beer In Ads #967: The New Big Name In Beer

September 2, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is for “The New Big Name In Beer,” whose name you undoubtedly know. No? I guess this ad campaign from the later 1940s for Brewer’s Best Premium Pilsener Beer wasn’t quite as successful as they’d hoped.

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

Beer: Canada’s Drink Of Summer

September 2, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Today is Labor Day, not only in the U.S., but in Canada, as well. So today’s infographic is entitled Beer: Canada’s Drink of Summer, and was created by Molson Canadian. Naturally it focuses on Molson’s beer, but also includes some overall statistics about beer in Canada.

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Click here to see the infographic full size, eh.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Just For Fun Tagged With: Canada, Infographics, MolsonCoors

Italian Craft Beer Infographic

September 1, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Today is beginning of Italy’s Joust of the Saracen, so our infographic covers Italian Craft Beer, showing the kinds of beers they’re making.

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Click here to see the infographic full size.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Just For Fun Tagged With: Infographics, Italy

Beer In Ads #966: Three Horse Ale

August 31, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Three Horse Ale, from 1884. The beer was produced by the Long Island Brewery, and that’s about all I know about it.

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

Beer In Ads #965: Taste The Gusto Life

August 29, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1974, when they were still using the globe with the Schlitz buckle on it. Still, I can’t help but wonder what the heck a “Gusto life” might be? But apparently it involves sailboats.

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

Three Reasons To Drink Beer From A Glass

August 29, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Today’s infographic provides “3 Reasons to Drink Beer From A Glass,” and while I could probably come up with a few more, it’s a good solid list, which is why I’m always the asshole wherever I go who insists on a glass, even if everybody else is drinking straight from the bottle or can.

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Click here to see the poster full size.

Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Glassware, Infographics

Beer In Ads #964: El Toro Bravo

August 28, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is for Schlitz Malt Liquor, from — guessing by the pull-tab — around the 1960s or early 70s. The bull logo and the skirt design around the bottom look positively Aztec. But the bull in the ad, he just looks mad.

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

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