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Beer In Ads #3382: St. George & The Rodenbach

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Monday’s ad is for Rodenbach, from mid-20th century. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Brewery Rodenbach, founded by four Rodenbach brothers (Pedro, Alexander, Ferdinand and Constantijn) in Roeselare which is located in West Flanders, Belgium. It was founded in 1821, but today is owned by Palm Breweries. I’m not sure who created this poster.

Beer In Ads #3381: Gueuze Flandrine

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Sunday’s ad is for Gueuze Flandrine, from 1957. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Brewery Louwaege Gebr. N.V., founded by Placide Louwaege in Kortemark, which is a municipality in West Flanders, Belgium. Also known as “Brasserie de Arend,” it was founded in 1877, but was acquired by Alken-Maes in 2002. One website claims this is the “only this advertising sign was ever made for Gueuze Flandrine. I’m not sure who created this poster, but it was published by Rob Otten in Brussels.

Beer In Ads #3380: Brasserie A. Cnop

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Saturday’s ad is for Brasserie A. Cnop, from 1954. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Brasserie A. Cnop, founded by Auguste Cnop in Anderlecht, which is a municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. No one seems to know when it was founded, although it was active in the 1930s and was still a going concern by the 1950s. I’m not sure who created this poster.

Beer In Ads #3379: Van Alen Gueuze

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Friday’s ad is for Van Alen Gueuze & Kriek, from 1949. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Van Alen lambic brewery, located in Waanrode, in East Flanders, Belgium. No on seems to know when it was founded, but it closed in 1980. I’m not sure who created this poster.

Beer In Ads #3378: Gueuze Corona

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Thursday’s ad is for Gueuze Corona, from 1949. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the De Keersmaecker lambic brewery, located in Wolvertem, which is part of the municipality of Meise, located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It was founded in 1871, but in 1967 became part of the conglomeration of lambic breweries called Brasserie Brabrux. I’m not sure who created this poster.

Beer In Ads #3377: Staceghem Bier

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Wednesday’s ad is for Staceghem Bier, from 1950. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Staceghem Brewery, located in Harelbekem, in the West Flanders region of Belgium. It was founded in 1894, but closed in 1969. The brewery was demolished in 1976. The poster was created by Belgian artist Dany Jannin.

Beer In Ads #3376: Staceghem’s Bier

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Tuesday’s ad is for Staceghem’s Bier, from the 1930s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Staceghem Brewery, located in Harelbekem, in the West Flanders region of Belgium. It was founded in 1894, but closed in 1969. The brewery was demolished in 1976. The poster was printed by Goddaer, Kortrijk, although I don’t know who the artist was who created it.

Beer In Ads #3375: Chimay Biere Trappiste

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Monday’s ad is for Chimay, originally from mid-century, but this poster is a reproduction, and may even be contemporary. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Chimay Brewery, from the Scourmont Abbey (officially the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont), a Trappist monastery in Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium, and was founded July 25, 1850. I’m not sure who created this artwork.

Beer In Ads #3374: Brewed In The Abbey Since 1836

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Sunday’s ad is for Westmalle, originally from mid-century, but this poster is a reproduction, I believe. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Westmalle Brewery, a Belgian Trappist brewery located at the Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Jezus in the Campine region of Belgium, and was founded June 6, 1794, although they didn’t start brewing until 1836. The text reads. “in De Abdij Gebrouwen Sedert 1836,” which Google translates as “Brewed in The Abbey Since 1836.” I’m not sure who created this artwork.

Beer In Ads #3373: Westmalle Trappist

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Saturday’s ad is for Westmalle, originally from maybe the 1940s or 50s, but this poster is contemporary. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for the Westmalle Brewery, a Belgian Trappist brewery located at the Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart van Jezus in the Campine region of Belgium, and was founded today, June 6, 1794, although they didn’t start brewing until 1836. The text reads. ” Trappist van Westmalle Gebrouwen binnen de muren van de trappistenabdij,” which Google translates as “Trappist from Westmalle, Brewed within the walls of the Trappist Abbey.” I’m not sure who created this artwork.