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Drinking Smart

August 20, 2008 By Jay Brooks

I first wrote about Stampede Light almost two-and-a-half years ago in February 2006. It’s a contract beer out of Dallas, Texas, and is billed as the first “vitamin” beer. Joe Owades, the inventor of low-calorie light beer, helped founder Lawrence Schwartz develop the recipe. I tend to think beer is essentially healthy enough and am not a big fan of “enhanced” beers generally.

Stampede Brewing has just launched an ad campaign with the tagline “Drink Smart” featuring actress/singer Jessica Simpson.

From the press release:

Multi-platinum singer. Movie star. Philanthropist. Entrepreneur. Beer drinker?

Everyone knows about Jessica Simpson’s daisy dukes body and healthy lifestyle. The all-American beauty and world-renowned entertainer has a passion for working out and making healthy food choices. But she also makes those smart choices with the beer she drinks. “Yes, I work out and take care of myself, but I also like a cold beer once in a while,” Simpson said. A new light beer with functional additives is Simpson’s new favorite beer — Stampede Light Plus®

Now it’s probably not fair. I obviously don’t know Jessica Simpson personally. I haven’t really followed her career, though from what I’ve seen of her public persona she doesn’t seem particularly quick-witted. But perhaps privately she’s quite sharp. Oh, and according to the New York Daily News, she also owns 15% of Stampede Brewing. Here’s the first “Drink Smart” ad for Stampede Light.

Again, I’m trying really hard not to sound like a jerk, but there seems to be a disconnect between the image and the text. This is just not the face of smart drinking. It looks more to me like she’s confused or about to sneeze. What do you think her expression conveys?

 

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Comments

  1. Thomas says

    August 21, 2008 at 8:03 am

    “Can we finish this up so I can go get a Margarita?”

  2. Peter says

    August 21, 2008 at 11:03 am

    “Crayons taste like purple.”

  3. Chris says

    August 21, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    The thing that gets me is this is “a beer infused with B vitamins, folic acid, and folate.” Uh, beer naturally contains B vitamins, including folic acid and folate (which are forms of B9). This is blatant marketing. I don’t blame them, in fact I applaud them for trying something different but this is pretty transparent. http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/08/21/jessica-simpson-and-smart-beer-wtf/

  4. Mike McDole says

    August 22, 2008 at 7:47 am

    “I have a teribo code.”

  5. Lisa says

    August 22, 2008 at 11:35 am

    “I just ate too much hay.”

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