Monday’s ad is the 700th ad in this series! So I wanted to make it something special. This is a replica poster of the original 1516 Reinheitsgebot, one of history’s best marketing gimmicks. I’m not sure who it was created to promote, but it’s still a pretty cool piece of breweriana. Happy 700th.
San Diego Brewing tweeted this cool ad for Tiger Beer, which they called a “funny commercial for crappy beer.” I don’t think of Tiger as a great beer certainly, more a middle-of-the-road industrial lager. But I may be biased since they had the good sense to make custom View-Master reels a few years ago. At any rate, the commercial is pretty clever, even if it may not make you rush out for some of the beer.
Today in 1973, Guinea-Bissau declared their Independence from Portugal.
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Breweries
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%
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Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A
Prohibition: None
Today in 1908, Bulgaria gained their Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Breweries
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Guild: Union Of Brewers In Bulgaria
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Label requirements: Producer (importer), ingredients, abv, volume, date of expiration/producer and text “Consume responsibly, enjoy with pleasure.”
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
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Patterns of Drinking Score: 2
Prohibition: None
Today at noon the mayor of Munich tapped the ceremonial keg to kick off Oktoberfest. The My Destination travel blog has created an interesting infographic (I confess I love these type of things) with the statistics of just how much food and drink was consumed at last year’s folk festival.
Today in 1960, Mali gained their Independence from France.
Mali
Mali Breweries
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%
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Patterns of Drinking Score: 2
Prohibition: None
Friday’s ad is again from perhaps the 1950s, a third one for the Indiana brewery Drewerys. It uses the slogan “more flavor, less filling, more fun!” THis one has a third different model making faces to express each idea. Hilarious, that’s Big D. Yet again.
Today in 1964, Malta gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
Malta
Malta Breweries
Malta Brewery Guides
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
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Patterns of Drinking Score: 1
Prohibition: None
Today in 1981, Belize gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
Belize
Belize Breweries
Belize Brewery Guides
Other Guides
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: Belize Agricultural Health Authority
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Labels must include the following information: Name of food or beverage; Name and address of themanufacturer; Net contents and weight/volume; Country of origin; Batch/lot identification number; Date marketing; Storage instructions; and List of ingredients in descending order.
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
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Patterns of Drinking Score: 4
Prohibition: None
I know I should be complaining that the Ian Fleming character James Bond would never drink Heineken — and I have in the past — but this new commercial for Heineken, which debuted today, is too much fun. I’ve been a huge Bond fan since my dad took me to see Thunderball in the theater when I was six. So this is an especially fun ad since it features items, and people, from previous Bond films. How many can you spot?
