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Beer In Ads #2438: Mellow As Moonlight

October 23, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1944. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, a couple is on a romantic canoe trip, although to be fair, one of them is doing all of the work while the other lies on a pillow. I hope at least he gets the first beer when they reach land for all his paddling.

Schlitz-1944-canoe

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

Beer In Ads #2437: It Isn’t Magic

October 22, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Schlitz, from the 1940s. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, a magician is pulling a rabbit of a hat, and the rabbit is holding a bottle of beer. I don;t care what the headline says, hat is magic.

Schlitz-1940s-not-magic

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

Beer In Ads #2436: One Good Flavor Deserves Another

October 21, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1945. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, a woman is grilling the biggest freaking steak I’ve ever seen, “sizzling and savory” is right. But her man has the perfect complement, not one or two beers, but five bottles of Schlitz. They’re going to need at least that many to wash down that bad boy.

Schlitz-1945-one-flavor

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

Beer In Ads #2435: A Good Night Kiss

October 20, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1944. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, an older couple is by the stairs. If I had to guess, she’s going up to bed, while he’s staying downstairs for “A good night kiss” of beer.

Schlitz-1944-good-night

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

Beer In Ads #2434: Reflection Of No Bitterness

October 19, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1943. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, a woman with a flower in her hair is holding a beer and gazing into a mirror. What is she looking for? What does she see? Well, she doesn’t see any bitterness. Perhaps she’s too young for that, let’s check in again when she’s older and see how bitter she is then.

Schlitz-1943-mirror-kiss

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

Beer In Ads #2433: Just The Kiss Of The Hops … Not The Harsh Bitterness

October 18, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1946. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, a somewhat surreal scene is unfolding, with a giantess towering above a hop field, with a giant bucket filled with hops. Below her in the hop field, tint (or normal-sized) people are going about the business picking hops. Hopefully, she’s a benevolent giant.

Schlitz-1946-Beer-Harvesting-Hops-People-Picking-Kiss

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

Beer In Ads #2432: Precious Cargo

October 17, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1945. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, an over-dressed couple is on a hike through the woods when they come to a stream. So the man carries the woman across the stream, while she carries two bottles of Schlitz. I can’t help but wonder if he would have carried her if she didn’t have the beer?

Schlitz-1945-precious-cargo-2

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

Beer In Ads #2431: A Gem Of A Flavor

October 16, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Moday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1944. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, a woman’s hand can be seen reaching for a glass of beer, and she’s got a big blue gem ring on her hand, leading to this groaner of a tagline, “A Gem of a flavor.” It’s quite a rock, but it seems like a stretch to tie it all together.

Schlitz-1944-gem

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

Beer In Ads #2430: It’s Something Different

October 15, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1944. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, another weird Schlitz ad, another bear sits on a park bench wearing a band uniform playing a Sousaphone. If seeing that doesn’t make you want to drink a beer, I don’t know what will. Maybe that was their plan all along?

Schlitz-1944-bear-bench

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

Beer In Ads #2429: You Wouldn’t Think It Possible!

October 14, 2017 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1945. “Just the Kiss of the Hops” was a popular slogan used by Schlitz for several decades. It’s meant to express that their beer had no bitterness, but they definitely had some fun with it over the years. In this ad, another weird Schlitz ad, a stunning role reversal in which a rabbit pulls a magician out of his hat. At least the man is holding a giant bottle of Schlitz. Unless, of course, he’s just really small and the bottle is regular size.

Schlitz-1945-not-possible

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

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