Tuesday’s ad is a 1959 ad for Budweiser. Using the “Where there’s life … there’s Bud” slogan that was common in the late 1950s, the ad shows a Harpist paying little attention to her harp with all eyes on the beer.
Beer In Ads #385: Bud’s Exotic Waitress Uniforms
Monday’s ad is a 1948 ad for Budweiser. Using the “There’s nothing like it … absolutely nothing” slogan that was common in the later 1940s, the ad features a pair of waitresses some pretty odd uniforms. They look like something out of Sinbad the Sailor.
Guinness Ad #71: Victory Gardening
Our 71st Guinness ad is also from the “Guinness For Strength” series, with the yield of vegetables a direct result of the bottle of Guinness peeking out of the basket the gardener is carrying on his head. Now that’s a green thumb.
And here’s a variation of the ad, presumably from just after World War 2, since the word “victory” is crossed-out and “plenty” written in just above it.
Beer In Ads #384: Hamm’s, So Light … So Smooth … So Mellow
Friday’s ad is also from 1950, and is a billboard for Hamm’s. I love their insistence that the beer is “So Light … So Smooth … So Mellow” and is “The Gold Standard of All Fine Beer.”
Beer In Ads #383: Meister Brau, You Can’t Serve A Finer Glass Of Beer
Thursday’s ad is from 1950, and is for Meister Brau beer. The slogan for this billboard is “You can’t serve a finer glass of beer.”
Beer In Ads #382: Gimme Gold Label Acme
Wednesday’s ad is from 1951, and this one is for San Francisco’s Acme Gold Label Beer. The Gold Label Beer is described on the billboard as being “the new lighter, drier beer.”
Beer In Ads #381: Hamm’s Pouring Billboard
Tuesday’s ad is a 1951 billboard for Hamm’s, “From the land of sky blue waters.” A giant beer bottle pouring into a giant pilsner glass must have been quite a sight from the side of the road.
Guinness Ad #70: Sheep Pyramid
Our 70th Guinness ad is from the “Guinness For Strength” stable, the strength in this one is the ability to carry sixteen sheep on your back after downing a pint of Guinness.
Beer In Ads #379: Ballantine, Panning For Gold
Friday’s ad is our last Ballantine for the week. This one is from 1947 and shows the California gold rush. But when the gold shows up in the prospector’s pan, it’s the Ballantine three rings symbol.
Beer In Ads #378: Ballantine Goes Camping
Thursday’s ad is another Ballantine Ale ad, probably from the late 1940s or 50s. Featuring a pair of dudes on a fishing and/or camping trip holding up their glasses of Ballantine Ale. The tagline is a great one, too. “Ballantine Ale begin where other brews leave off … in flavor … in satisfaction!”
