84 Bottles of Beer on the Wall

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Today’s selection takes us back a ways, not so much because it’s not around anymore, but mainly because the push for this brand was huge in the 80’s as the man’s beer, perfect for camping in a remote spot off the shores of some place like Alaska, Oregon, or possibly Siberia.

In case you’re struggling to remember the ad campaign in the 80s, here’s a gentle reminder:

“Man, it doesn’t get any better than this”. Any day when you shoot down a mountain with someone on your back and you don’t end up with a compound fracture or cracked vertebrae is a good day. Enjoy the steaks and corn, there, John Denver.

I like some of Will Ferrell’s ads that he made…maybe a little more honest than the Pabst Co’s ads:

Anyway, the astute scholars over at beer advocate rate this as “awful”, though some of the commenters seemed to disagree.

A nice low cost beer.
Great for the summer months when working outside washing/waxing cars,
mowing the grass.

Not sure if he meant you can wax the car with it, or you can drink it while waxing a car. Possibly an either/or situation here. Personally, I can drink it, but let’s face it, I can drink about anything so I don’t personally have a dog in the fight here.

Pairs well with:

  • Being a man, dammit
  • Outdoor recreational sports that can possibly kill you
  • Convertible cars that actually look worse as a convertible
  • Grilling meats and vegetables at the same time
  • Weekend trips where you mysteriously pack enough food to feed an army
  • Bowl haircuts
  • Thick, luxurious mustaches
  • Lake Lanier
  • Things that you can’t get any better, like mountains, streams, and Miss September 1984
  • Your Uncle Richard, listening to Take Me Home, Country Roads on volume 99 at 3 in the morning

4 thoughts on “84 Bottles of Beer on the Wall”

  1. Frosh year, Eom, when the Hall would pool our change, we were lucky to get OM. Otherwise it was RW&B or PBR.

  2. My father had John Denver 8-tracks for our Pacer. 8-TRACKS. Thanks for posting that ad.

  3. The number of times I heard someone in high school say “Man, it doesn’t get any better than this.” after those ads ran is uncountable. It always made me laugh that underage people were the only ones I heard use that slogan. Maybe I needed to expand my social calendar/groups in the 80s…

  4. Old Swill! Man, I drank my share of that in college. At least until Milwaukee’s Beast (Best) came along.

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