Today’s infographic is all about Beer Tax in America, and how much beer contributes to our economy. It was created by Avalara, a company that created software to help businesses deal with sales tax.
Beer In Ads #916: Tally Ho
Monday’s ad is for Budweiser, from 1949. Part of Bud’s long-running “There’s nothing like it” series, but is odd for depicting a more traditionally English fox and hounds hunt, which I suspect was not part of ordinary life for most, if even many, Americans in late forties. More curious still, is in the text at the bottom it reads: “There’s more Budweiser now — and there will be still more as our expansion program continues.” That seems like an odd message to be telling consumers, but maybe this ad was intended for a narrower audience.
Hop Cigars
I’ve been known to enjoy a nice cigar after a big meal, often paired with a LBV port or a big beer. I used to have a small humidor, but after the kids came along I noticed I hardly ever sparked one up, so I got rid of it, and the cigars that were inside, a decade ago. Still, I’ve accepted a cigar from friends while out at beer events from time to time, and I confess I do enjoy the ritual of a cigar, how it slows down the pace of life and forces you into an unhurried, relaxed state. Even so, I’m not quite sure what to make of these. A cigar company is making cigars that are “seasoned” with Centennial hops. The company, Hopz, markets them as “craft beer cigars” with tobacco from the Dominican Republic.
Ted’s Cigars carries two different sizes of Hopz cigars. The first is the “Toro”
The second is the “Petit Corona.”
Here’s the story about how the Hopz cigar came to be:
One evening, after a particularly lengthy “meeting” at the local pub, it occurred to Ted that he should set out to create the perfect smoker’s complement to his favorite IPA.
He experimented with dozens of craft beers, and equally as many hop varieties, until settling upon Centennial Hops, known for their robust floral aroma, to season this premium Dominican Republic Cigar. The result is the HOPZ® Craft Beer Cigar.
We use the same aromatic process that we use to season our Maker’s Mark Bourbon Cigar to give this 6×50 toro its remarkable ale-like qualities, and then seal it in a glass tube for freshness. When paired with an extra-hoppy IPA this cigar makes the already pleasurable experience of a well poured pint worth sitting down for. Ted invites you to do the same.
Hmm, I can’t decide if that sounds ideal or completely foul. The claim is that they’re perfect to pair with hoppy beers. Anybody try one? What do you think? Is this a good idea?
USA Beer Consumption
Today’s infographic shows a map of the U.S. that’s been color-coded to show beer consumption by state. It was created by Beer Universe in a post entitled Craft Beer in the US: Creativity Across the Map, and although the data is from 2010, I suspect it’s still reasonably accurate for today, as well.
Click here to see the map full size.
American Breweries Top 2,500
Late last week, the Brewers Association announced that the number of breweries in the United States had eclipsed 2,500. As of May 31, brewery detective Erin Fay Glass put the number of breweries in America at 2,514, which is 767 more than there were on the same date two years ago.
More from the press release:
The list includes 24 breweries we code as “large” in our database for A-B, MillerCoors and breweries named for brands of Goose Island (packaging brewery), Leinenkugel’s and Blue Moon. In addition there are 109 regional breweries, 1214 microbreweries, and 1167 brewpubs.
The number of microbreweries passed the number of brewpubs in February 2013 for the first time since 1987.
Our count of breweries-in-planning is at 1559, up from 1228 a year ago. (But we did purge a couple hundred from the roles last fall and winter.)
At the current pace, the BA expects that the number of breweries should surpass 3,000 sometime in 2014. Sheesh.
Top 10 Drinking Countries
Today’s infographic shows the Top 10 Drinking Countries, meaning alcohol consumption (not just beer) per capita. We don’t even make the top ten.
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Bottoms Up: Eight Drinking Games
Today’s infographic, entitled “8 Great Drinking Games,” was created by Best College Reviews, and also includes the rules written out below the infographic.
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Beer In Ads #915: That Man — He’s Done It Again!
Friday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1950. In the wonderful illustration, it appears that a woman has discovered that her husband has emptied the refrigerator of food and filled it with Schlitz beer. Surveying the scene with a new bag of groceries on the table, not to mention other food scattered about the kitchen, all she can do is exclaim. “That Man — He’s Done It Again!”
Beer Consumption Worldwide 2009 Vs. 2008
Today’s infographic is a map of the world showing the change in worldwide beer comsumption from 2008 to 2009, when Asia became the biggest consumer of beer. The chart comes from a 2010 story in the Economist, All Pints East.
Beer In Ads #914: Eberhardt & Ober Brewing Co.
Thursday’s ad is for the Eberhardt & Ober Brewing of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, from around 1890. While the brewery closed in the 1950s, some of the buildings are still in use by the craft brewery Penn Brewery. They even auctioned one of the original lithographs in 2008.
And here’s another version that’s a little brighter.
