Monday’s ad is for Bière Divette, from the 1920s. 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 Brasserie Greff, located in Nancy, part of the Lorraine region of France. It was founded in 1856, but stopped production due to the war in 1942, and closed for good around 1955. This poster was created by French artst Marcellin Auzolle.

Monday’s ad is for Brasserie Greff, from 1923. 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 Brasserie Greff, located in Nancy, part of the Lorraine region of France. It was founded in 1856, but stopped production due to the war in 1942, and closed for good around 1955. I don’t know who created this poster that features an idealized illustration of the brewery.

Sunday’s ad is for Bière Maxèville, from around 1890 or so. 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 the Grandes Brasserie Reunies de Maxèville, which was located in Maxèville, France. It was founded in 1869, and began using the Grandes Brasserie name in 1877, after it was bought by a group of investors. In 1942, it closed due to the Second World War, and in 1947 the owners decided against re-opening. I don’t know who created this second poster that features an idealized illustration of the brewery.

Friday’s ad is for Bière Maxèville Betting Frères, from the 1930s. 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 the Grandes Brasserie Reunies de Maxèville, which was located in Maxèville, France. It was founded in 1869, and began using the Grandes Brasserie name in 1877, after it was bought by a group of investors. In 1942, it closed due to the Second World War, and in 1947 the owners decided against re-opening. The “Betting Frères” part of the poster means “Betting Brothers,” which is the group who owned it at this point. I don’t know who created the poster that features Gambrinus offering you a beer.

Wednesday’s ad is for Bière de la Grande Brasserie Ardennaise Sedan, from the 1930s. 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 Bière de la Grande Brasserie Ardennaise, which was founded in 1921 by the merger of 17 regional breweries in the Ardennes. The poster was created by French artist J. Spring.

Saturday’s ad is for Brasserie et Malterie de la Croix de Lorraine,” from the early 20th century. 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 for La Croix De Lorraine, a brewery in Bar-le-Duc, a commune in the Meuse area of France, located in the northeast. The brewery is named for the Cross of Lorraine, a particular type of cross common to the area. This one shows fove different people all drinking a large mug of beer with the text above reading “ils Boivent tous la Biere de La Croix de Lorraine de Bar le Duc,” which translates to “they all drink the beer of La Croix de Lorraine from Bar le Duc.” I don’t know who the artist is that created the poster.