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Beer In Ads #2810: Genesee In The Jungle

October 31, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, is a poster done in the style of French post-impressionist painter Henri Rousseau, specifically his many naïve or primitive paintings set in the jungle.

Genesee-rousseau

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

Beer In Ads #2809: Genesee Fisherwoman

October 30, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from 1964, part of a series of framed promotional posters, features a woman fishing who just caught a sizeable bass, or is that a trout. I don’t really know my fish. Anyway, she looks really happy about it.

Genesee-fisherwoman-1964

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

Beer In Ads #2808: Genesee Horses

October 29, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters, features a horse, standing majestically and staring off into the distance. Yeah, I don’t get it either.

Genesee-horse

They must have really liked the horse motiff, because they did a second one with a mare and her foal.

Genesee-horses

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

Beer In Ads #2807: Black Hat Genesee

October 28, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters, features a woman staring at us, wearing a great big black hat. She also has on long black gloves and is holding a glass of beer in one hand.

Genesee-woman

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

Beer In Ads #2806: Swimmer’s Beer Break

October 27, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters, features a swimmer in a pool, who’s just come from air, and perhaps he has the bends from a very deep pool. Because upon pushing out of the water and into the air, he’s seeing a vision of glass of beer suspended on the water, floating above the pool. It’s a miracle.

Genesee-swimming-pool

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

Beer In Ads #2805: Genesee Pike

October 26, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters by artist Sherm Pehrson, features a Pike (I think) fish swimming underwater below some smaller fish. It almost looks like he’s hunting them, but then fish behavior is not my strong suit.

Genesee-pike

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

Beer In Ads #2804: Farmer’s Beer Break

October 25, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters, features a farmer who’s taking a break from his work. It appears to be a hot day, and he’s sweating profusely, but luckily he’s got a glass of beer to quench his thirst.

genesee-real-old-fashioned-goodness

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

Beer In Ads #2803: Genesee Rainbow Trout

October 24, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Wednesday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters by artist Sherm Pehrson, features a Rainbow Trout fish that’s lept out of the river in hot pursuit of a dragonfly he’s hoping to have for dinner.

Genesee-trout

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

Beer In Ads 2802: Here’s Looking At You

October 23, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Tuesday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters, features an older gentleman in overalls, wearing a hat and clutching a corn cob pipe. He’s also holding a glass of beer and pointing at us and giving us some serious side eye.

Genesee-pointing-man

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

Beer In Ads #2801: Genesee Bass

October 22, 2018 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is for Genesee Beer, which was founded in Rochester, New York, originally along the Genesee River, but in 1878 they moved up into Rochester proper. Their Genesee Cream Ale, in the simple green can, was one of our go-to beers when I was in high school. Since 2009, the brewery has been part of North American Breweries. This ad, from the 1970s, part of a series of framed promotional posters by artist Sherm Pehrson, features a Bass fish that’s been hooked by a fisherman, jumping out of the river, trying to wriggle free.

Genesee-bass

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

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