Today’s infographic is a generic look at yeast, part of the “kitchen curious infographic series” by the Doodle Cook.
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Beer In Ads #1017: The Ammunition Is Being Passed
Monday’s ad is for Budweiser, from 1943. In honor of Veterans Day, it’s a World War 2 era Navy ad. The tagline, “The Ammunition is being passed,” is a reference to “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” an patriotic song written by Frank Loesser in 1942. It was a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked American involvement in World War II.
Craft Beer Vs. Crafty Beer Infographic
Today’s infographic tackles the recently controversial debate about Craft Beer versus Crafty Beer, beer created by the larger beer companies to resemble smaller brands. It was created by M. Saurer Creative for Northland Beer.
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Beer & Your Body
Today’s infographic is entitled “Beer and Your Body,” and was created by the Micro Beer Club. It details several of the well-established health benefits of moderate beer drinking.
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The Belgian Kings
Today’s infographic, De Belgische Koningen, is a chart of Belgium’s six kings, although a seventh was crowned earlier this year. I met King Philippe this past June, when he was still just the crown prince and was leading a trade delegation to San Francisco. Plus, today is last full day in Belgium, though so far we’ve had no sign of the king.
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Beer In Ads #1016: Sailing Dry
Friday’s ad is for Rheingold Beer, from 1956, and features Miss Rheingold from that year, Hillie Merritt. The ad shows Miss Rheingold on a sailboat, with the wind at her back. Given that Rheingold beer was sold as “the Dry beer,” doesn’t it seem off that they are using a nautical — a wet — theme?
Craft Beer: Can It. Drink It. Enjoy It.
Today’s infographic is about craft beer in cans, created by West Side Beer Distributing. The stats on the infographic were as of June of this year.
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Beer In Ads #1015: Oysters and Lobsters
Thursday’s ad is for Budweiser, from 1948. On a historical theme — and part of their “Great Contributions to Good Taste” series — the ad suggests that “Oysters and lobsters gave the trail its start,” and by trail, they mean the entire west coast. Apparently the Wells Fargo stagecoach first delivered food before diversifying into banking.
Belgium: A Nation Divided
Today’s infographic isn’t strictly about beer, but the politics of Belgium. But I thought it was relevant because I’m in Belgium this week, visiting breweries throughout the Northern part of the country.
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Beer In Ads #1014: No Wonder Dan Parker Needs Malt …
Wednesday’s ad is our second ad for Froedtert Malt, or FroMalt, a Milwaukee maltster. They used to have at least three facilities and at least one closed in 2003, but I don’t know how many are left. This ad is from 1957. I’m not sure who Dan Parker is, but he looks like a very busy guy, and he looks like he could use a beer.
