Through the Magpie Eye: Budweiser Adverts

12.07.2018

Anyone who's watched Mad Men will know how mint advertising was back in the golden era of the 60s and 70s.

In contrast to today’s adverts of sweaty, beady-eyed goons “chasing the feeling”, these ones were more about bright colours, smiling faces and simple pleasures.

Budweiser were particularly adept at making these kinds of adverts.

Without further gibber, here’s some cracking Budweiser posters we found after a deep dive into the proverbial swimming pool that is the internet.

Budweiser advert: That Bud, that's beer, with someone in a red shirt and blue cap holding a fishing rod and a can

Budweiser advert: Where there's life, there's Bud, with a bartender in a white jacket and bow tie holding up a glass of beer

Budweiser advert: This calls for Budweiser, with four friends sharing beer and food round a kitchen table with a check cloth

Budweiser advert: Where there's life, there's Bud, with a bartender in a red jacket and bow tie holding out a glass of beer

Budweiser advert: Smart way to buy Bud, pick a pair, with someone smiling over two six-packs and a row of Budweiser cans

Budweiser advert: I see you have excellent taste, with a fortune teller over a crystal ball showing a glass of beer

Budweiser advert: This calls for Budweiser, with three people sharing beer and popcorn in a tavern booth

Budweiser advert: Best reason in the world to pick a pair, signed Ed McMahon, with someone in a Budweiser-label jacket

Budweiser advert: someone in a yellow swimsuit on a sailing boat, smiling as a can is poured into a glass tankard

Budweiser advert: outdoors, someone in a black swimsuit sips a glass of beer as another in a striped towel pours a can

Budweiser advert: Buy the big size, with someone at a party pouring a half quart can into glasses beside a cheese board

Budweiser advert: Again in demand the world over, with figures in national dress raising beers on top of a giant globe

Budweiser advert: This calls for Budweiser, Saturday afternoon, with three people round a pool table lining up a shot

Budweiser advert: The King of Beers for 100 years, with two people holding bottles and glasses over a crate marked 1876 1976

Budweiser advert: This calls for Budweiser, with someone in a check shirt drinking beer over a steak on a grill by a fire

Budweiser advert: someone in a suit with a forkful of spaghetti as a can of Budweiser is poured into a tall glass

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