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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hamm’s, a Minnesota-based beer brand that bills itself as “the beer … refreshing,” is offering a chance to win one of 50 “broken-resolution preparedness kits” for when we inevitably ...

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 ...

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… ...

Would that ever include a Hamm's beer?" Not the most well known of the many beer brands, Hamm's beer markets itself as a premium beer, yet sells at $16.99 for a 30 pack at Target.

The Mystery of the Stowed Suds is bubbling with intrigue. A treasure trove of Hamm’s beer and Godzilla Heads gum was recently discovered stashed away behind some paneling in a Walla Walla, Wa… ...

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 ...

It’s nice to add “philanthropist” to my resume. Carnegie. Rockefeller. Luciano. Nice company to keep. And it’s even nice to tell the Peoria Riverfront Museum , “I told you so.” In 2011 ...

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 ...