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Wüst Spanish pattern
Wüst Spanish pattern c.1910 advertising Cuban ‘Tropical’ beer.

My Goodness my Guinness
Gilroy Special Edition Playing Cards to commemorate the centenary of the birth of John Gilroy, 1989.

Hamm’s Beer
Hamm’s Beer promotion deck with bear cartoons by Frank M. Antoncich 1968.

Piwiarnia Pub in Warsaw
Advertising Deck for the Piwiarnia Pub in Warsaw.

Guinness Posters
Classic Guinness Posters, 1999.

Castle Lager
Castle Lager playing cards, c.2012.

Pilsner Urquell
Pilsner Urquell publicity deck from Czech Republic featuring beer drinkers.

Lovely Day for a Guinness
Lovely Day for a Guinness deck published by Shamrock Gift Co Dublin, c.1980.

Belle Vue Gueuze
Promotional playing cards designed by Wim Simons, Belgium, 1960s.

Cartes de Luxe (1877) facsimile
‘Cartes de Luxe’ first published by Biermans in 1877 was reproduced in facsimile by Amstel Beer in c.1980.

Strongbow ‘House of Horror’
‘House of Horror’ Halloween deck published by Strongbow cider, 2015.

Lucky Buddha Beer
Deck made in China in c.2010 advertising the Chinese brew “Lucky Beer, the enlightened beer”

Grolsch Brewery
A somewhat unusual deck specially designed for Grolsch Breweries evoking self-expression and independence of spirit, c.2012

Theakston Brewery
Theakston Brewery advertising playing cards depicting old brewing traditions, tools and skills, designed in the style of early 18th century cards.

Brewery Advertising
Australian Brewery Advertising

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards
Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Watney’s Happy Families
A vintage Watney's Coombe Reid & Co Ltd promotional card game distributed by the brewery to their customers in c.1930

Clausen Brewing
It was a common practice for card makers to produce decks under fictitious names particularly when producing advertising decks, to avoid promoting their own name at the expense of the client.

Anheuser-Busch Army & Navy
This deck is commonly known as the “Anheuser-Busch Spanish-American War deck”, issued at the end of the war.

Anheuser-Busch
The Kings show American admirals and the Jacks have different officers at each end. The Queens are “Our Colonies”.

Cerveza ‘El Gallo’
Advertising pack for Cerveza ‘El Gallo’ made in Belgium, c.1880.

Schincariol Beer, Nossagraf, Brazil
Schincariol Cerveja Pilsen brewery playing cards manufactured by Gráfica Nossa Senhora Aparecida Ltda (Nossagraf), Brazil

Pilsen Trucofest, c.2008
Pilsen Trucofest playing cards, Uruguay, c.2008

Juan Roura No.32 Catalan pattern
Juan Roura No.32, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm, c.1932.
