Category Archives: Heineken

Lager arrives after WW II

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Still on the hiatus from blogging (is nearly three years still a hiatus?), there’s some great stuff being blogged about the origins of the lager boom in the UK. From the ever-excellent ‘Shut up about Barclay Perkins’: “In 1947 there … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlsberg, Heineken, Imported lager, Lager

Lager in the 1950s

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

If it wasn’t for Ron Pattinson I’d have to do some real research. Instead I can send you to his encylopædic website to see a wonderful table on 1950s lagers. http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2010/03/lager-ca-1955.html

Posted in Beer, Carlsberg, Harp, Heineken, Lager

How Heineken reached the parts other lagers couldn’t reach

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

Some of the best lager advertising ever was the product of one of the UK’s best copywriters – who without an idea in his head fled the country with one word and the threat of a firing if he didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Heineken, Imported lager, Lager | Tagged | 2 Comments