Thursday’s ad is for the Christian Staehlins Phoenix Brewery, from 1850. The brewery was located in St. Louis, Missouri. I love these old posters of longshots showing the entire brewery complex. Don Russell was just telling he’d recently learned that a lot of these were created for insurance purposes since photography was expensive and hard to do from the vantage point you’d need to get the whole brewery in the shot.
Today’s infographic shows Beer: The Four Process, done as part of a series of posters by “The Bone Collector,” a 20 year old graphic designer from Brisbane, Australia.
Click here to see the poster full size.
Wednesday’s ad is for Budweiser, from 1953. With the curious tagline “When you know your beer it’s bound to be Bud.” Or at least at the weenie roast.
I came across this cartoon by Bill Coleman for his strip Salty Dog beer comics that he apparently did in 2007, presumably shortly after Michael passed away, as tribute, and so I saved it to run on Michael’s birthday today. Enjoy.
Today’s infographic shows Beer: The Four Ingredients, done as part of a series of posters by “The Bone Collector,” a 20 year old graphic designer from Brisbane, Australia.
Click here to see the poster full size.
Tuesday’s ad is for Carling Black Label, from 1961. One form their “People Try It and They Like It” series, this one features one of the simplest beer pairings, but also one of the most sublime: potato chips and beer. Although that may simply be because I’m obsessed with potato chips. And to the end, surely they could have found some better looking chips.
Today’s infographic is entitled Learn the Language of Beer, which was created by Pimsleur Approach, an online language website. It’s pretty basic information and overly general in some place, but eh, at least they’re trying.
Monday’s ad is for Rheingold, from 1958, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Madelyn Darrow. I far as I can tell, she’s sightseeing on a fire boat — is that what they call a boat owned by the fire department? — and wearing a bright red ensemble, with white gloves of course, for the journey.
Today’s infographic is another one from Lug Wrench, this one all about Alcohol By Volume Ranges By Style, showing the BJCP styles with the range of a.b.v. for each.
With Win Bassett about to enter the seminary, this story from Madison, Wisconsin, stood out as something he could do to combine his callings. According to the Cap Times, a couple of local taverns, the Chief’s Tavern and the Fountain, both in Madison, are hosting regular events combining beer and religion.
The Fountain is hosting a group known as Spirituality on Tap, who meets the on the first Sunday or each month “to talk about faith and spirituality in a relaxed, comfortable environment.”
The second group takes over Chief’s Tavern for “Beer & Hymns,” where members of a nearby Lutheran Church meet to drink a few pints and sing a few hymns.
As one attendee quipped. “It’s easier to talk to a pastor standing next to a bar stool.” Another admitted that “a pub or a local bar is a more comfortable space than a church is.” Best of all, another advocate had this to say. “This is about recognizing that many people equate alcohol with alcoholism … those two things, while related, are not the same. We need to be sensitive to those that have struggled, but not demonize alcohol itself.” Amen to that.
That’s how all church should be held, frankly. Win, can you do something about that?
