Blast from the Past: Beer (and Malt Liquor) Ads from the Old Days

I've run several compilations of old ads and other videos from the past (though not as much lately). Last time, I reran one of my Blasts from the Pasts featuring soda pop ads of the 60s, 70s and 80s.  My good friend Stupid Monkey Planet suggested I should dig up some of the old beer and malt liquor ads. Why not?

My dad filled our rec room with countless beer signs when I was a kid in the 70s. It was only later that I found out what rotten taste in beer he had:  Pabst Blue Ribbon, Old Milwaukee, Blatz, Schlitz Malt Liquor. . .I'm burping just thinking about it. Might work up a beer fart too. . .






1. Schlitz Malt Liquor - Look out for the Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull! He could show up about anywhere, even in racist ads! Stay tuned through the sorta painful first commercial for a second that will really take you back if you're of the 70s generation.

2. Pabst Blue Ribbon - Blecch.  I'll never understand how this beer got a following. I've got Pabst Blue Ribbon on my mind! So, you've got a headache?

3. Old Milwaukee - Old Milwaukee tastes as great as their name! I don't know, does Milwaukee have taste? Do they still wear giant letters on their clothes like on Laverne & Shirley?

4. Colt 45 - Before Billy Dee Williams took Colt 45 to the neighborhood, it had a distinctly different image. What image they were going for isn't clear, but it would seem to be "lounge lizard out of his element." Or something.

5. Miller High Life - It's Miller time! Miller High Life was huge with boomers, and I thought it kinda fazed out after MGD and other offshoots came out. But it's apparently made a comeback in recent years. If you've got the time, we've got the beer. . .MILLER BEER! Great jingle.

6. Lowenbrau - Here's to good friends. . .tonight is kinda special. . . This brand seemed to be catering to very early yuppies, making beer seem upscale. So, tonight, let it be Lowenbrau!

7. Budweiser - This is the coolest ad of the bunch. Budweiser is well known for its impactful commercials, but forget the frogs. Forget wazzzup! This one beats them all hands down. And just try to get that jingle out of your head. When you say Budweiser, you've said it all!

8. Lite Beer from Miller - Miller Light used to be known as "Lite."  And they may have started the trend of star-studded, themed commercials. Miller Light's has spanned decades, using celebrities like John Madden, Bubba Smith and Rodney Dangerfield. Lite Beer from Miller. . .everything you always wanted in a beer. And less.

Science is Cool: Beer Cures Cancer? Woo-Hoo!!!

Image from Around the Sphere

Well, then I just might live forever!

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Why beer is the latest hope in fight against cancer

It might be your preference to crack open a bottle of red wine at the end of a hard day but you may be better off pouring a pint.

Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg have discovered that beer contains a powerful molecule that helps protect against breast and prostate cancers. . .

Read more at: Daily Mail

Science is Cool: Beer Goggles are Real!

Image from source, Live Science

It's been said that to a straight guy, a girl's score on a 1-10 scale goes up with each beer he drinks. They call the effect "beer goggles," and while it seems obvious, apparently it is now scientifically proven! Now, what about the adage that the difference between a straight guy and a gay guy is a six pack of beer? I'm thinking they're gonna have to trick the straight guys into participating in that study. . .

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People Really Do Look Better When You Drink

For the first time, scientists have proven that "beer goggles" are real — other people really do look more attractive to us if we have been drinking.
Surprisingly, the beer goggles effect was not limited to just the opposite sex among the ostensibly straight volunteers recruited for the study — they also rated people from their own sex as more attractive. . .

Read more at: Live Science

Thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link.

Back to Ohio: Day One - Damn, You Got Fat!

Yep, this is my first day back in Ohio, and I'm sure I'll here that one a few times. Time to just smile, and roll (ha!) with the punches. Tonight will hopefully be a bull session with my sister and her husband, involving Donato's Pizza and probably lots of beer. I'll try to check in, and post a few things, but it's likely to be only once or twice.

Meanwhile, Stupid Monkey Planet will be filling in for me. You'll notice the difference, but you'll have fun!

"Legal Weed" Beer Not Legal Anymore

There's something vaguely creepy about this story. The government can tell you what you can and can't name your beer? It just seems wrong somehow.

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Calif. brewer ordered to stop using 'Legal Weed' bottle caps

Vaune Dillmann thought the wording on his bottle caps was just a clever play on the name of the Northern California town where he brews his beer — Weed.

Federal alcohol regulators thought differently. They have ordered Dillmann to stop selling beer bottles with caps that say "Try Legal Weed. . ."

Read more at: International Herald Tribune