Thursday’s ad is yet another one for Schlitz, but from the early 1950s. The winner of the golf club’s tournament looks pompously out at us while pouring a Schlitz into the trophy. “Best round I’ve had all day!” Exactly how many rounds of golf does this smug bastard have time for in a 24-hour period of time? Doesn’t he a least have a job so he can afford his club membership?
Wednesday’s ad is also for Schlitz, though from the 1960s, and is a simple ad. It just shows a man draining a glass of Schlitz. I’m guessing it’s early sixties since he’s wearing a suit, scarf and goofy hat.
Tuesday’s ad is for Schlitz from 1946, and shows two women shopping. Each has a basket under her arm with bottles of Schlitz in them. Now that’s “Menu Foresight,” not that I can see any actual food in those baskets to pair with the beer.
Monday’s ad is for Rheingold Beer from 1944, featuring Miss Rheingold for that year, Jane House. She’s holding a heart-shaped red tray with three beers on it. Now that’s a man really wants for Valentine’s Day. “It’s the favorite of millions!” Why? “DRY tells you WHY!”
Our 55th Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows a crab grabbing in a pint of Guinness in his pincers, pulling in his “Catch of the Day.”
Friday’s ad is another Schlitz ad, from 1959. From the last years when square was still cool, sort of, before the sixties changed all that. The happy couple is up in the mountains, overlooking a lake. The head-banded woman leans against a tree, holding a sandwich, while her beau pours a can of Schlitz into a pilsner glass.
Thursday’s ad is for Schlitz, one of their “I was curious” series from the 1950s. This was features some dandy cowboys that look like they could have been the inspiration for Brokeback Mountain.
Wednesday’s ad is for Hamm’s, showing two bottles with one of them having the label peel off to reveal a pristine stream. The tagline is “Hamm’s inside story: The better the water … the better the beer.”
Tuesday’s ad is for Tuborg, which used to have a much larger market share. It’s sold in over 30 countries, but according to their website not in the U.S. any longer. It’s an old brand, but has been owned by Carlsberg since 1970. I’m not sure when the ad is from, but 70s feels right. I actually have one of the ceramic horn cups, given to me by a old friend and co-worker from a previous job. Now I know where he got it.
Monday’s ad is a clever one for Schaefer showing a bottle of Schaefer beer and a beer glass at right angles, with the instructions “For real enjoyment … turn this ad slowly to the right.” Which, if real, would pour the beer into the glass. It’s also interesting that Schaefer is positioning themselves by saying “it’s real beer.” The ad isn’t dated, so I don’t know when it was from or who they would have been subtly targeting as being not real beer with that statement.
