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Beer In Ads #2949: The Babysitting Beer Clown

March 30, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Saturday’s ad is for Der Kinderwagenclown, or the Baby Carriage Clown, from 1966. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This was part of a series of postcards promoting beer by the German Brewers Association. It was created by German artist Jo Müller.

Müller-clown-pram

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

Beer In Ads #2948: The Standing Beer Clown

March 29, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Friday’s ad is for Der Stehclown, or the Standing Clown, from 1966. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This was part of a series of postcards promoting beer by the German Brewers Association. It was created by German artist Jo Müller.

Müller-clown-standing

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

Beer In Ads #2946: Drinking Beer Helps Agriculture

March 28, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is another ad for Wer Bier Trinkt, Hilft Der Landwirtschaft, or literally Those who drink beer, help the agriculture, from the 1960s. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This was not part of the series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century, but may have been a collaboration between the brewers’ group and an agriculture trade organization.

Wer-bier-trinkt-female

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

Beer In Ads #2945: Drinking Beer Helps Agriculture

March 26, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Tuesday’s ad is for Wer Bier Trinkt, Hilft Der Landwirtschaft, or literally Those who drink beer, help the agriculture, from the 1960s. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This was not part of the series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century, but may have been a collaboration between the brewers’ group and an agriculture trade organization.

Wer-bier-trinkt-male

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

Beer In Ads #2944: Fresh From The Beer Barrel

March 25, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Monday’s ad is for Frisch vom Fass Bier, or Fresh from the Beer Barrel, from 1966. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This is part of a series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century. It was created by German artist H. Heintz.

Heintz-1966-frisch-vom-fass

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

Beer In Ads #2942: Dortmunder Union

March 23, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Saturday’s ad is for Dortmunder Union, from 1960. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. Swiss artist Herbert Leupin did a series of posters promoting beer by both the Swiss Breweries’ Association and the German Brewers Association. that began in the 1950s. He also later did work for specific breweries, such as Dortmunder Union.

Leupin-dortmunder-union

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

Beer In Ads #2940: Two Beer Glasses

March 21, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Thursday’s ad is for an illustration of two beer glasses, from sometime in the late 1859s or 1960s. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This may have been part of a series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century, but it looks more like an early draft of something. It was created by Swiss artist Herbert Leupin.

Leupin-2-glasses

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

Beer In Ads #2939: The Beer Boatman

March 20, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is for Der Bier-Schiffer, or The Beer Boatman, from 1966. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This is part of a series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century. It was created by Swiss artist Herbert Leupin.

Bier im Boot

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

Beer In Ads #2938: The Sun Hat

March 19, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Tuesday’s ad is for Der Sonnenhut, or the sun hat, from 1966. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This is part of a series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century. It was created by Swiss artist Herbert Leupin.

Bier mit Hut

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

Beer In Ads #2937: The Beer Umbrella

March 18, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Monday’s ad is for Der Sonnenschirm, or the beer umbrella, from 1966. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This is part of a series of posters promoting beer by the German Brewers Association in the mid-20th century. It was created by Swiss artist Herbert Leupin.

Bier mit Sonnenschirm

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

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