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Beer In Ads #3952: Good Cheer From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters

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Monday’s ad is for “Hamm’s,” from 1967. This ad was made for Hamm’s Brewing, which was founded in 1865 by Theodore Hamm in St. Paul, Minnesota. At its peak, it was the 5th largest brewery in America, and operated facilities in five cities, including San Francisco, L.A., Baltimore and Houston, in addition to the original brewery in Minnesota. This one is a newspaper ad showing the Hamm’s Bear wearing a scarf and hat trudging through the snow carrying a case of Hamm’s Beer, with the tagline “Good Cheer from the land of sky blue waters.” The ad appears to be for Moslander Distributing Co. who were located in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Nebraska Beer

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Today in 1867, Nebraska became the 37th state.

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Nebraska Breweries

Nebraska Brewery Guides

Guild: Nebraska Craft Brewers Association

State Agency: Nebraska Liquor Control Commission

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  • Capital: Lincoln
  • Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney
  • Population: 1,711,263; 38th
  • Area: 77358 sq.mi., 16th
  • Nickname: Cornhusker State
  • Statehood: 37th, March 1, 1867

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  • Alcohol Legalized: May 8, 1933
  • Number of Breweries: 18
  • Rank: 30th
  • Beer Production: 1,509,416
  • Production Rank: 36th
  • Beer Per Capita: 26.2 Gallons

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Package Mix:

  • Bottles: 33.6%
  • Cans: 54.9%
  • Kegs: 11.4%

Beer Taxes:

  • Per Gallon: $0.31
  • Per Case: $0.70
  • Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $9.61
  • Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $9.61

Economic Impact (2010):

  • From Brewing: $29,928,238
  • Direct Impact: $368,743,551
  • Supplier Impact: $292,456,172
  • Induced Economic Impact: $204,259,630
  • Total Impact: $865,459,353

Legal Restrictions:

  • Control State: No
  • Sale Hours: 6 a.m.–1 a.m. Legislation passed in 2010 allows for municipalities to extend on-premise sales to 2 a.m. with two-thirds approval of city or county councils.
  • Grocery Store Sales: Yes
  • Notes: Yes No on- or off-premises sales of spirits before noon on Sundays. All beer, wine, and champagne can be sold starting at 6 a.m. In Omaha, it was illegal to sell all liquor before noon. On December 19, 2006, the Omaha city council voted 5-1 to repeal the law.

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Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.