Wednesday’s ad is for Stella Artois, from probably the 1950s or early 60s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Artois, which began brewing their popular Stella Artois in 1926. A brewery existed on the same site in Leuven, Belgium, since at least 1366, and in 1708, Sebastiaen Artois became the brewmaster for what was then known as the Den Hoorn brewery. Nine years later, in 1717, he bought the brewery and renamed it the Artois brewery. In 1988, they were a founding member of InterBrew, which went on to gobble up other breweries and today is known as Anheuser-Busch InBev. This poster was created by an artist signing their name as “Géo.” The text, “Ma Préférée,” translates as “My Favorite.”

Tuesday’s ad is for Stella Artois, from probably the 1950s or early 60s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Artois, which began brewing their popular Stella Artois in 1926. A brewery existed on the same site in Leuven, Belgium, since at least 1366, and in 1708, Sebastiaen Artois became the brewmaster for what was then known as the Den Hoorn brewery. Nine years later, in 1717, he bought the brewery and renamed it the Artois brewery. In 1988, they were a founding member of Interbrew, which went on to gobble up other breweries and today is known as Anheuser-Busch InBev. This ad looks remarkably like ones created for Ginder-Ale which I featured last month, and in fact Artois acquired Ginder-Ale in the early 1970s. This poster was created by Hungarian-born Belgian poster artist Charles Rohonyi, who did in fact create the Atomium poster for Ginder-Ale. The text, “HET bier,” translates as “the beer!”

Monday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from probably the 1950s or early 60s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. This art uses some of the same art as yeaterday’s poster, which was created by English artist and illustrator John Gilroy, who was best known for his iconic work with Guinness. I don’t think it’s Gilroy’s work, but it looks like they used the character he created and inserted it into this Formula One scene. The text is in both French, “Ca, C’est Pas de la Petite Biere!,” and Dutch, “Dat is Geen Klein Bier!,” and translation is the same, “That’s No Small Beer!”

Sunday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from probably the 1950s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. This art was created by English artist and illustrator John Gilroy, who was best known for his iconic work with Guinness. The text, whether in French, “Ca, C’est Pas de la Petite Biere!,” or in Dutch, “Dat is Geen Klein Bier!,” the translation is the same, “That’s No Small Beer!”

Saturday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from probably the 1950s or 60s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. I don’t know who created this art, but it was used on promotional matchbox covers.

And here’s another matchbox cover for Ginder-Ale.

Friday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from maybe the 1950s or 60s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. I don’t know who created this poster, but it’s signed in the corner “Antoni” or “Antonis.”

Wednesday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from probably 1958. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. This poster was created by Hungarian-born Belgian poster artist Charles Rohonyi. The text at the bottom, “Aan de voet van het Atomium,” Google translates as “At the foot of the Atomium,” which was built for Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair.

Tuesday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from probably 1950s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. I don’t know who created this poster. The text in the thought bubble, showing us what the dog is wondering, “Dat is geen klein bier!,” Google translates as “That’s no small beer!” Which is, of course, an understatement. Dude, get a glass.

Monday’s ad is for Ginder-Ale, from probably 1950s. From the late 1800s until the 1980s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. I’ve been posting vintage European posters all last year and will continue to do so in 2020. This poster was created for Brouwerij Martinas, which was also known as the Brouwerij Ginder-Ale after 1928, when their best-known beer was introduced. The brewery was founded in 1871 in Merchtem, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, by Florentinus De Boeck. In 1973, it was acquired by Brouweij Artois and today is part of AB-InBev, who still makes the beer for the local market of Merchtem. I don’t know who created this poster, but special thanks to my friend Eddy Cooremans for sending me the ad. In the ad yesterday, the text at the top read “Toujours la Même, Toujours la Meilleure,” in French, whereas today’s text is “Steeds Hetzelfde, Steeds Het Beste,” in Dutch, which Google translates both as “Always the same, Always the best.” Otherwise, the two ads are identical.