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Beer In Ads #3036: Luzern Bockbier

June 26, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is for Luzern Bockbier, from 1935. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster was made for the Vereinigte Brauereien Luzern, or the United Breweries Lucerne, in Switzerland, which was formed in 1922 by the merger of two local breweries and in 1937 was renamed the Lucerne Brewery Eichhof, and in 1960 shortened again to Brewery Eichhof. Since 2008, it has been part of Heineken. I don’t know who the artist was that created the poster.

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

Beer In Ads #3035: Urania Zürich

June 25, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Tuesday’s ad is for Urania Zürich, from 1950. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster was made for the Urania Zürich Bier and Speise Restaurant, a Swiss “beer and food restaurant” located in Zürich, Switzerland. I don’t know if it’s still a going concern, but there is a Urania Sternwarte in Zürich, which is a telescope observatory, so that’s likely the area where it was located. The poster was created by Swiss artist Alfred Koella.

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

Beer In Ads #3034: Trinkt Zürcher Löwenbrau!

June 24, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Monday’s ad is for Löwenbrau, from 1927. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster was made for Löwenbräu Zurich, a Swiss brewery created by a merger of two breweries in 1890. Brauerei Hürlimann bought the brewery in 1984, closing the facility two years later, but continued to produce the brands for a few years afterward. The tagline translates as “Drink Lowenbrau Beer from Zürich” and the poster was also created by Swiss artist Otto Baumberger.

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

Beer In Ads #3033: Walsheim Weisse

June 23, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Sunday’s ad is for Walsheim Weisse, from 1930. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster was made for the Walsheim-Brauerei, located near the western edge of Germany. It was founded by Friedrich Christian Schmidt in 1848, but was destroyed by airstrikes during the second world war. It was created by Swiss artist Otto Baumberger.

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

Beer In Ads #3032: Trinkt Schweizer Bier

June 22, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Saturday’s ad is for Trinkt Schweizer Bier, from 1920. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster was made by the Swiss Brewery Association to promote Swiss beer. The text, Trinkt Schweizer Bier, translates to “Drink Swiss Beer.” It was created by Swiss artist Hans Schoellhorn.

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

Beer In Ads #3031: Gambrinus Bock Bier

June 21, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Friday’s ad is for Bock Bier, from 1890. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Bock and features Gambrinus riding a beer keg being pulled by two goats. The poster was published by Adolf Engel, Royal Court Press and Publishing House Berlin, Germany.

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

How Is Lager Beer Made?

June 21, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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This is an interesting piece of history I stumbled upon regarding lager beer in England. In the 19th century, there was a weekly publication called “Replies,” subtitled “A Weekly Journal of Question and Answer.” I don’t know how long it was published, but the one I came across is for Saturday, June 21, 1879. It apparently cost twopence and new issues came out every Saturday. As far as I can tell, the majority of the publication consisted of people writing in with questions, and the editors answering them, although there were also sections of current events going on, specific columns, and, naturally, ads.

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The question I came across, you’ve probably guessed, was “How Is Lager Beer Made?” The query was made by someone named Edith.

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So there answer also referenced her initial query, which I managed to track down. That questions, the same question, with a less-satisfying answer (to the editors, at least) was given on May 24, 1879, roughly a month before the above answer.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun Tagged With: England, Great Britain, History

Beer In Ads #3030: To Eat A Beer

June 20, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Thursday’s ad is for Zum Essen, from 1963. I believe it’s from Switzerland. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for Zum Essen Ein Bier, which Google translates as “To eat a beer,” although I suspect that’s not quite right. The poster was created by Swiss artist Paul Trauffer.

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

A Vade Mecum For Malt-Worms

June 20, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Ned Ward was “a satirical writer and publican in the late 17th and early 18th century, based in London.” He is believed to have been born some time in 1667, but died June 20, 1731. “His most famous work is The London Spy. Published in 18 monthly installments starting in November 1698, it was described by its author as a ‘complete survey’ of the London scene. It was first published in book form in 1703.”

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But he also wrote a work entitled “A Vade Mecum For Malt-Worms,” published 1715. The book has a long subtitle, part of which is “A Guide to Good Fellows. Being a Description of the Manners and Customs of the most Eminent Publick Houses, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster.” The Dedication is priceless:

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The first part of the book includes these descriptions of different kinds of drinkers, or sot:

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But the majority of the book, in two parts, is taken up by what are essentially reviews or descriptions of London taverns, with colorful portraits of the patrons one might find at each one. Essentially, it’s an early Good Beer Guide to London. The whole book is in the public domain, so you can download it or take a look at it online at the Internet Archive. Here are a couple of representative examples.

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Filed Under: Just For Fun, Related Pleasures Tagged With: England, Great Britain, History, London, Pubs

Beer In Ads #3029: DAB Kraftperle Alkoholarm

June 19, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is for the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei, otherwise known as DAB, from the 1950s, I think. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Dortmunder Actien Brauerei is a German brewery in the city of Dortmund, founded in 1868 by the businessmen Laurenz Fischer and Heinrich and Friedrich Mauritz together with master brewer Heinrich Herberz. Today it is owned, in part, by the Radeberger Group. This ad includes the text “Kraftperle Alkoholarm Für Sportler Genesende Mutter und Kind,” which means “Power pearl low alcohol. For athletes, recovering mothers (or convalescents), and children.” I’m again not sure who the artist is who created this work.

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

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