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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Falstaff Beer. When was the last time you saw that brand?
I remember commercials and the advertisements in the 60’s. By the time I was old enough to legally drink, 1977, I don’t remember seeing it. I had an uncle that I remember drinking it. GunnyFrank
Back when I was a drinkin' man, I would ask the barkeep for a Pearl, or a Shiner Bach, or a Falstaff. If they didn't have any of those gems, the place wasn't worth drinkin' in. If they had a Lone Star, I could live with that.
$5 sounds about right. It seems to me 12 packs of Lucky Lager went for $2.99 back then. Lucky, Oly, Hamm's, Falstaff. Fond memories of them all. Henry Weinhardt was about as ritzy as I ever got on my budget.
In the summer of 1980, I was attending LSU in Baton Rouge and bought a case of generic "Beer" for $4.00. If you read the small print, it was made by Falstaff. I drank one, nearly gagged, and gave the rest away to high school kids there for some summer school athletic camp.
Dizzy Dean, Baseball Game of the Week, Saturday afternoon, July 195?. While painting outside of Grandma's house in Ottawa, Kansas--hotter than 110. "Pee Wee it sure is warm-why doncha slide down and get us a coupla ice cold Falstaffs- and bring us some peanuts."
Won a design contest in college in the late 60s for a "Falstaff Man" logo for the distributor that they used in their ads. Still couldn't drink the stuff! Nor Pabst Blue Ribbon which we called "skunk" beer. However, growing up in a dry county and being underage, that was about all we could find from the 25 or so bootleggers in the county. Usually bought a pint of whiskey, if we had enough money, to chase the taste of the beer!
The last time I saw this brand was at Ft. Hood in 1971. The beer selection in that neck of the woods was so bad, anytime anybody was headed to Dallas, a collection was taken to bring back Coors, which was not sold south of Dallas. In the absence of anything decent, I lived on 3.2 Budweiser. Sad that.
1961 at a baseball game
ReplyDeleteAn uncle drank that stuff. Called it "Fall Flat"....
ReplyDeleteHilarious
DeleteI remember commercials and the advertisements in the 60’s. By the time I was old enough to legally drink, 1977, I don’t remember seeing it. I had an uncle that I remember drinking it. GunnyFrank
ReplyDeleteEarly 1980s. Dizzy Dean was in its ads in the 1960s. "Pardner, it's GOOD!"
ReplyDeleteBack when I was a drinkin' man, I would ask the barkeep for a Pearl, or a Shiner Bach, or a Falstaff. If they didn't have any of those gems, the place wasn't worth drinkin' in. If they had a Lone Star, I could live with that.
ReplyDeleteIIRC, they had bicentennial themed cans in 1976. I think it was selling for around $5 a case then. Don't ask how I know.
ReplyDelete- WDS
$5 sounds about right. It seems to me 12 packs of Lucky Lager went for $2.99 back then.
DeleteLucky, Oly, Hamm's, Falstaff. Fond memories of them all. Henry Weinhardt was about as ritzy as I ever got on my budget.
Produced by the Lemp Brewery in St. Louis. The Lemp mansion is a landmark.
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In the summer of 1980, I was attending LSU in Baton Rouge and bought a case of generic "Beer" for $4.00. If you read the small print, it was made by Falstaff. I drank one, nearly gagged, and gave the rest away to high school kids there for some summer school athletic camp.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a steel can in forever.
ReplyDeleteFalstaff Beer went out of production in 2005.
ReplyDeleteDizzy Dean, Baseball Game of the Week, Saturday afternoon, July 195?. While painting outside of Grandma's house in Ottawa, Kansas--hotter than 110. "Pee Wee it sure is warm-why doncha slide down and get us a coupla ice cold Falstaffs- and bring us some peanuts."
ReplyDeleteWon a design contest in college in the
ReplyDeletelate 60s for a "Falstaff Man" logo for
the distributor that they used in their ads.
Still couldn't drink the stuff! Nor Pabst
Blue Ribbon which we called "skunk"
beer. However, growing up in a dry county
and being underage, that was about all we could find from the 25 or so bootleggers
in the county. Usually bought a pint of
whiskey, if we had enough money, to
chase the taste of the beer!
BR
PBR- Good enough for Larry the Cable Guy, good enough for me.
DeleteThe last time I saw this brand was at Ft. Hood in 1971. The beer selection in that neck of the woods was so bad, anytime anybody was headed to Dallas, a collection was taken to bring back Coors, which was not sold south of Dallas. In the absence of anything decent, I lived on 3.2 Budweiser. Sad that.
ReplyDelete1966 Hanau Germany four GIs had tattooed "Falstaff for Lunch Bunch" on their chests.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of it, but I’ll tell you one thing for free,..that guy isn’t looking at the beer.
ReplyDeleteLast time I saw was in Vietnam ten cents a can at the base club.
ReplyDeleteIron City, Wiedemann's, Utica Club, Genesee Cream Ale; all guaranteed to give you the trots if you drink too much.
ReplyDeleteUsed to buy a case of bottles and inside each cap was a puzzle. Seems like the more we drank the easier they were to solve.
ReplyDeleteBest damn laxative, ever!
ReplyDeleteWho has the Church Key?
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