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Beer In Ads #941: The Falstaff Gorilla Parachutes

July 27, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s bonus ad is our final one for Falstaff, again from 1964. It’s the sixth, and last that I know of, in an odd series of ads featuring a gorilla that Falstaff did that year. This one shows the gorilla having just parachuted from, presumably, an airplane. For the look on his face, things didn’t go to well. Luckily, his smiling gal pal has a six-pack of Falstaff to soothe the savage breast.

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

Beer In Ads #940: The Falstaff Gorilla Rides A Motorcycle

July 26, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is still another one for Falstaff, again from 1964. It’s the fifth in an odd series of ads featuring a gorilla that Falstaff did that year. This one shows the gorilla riding a motorcycle with his blue-suited companion riding behind. Luckily they remembered to pack a case of Falstaff cans, which is strapped to the very back of the motorcycle with bungee cords.

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

Beer In Ads #939: The Falstaff Gorilla Knitting

July 25, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is still another one for Falstaff, again from 1964. It’s the fourth in an odd series of ads featuring a gorilla that Falstaff did that year. This one shows the gorilla lying on his back reading a book on Zen while a woman with pigtails sits in a chair knitting a giant blue sock, with nearly a case of Falstaff cans at her feet.

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

Beer In Ads #938: The Falstaff Gorilla & Popcorn

July 24, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is yet another one for Falstaff, also from 1964. It’s the third in an odd series of ads featuring a gorilla that Falstaff did that year. This one shows the gorilla reading Dylan Thomas while a woman with pigtails sits on the floor eating popcorn, surrounded by stacks of Falstaff cans.

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

Beer In Ads #937: The Falstaff Gorilla Plays The Cello

July 23, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is another one for Falstaff, also from 1964. It’s the second in an odd series of ads featuring a gorilla that Falstaff did that year. This one shows the gorilla playing the cello while next to her a bespectacled woman kneels, hands folded in her lap, next to a music stand with a pile of Falstaff beer cans in front of her.

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

Beer In Ads #936: The Falstaff Gorilla Reading

July 22, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is for Falstaff, from 1964. It’s part of an odd series of ads featuring a gorilla that Falstaff did that year. This one shows the gorilla sitting in a rocking chair, reading, while a woman reclines on the floor building a beer can pyramid.

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

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