Comments on: Stories Behind 7 Famous Beer Logos

By: T.G. Fisher

T.G. Fisher — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:46:03 +0000

Your explaination re why “Pabst Blue Ribbon” is crapola. It was re-named “Blue Ribbon” because it won a blue ribbon in a blind taste test. Just that simple.
Your maundering re why the number 33 on beer bottles (in the US, in France, in Germany) is much, much worse. Once you start a meandering speculation on “why” something, you immediately divorce logic and any hope for the truth. Supposition based on zero facts never go anywhere. I contacted some brewing companies in Europe who used 33 for many years before Rolling Rock was born (1939). The reason for 33 is so simple in boggles the mind. I am not going to tell you. Find out for yourself. Or keep on jabbering and maundering about 1933 and numbers of words and letters and etc. I will give you a hint. It has to do with the metric measurement of liquid volume.

By: Kevinsky

Kevinsky — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:49:55 +0000

Know why an empty or sideways bottle of Molson Export is sometimes referred to as an Armadillo? The ship in the logo resembles an armadillo when the bottle is lying on its side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Molson_Export_Lable_Logo.png

By: BeerGuy

BeerGuy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:36:51 +0000

Love the stories behind the logos. They were educational.

By: lansing wedding photographer

lansing wedding photographer — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:47:20 +0000

This is great, I consider myself quite the beer enthusiast and I only knew one of these (Guinness) previously.

By: SoCal Rick

SoCal Rick — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:40:54 +0000

Great piece.

Although I’ve heard the most rumors about the Rolling Rock “33″ I think the story of the Bass Red Triangle being the first registered trademark in Britain in 1876 is the most interesting story. It’s one I’ll likely be repeating for the rest of my life whenever a buddy orders a Bass.

By: thehoseagain

thehoseagain — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:02:52 +0000

u know its technically a malt liquor, but, whats the story behind olde english 800. id like to know what my tattoo means. thx

By: danmiller82

danmiller82 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:57:11 +0000

What about Natty Boh? National Bohemian

By: Animal Nation

Animal Nation — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:02:37 +0000

I always thought it was strange that St Pauli Beer was named after a Hamburg district, Brewed in Bremen and pictured a Bavarian girl from 700 KM away!

By: RAMKUMARN

RAMKUMARN — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:01:32 +0000

VERY NICE

By: Krispim

Krispim — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:58:49 +0000

“The Guinness logo is an accurate depiction of the real Brian Boru harp, but the harp on the Euro is a mirror image. This is because Guinness copyrighted the logo.”

Mmmmm…. the coat of arms of the Republic of Eire, the great seal of the Irish Free State, the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom and the flag of Leinster all show the harp in the same fashion as the Euro coin. That “copyrighted harp” thing looks more like a publicity gimmick by Guiness to me. By the way, that harp is a beautiful symbol.”

Indeed. The harp on the Euro (and previous currencies used in Ireland such as the punt) is a representation of the harp of Brian Boru. The Guinness logo is actually reversed as they were not permitted to use it as their logo under Irish law. So they reversed the image of the harp so it would technically be a different image.

By: prospero

prospero — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:54:35 +0000

Nah if it were free mason it would have to be 33 and a 3rd degree. As for it yeah, dropping the ball like that on pbr, a clean cut case of post hoc proctor hoc.

By: The Slapster

The Slapster — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:50:07 +0000

“Beer is proof that god loves us, and wants us to be happy.”

(Even is the quote is incorrect & was originally about wine.)

By: Dave Sudzy

Dave Sudzy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:11:14 +0000

Few know the origin of Billy Beer. Founded in Dalhart, TX in 1899, the Bulpis brewery was originally a cattle ranch owned by George “Snake Mouth” Bush. At one point, his son Dub, got lost out on the range while herding bulls. In order to survive, he was forced to consume whatever liquids he could find. Later that afternoon, he was discovered by his mother and after several weeks in recovery, he decided to bottle the warm, foamy broth he had developed a taste for while lost several hundred yards from the homestead. Originally labeled as “Texas Range Mud” beer, the great, great grandson, George W. Bush, sold the rights to Billy Carter in exchange for free Range Mud or Bulpis, as we know it today, for the rest of his life. Medical experts claim that this is why the ex-president has no lips.

By: Gorf

Gorf — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:04:30 +0000

“The Guinness logo is an accurate depiction of the real Brian Boru harp, but the harp on the Euro is a mirror image. This is because Guinness copyrighted the logo.”

By: highlife

highlife — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:23:18 +0000

The “High-Life Girl” is purportedly the beer founder Frederick Miller’s granddaughter.

By: nephrectomy1

nephrectomy1 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:35:24 +0000

You are wrong in your description of the Rolling Rock label that “33″ is the highest level in Freemasonry. The highest degree in Masonry is the third degree, the “Sublime Degree of a Master Mason”. All others are adjunct degrees, requiring one to attain the MM degree before applying for those. Moreover, the 33rd degree is totally honorary, and is conferred only rarely on those Masons who exhibit the virtues of a Mason.

By: kus

kus — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:16:55 +0000

The Story of the famous Rothaus-Biergit (beer from the black forest)

http://fudder.de/artikel/2009/02/12/rothaus-wer-hat-die-biergit-erfund en/

By: Clay

Clay — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:02:20 +0000

Your info on Stella Artois is laughably inaccurate. Where did you do your research?…On the internet? LOL

By: warren

warren — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:54:33 +0000

This is all awesome but I wanna know the origin of the Miller Highlife Girl on the moon. She’s foxy.

By: Tamahome Jenkins

Tamahome Jenkins — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:42:51 +0000

“By the way, Ireland is the only country in the world with a musical instrument as a national emblem.”

I love this site, just for little sidenotes like that ^_^ And I know it’s not a major player now, but about 30 years ago you could find Schlitz anywhere, so what gives with the Bull?

By: CW

CW — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:39:43 +0000

Another bit of trivia on the Guinness harp: The Guinness logo is an accurate depiction of the real Brian Boru harp, but the harp on the Euro is a mirror image. This is because Guinness copyrighted the logo.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:33:00 +0000

Buuuuurp*** hic wha aboud Mickeys Big Mout??? Hrmmmm urpppp***

By: marishka

marishka — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:27:41 +0000

Pabst Blue Ribbon was named so because it won the blue ribbon at the Chicago World’s Fair.

By: p³

p³ — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:25:56 +0000

St. Pauli Girl has actually nothing to with the district of St. Pauli, Hamburg.
It’s originally from the St. Pauli Brewery located in Bremen, named by the former covent which was located where later the brewery stood.
Brewed today by Beck+Co, famous for Beck’s.

By: zavatone

zavatone — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:55:58 +0000

The 33 in Rolling Rock is a printer’s mark, indicating how many words to be printed and therefore, how much the label printing cost.

It is also the year that prohibition in the US was repealed. Coincidence? Possibly.