Monday’s ad is another one for Goebel Beer, this one from 1949. This ad shows a scene at a mill by a stream, with (I think) a painted glass of beer in the foreground.
Beer In Ads #1104: The World’s Largest Selling Beer In Small Bottles
Sunday’s ad is for Goebel Beer, from 1948. Sold in “the Bantam bottle,” which I assume was 7 or 8 ounces, I think you’d have to sell a lot more bottles of your beer just to equal what your competitor was selling in the larger 12-oz. bottles. Whatever the case, “The world’s largest selling beer in small bottles” seems like a dubious distinction, and one that doesn’t seem likely to sway consumers. I’d be asking myself “what’s wrong with their beer if they’re advertising is concentrating on the small size of their bottles?”
Beer In Ads #1103: Glasses And Cans
Saturday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1959. Showing a couple on a mountain lake, maybe on a boat, they certainly look like like they’re in a remote spot. The brought cans of Schlitz with them, since it’s best not to have glass on a boat, but then they brought glasses to pour the beer into. What’s that all about?
Beer In Ads #1102: Love At First Glass
Friday’s ad is for Schaefer, from maybe the late 1940s or 50s. The Valentine’s Day ad shows how clear Schaefer is by showing the heart from a deck of playing cards through the glass. And I love that tagline: “Love at first glass.”
Beer In Ads #1101: Horse & Buggy
Thursday’s ad is another one for Rheingold Beer, this one from 1957, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Margie McNally. She’s riding a horse-drawn carriage in the fall, accompanied by her fluffy white dog. She’s also wearing a spiffy little black outfit.
Beer In Ads #1100: Windowsill Gardening
Wednesday’s ad is still for Rheingold Beer, this one from 1946, featuring Miss Rheingold from that year, Rita Daigle. Rita is standing at the window, head sticking out, tending to her flower box in the windowsill. She’s got a trowel in one hand and some flowers in the other. She’s going to have to give up one of those in order to make room for her beer.
Beer In Ads #1099: The George & Dragon
Tuesday’s ad is another one for the English beer Double Diamond Burton Pale Ale, also from 1954. Part of a series called “Inn-Sign Rhymes,” this one shows the iconic Double Diamond dude toasting a sign for “The George & Dragon” pub. Below the illustration is the rhyme of the series and the tagline “A Double Diamond works wonders.”
Beer In Ads #1098: The Robin Hood
Monday’s ad is for the English beer Double Diamond Burton Pale Ale, from 1954. Part of a series called “Inn-Sign Rhymes,” this one shows the iconic Double Diamond dude toasting a sign for “The Robin Hood” pub. Below the illustration is the rhyme of the series and the tagline “A Double Diamond works wonders.”
Beer In Ads #1097: If You Can’t Come To Holland …
Sunday’s ad is for Heineken, from 1976. Showing a cliched view of a windmill with a bottle and glass of Heineken in the foreground, the headline is “If You Can’t Come To Holland Have A Heineken.” This ad is from when I was a junior in high school, and I remember being with my stepfather and visiting a business associate of his. The guy we were visiting asked my stepdad if he wanted a beer, asking if he’d prefer a regular beer or “the good stuff,” which turned out to be Heineken. Oh, how times have changed.
Beer In Ads #1096: Schaefer All Around
Saturday’s ad is for Schaefer, from 1959. Schaefer did a number of ads with the round theme, often showing the top of a beer can, emphasizing the round shape of them. This one shows a round plate full of snacks, including some not-terribly-appetizing potato chips (they’ve got brown edges indicating they were burned or the oil used was old).
