Tuesday’s ad is for “Bier ist etwas Gutes,” or “Beer is a Good Thing,” from 1957. 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 poster was made to promote Swiss beer by the Swiss Brewery Association, and was created by Swiss artist Alex Guhl.
Monday’s ad is for Bier, Bière, Birra, from 1970. 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 poster was made to promote Swiss beer by the Swiss Brewery Association. The artist who created it is Elvira Vomstein.
Sunday’s ad is for Bier, Bière, Birra, from 1970. 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 poster was made to promote Swiss beer by the Swiss Brewery Association. The artist who created it is Elvira Vomstein.
Saturday’s ad is for Osterbier & Bockbier, or Easter Beer and Bock Beer, from 1929. 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 poster was made for the Actienbrauerei Basel, located in Basel, Switzerland. It was founded in 1875, but closed in 1964. I don’t know who the artist is who created the poster, though it was printed by Publivox in Geneva.
Friday’s ad is for Albani-Bräu, from 1920. 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 poster was made for Brauerei Haldengut, in Winterthur, Switzerland, located in the Canton of Zürich. It was founded between 1841 and 42, when “Ferdinand Ernst expanded his farm ‘Haldengut’ on the southern slope of the Lindberg in Winterthur to include a stately brewery. They began brewing in 1843. In 1994, Heineken acquired the brewery. The artist who created the poster was Swiss painter Rudolph Stahel.
Wednesday’s ad is for Trinkt Sternenberg Bier, from 1907. 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 poster was made for Actien-Brauerei Zum Sternenberg, in Sternenberg, Switzerland, located in the Canton of Zürich. The artist who created the poster was Swiss painter Burkhard Mangold, and it was printed by Wassermann & Schäublin of Basel.
Tuesday’s ad is for Brauerei-Stocken, from around 1900. 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 poster was made for Brauerei-Stocken, in Bruggen, Switzerland, located in the Canton of St. Gallen. It was founded in 1784 by Joseph Moosser, but closed in 1973. The artist who created the poster was Swiss painter Anton Trieb.
Monday’s ad is for Brasserie de Delémont, from around 1900. 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 poster was made for Brasserie de Delémont, in Delémont, Switzerland, which was founded in 1900 by Albert Gürtler. In 1907 it became the Jura Brewery and in 1964 the Warteck Brewery. I’m not sure when the brewery closed but by 2008 they were growing commercial mushrooms in one of the brewery buildings, and the following year converted some of the buildings to a luxury hotel. In 2015, the Brasserie Blanche Pierre, or White Stone Brewery opened in Delémont, and I’m not sure who they’re related but it appears they are somehow affiliated with their predecessor. I’m not sure who the artist is who created the poster, but it was printed by Orell Füssli, in Zürich.
Sunday’s ad is for Brasserie du Cardinal, from 1969. 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 poster was made for Brasserie du Cardinal, in Fribourg, Switzerland, which was founded in 1788 by François Piller. In 1991 (though one source says 1996), it was acquired by Feldschlösschen, which is owned by the Carlsberg Group. This is a later poster created by husband and wife design team Gabriel and Anne Humair, and although it’s simpler than a lot of the earlier posters, it still seems very effective, to me, and merges the new with the old.
Saturday’s ad is for Brasserie du Cardinal, from 1905. 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 poster was made for Brasserie du Cardinal, in Fribourg, Switzerland, which was founded in 1788 by François Piller. In 1991 (though one source says 1996), it was acquired by Feldschlösschen, which is owned by the Carlsberg Group. This is an illustration of the brewery created in 1905 and had something to do with building a new brewery, I believe. The dates listed on the poster are strange, but perhaps a new brewery was built in 1837, since their original founding was 1788.
