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Guinness Ad #58: This Little Piggy Went To Guinness

March 5, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 58th Guinness ad shows a farmer and his pigs, with one in particular being significantly larger, presumably from drinking Guinness. After all, as the tagline reminds us, it’s “Guinness for strength.” Or it may be the man carrying the largest pig who is able to do so thanks to the strength-giving properties of Guinness.

Guinness-pig

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

Guinness Ad #57: The Ideal Summer Resort

February 26, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 57th Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows four of the zoo animals — the seal, kangaroo, toucan and pelican — frolicking on a sunny beach. The seal has a pint of Guinness balancing on top of the beach ball he’s balancing on his nose and the ad’s slogan is “Guinness — the ideal summer resort.”

Guinness-summer-resort

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

Beerstrology Sign: Pisces

February 20, 2011 By Jay Brooks

zodiac
While I don’t put any stock in astrology, in 1980 Guinness put out a calendar with each month representing one of the zodiac signs, and I thought it would be fun to share these throughout the year.

Pisces, the fish, is from February 20-March 19. To learn more, see:

  • Astrology Online
  • Universal Psychic Guild
  • Wikipedia
  • Zodiac Signs

Guinness-zodiac-02-pisces

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Just For Fun Tagged With: Beerstrology, Guinness

Guinness Ad #56: Tired Red Chair

February 19, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 56th Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows the iconic pint of Guinness with a face being very tired, much like myself, and needing to rest on a red comfy chair. The slogan is “Have a Guinness when you’re tired.”

Guinness-red-chair

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

Guinness Ad #55: Catch Of The Day

February 12, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 55th Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows a crab grabbing in a pint of Guinness in his pincers, pulling in his “Catch of the Day.”

Guinness-catch-up-day

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

Guinness Ad #54: Baby Kangaroo

February 5, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 54th Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows a kangaroo whose joey has been replaced by a pint of Guinness. Though surprisingly she looks quite pleased about the switcheroo.

Guinness-baby

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

Guinness Ad #53: Tilted Guinness

January 29, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 53rd Guinness poster by John Gilroy is quite a simple one, showing a tilted half-empty glass of Guinness with the slogan “Guinness is good for you.”

guinness-good-for-you-empty

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

Guinness Ad #52: Cow Paddy

January 22, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 52nd Guinness poster by John Gilroy shows a farm scene with bossy racing the farmer to the tractor, where a Guinness bottle and pint glass is there for the taking. It uses the tagline “My Goodness My Guinness.”

Guinness-cow

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

Beerstrology Sign: Aquarius

January 20, 2011 By Jay Brooks

zodiac
While I don’t put any stock in astrology, in 1980 Guinness put out a calendar with each month representing one of the zodiac signs, and I thought it would be fun to share these throughout the year.

Aquarius, the water-bearer, is from January 20-February 19. To learn more, see:

  • Astrology Online
  • Universal Psychic Guild
  • Wikipedia
  • Zodiac Signs

Guinness-zodiac-01-aquarius

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Just For Fun Tagged With: Beerstrology, Guinness

Guinness Ad #51: Guinness Grenades

January 15, 2011 By Jay Brooks

guinness-toucan
Our 51st Guinness poster by John Gilroy was, like last week’s, probably from World War 2, and shows a group of soldiers practicing their grenade throwing, with one of them substituting a bottle of Guinness for a grenade. Their commanding officer certainly looks surprised to see the Guinness fly.

Guinness-grenades

Here’s a slightly different version showing one additional soldier.

Guinness-grenade

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

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