In 1945, Campbell-Mithun of Minneapolis became the advertising agency for the Hamm’s company. To extend the beer’s appeal outside of Minnesota and to promote where the beer was brewed, the ...

We were able to purchase some unique Hamm's items, such as a 1960 Hamm's Beer ring that was given to the highest-performing distributor (these are hard to find). At the present time, we have ...

Hamm’s itself repeatedly put the Bear into mothballs, as reported in Moira F. Harris’ book “The Paws of Refreshment: The Story of Hamm’s Beer Advertising.” Without the Bear, the product ...

From the Land of Sky Blue Waters, From the land of pines, lofty balsams, Comes the beer refreshing, Hamm’s, the beer refreshing. Peoria history: beer, bowling and bears. Only one pl… ...

In 1865, a German immigrant named Theodore Hamm purchased the Excelsior Brewery near St. Paul. In 1952, the Hamm's Beer bear was created by Patrick DesJarlait for an advertising campaign created ...

He began collecting in the 1970s, and at one point he had more than 4,000 beer cans. Then he started buying signs and Scene-O-Ramas before it was popular, inspired by those iconic Hamm's bear ...

One ad character tied to a Minnesota beer company was born right here in the Twin Cities. While working at a Minneapolis advertising agency in the 1950s, Cleo Hovel drew the first Hamm’s Bear on ...

One ad character tied to a Minnesota beer company was born right here in the Twin Cities. While working at a Minneapolis advertising agency in the 1950s, Cleo Hovel drew the first Hamm’s Bear on ...