Sunday, May 29, 2005

Retro Beer Shirts

The mainstream beer companies have finally caught on to the retro craze. Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors have all recently release vintage label and vintage themed shirts.

Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser has released an entire line of vintage Budweiser shirts.

One type of shirt features an old drawing, probably vintage 1950s, and the Budweiser name. An example is the Budweiser bowling shirt in this picture:
http://www.sudsgear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=196

A second type of shirt features a retro Budweiser label, such as the Bud "bowtie" in this photo:
http://www.sudsgear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=195

We have also seen examples of other A-B brands, including Michelob and King Cobra.

Miller

Miller Brewing arguably has been at the forefront of the retro craze with their Miller High Life brand:
http://www.sudsgear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=20

However, they've now taken it one step further, reintroducing, among other things, the Miller Girl On The Moon logo:
http://www.sudsgear.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=68

We'll soon have pictures of some other great retro products, including some great Hamm's shirts.

Coors

Coors has returned to their vintage days by bringing back their old "Coors Banquet Beer" advertising. Thus far, their vintage selection appears to be more limited, but higher quality. We will have pictures shortly!