"The beer is slow brewed and light golden blonde in colour, with low carbonation. The product is imported from Bavaria for sale in the U.K. The brand was marketed in the 1980s with the slogan ""Follow the Bear"" and an advertising campaign featuring a bear, George, with a shiny, yellow jacket and a pork pie hat. The first batch of the adverts in 1983 was the final directorial work of film director Orson Welles. Hofmeister Lager Hofmeister is a Helles (pale lager beer) with 5% alcohol by volume. Hofmeister is brewed in Bavaria according to the Reinheitsgebot, which is also"
"""Keytar Bear and Abigail Taylor Day"" after a successful performance for charity. Mick Jagger said on his Facebook page that he is a fan of the bear, and posted a video of him performing ""a cuddly cover of Start Me Up"". On June 12, 2018, Trillium Brewing Company released a beer called the Keytar Bear Double IPA to honor the Boston busker. Part of the proceeds from the sales of the beer went to help the performer after a motorcycle crash in the spring. While initially he did not think he would be able to perform in the summer, the"
"were the Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Golden Flake Snack Foods. Their slogan was ""a great pair, says the Bear,"" and each episode opened with Bryant and his co-host opening a bag of Golden Flake potato chips and bottles of Coca-Cola. Culturally, the show reflected many of the values of the state not only in the way Bryant spoke about the game, but also in how he spoke about God, family and country. The ability of Bryant to connect with the fan base through the show helped to both ""create and sustain the legend of Bear Bryant"" as observed by"
"said, ""We believe the legend of the Hamm's bear, like that of Paul Bunyan, will grow greater and greater as time goes on."" Hamm's went on to become one of the first companies to create a national pro-sports and college-sports branding campaign. According to Moira F. Harris’ book, ""The Paws of Refreshment: The Story of Hamm’s Beer Advertising,"" Hamm's claimed to be the biggest TV and sports radio beer sponsor in the country by 1964. The Hamm’s Bear ads were run in support not only of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings; but also of the Chicago Blackhawks, White Sox, Cubs"
"The Bears. Following King Crimson's breakup/entry into hiatus in 1984, Belew formed the pop band The Bears with fellow guitarist and singer Rob Fetters, drummer Chris Arduser, and bass guitarist Bob Nyswonger. All three were close friends of Belew whom he'd met during his Sweetheart days in the mid-1970s, and were also ex-members of The Raisins, a Cincinnati-based band that had some local success in the early 1980s and had an album produced by Belew. As a band, The Bears was a conscious attempt to create a more unified and collective group, with Belew and Fetters sharing lead vocal duties."
"1980s, according to Ian Coutts, in his book ""Brew North: How Canadians Made Beer and Beer Made Canada"" as a result of disparate and random factors. The factors included an article in May/June 1978 issue of ""Harrowsmith"" magazine by a former O'Keefe employee decrying the state of the business, the creation of the Campaign for Real Ale in the United Kingdom, the revival of smaller brewers in the United States beginning with Anchor Brewing in 1965, the 1981 deregulation of beer prices in British Columbia by minister Peter Hyndman and the resulting price hikes by the incumbents. In June 1982,"
"of the traditional pubs which brewed their own beer in the brewhouse round the back of the pub, were bought out by larger breweries and ceased brewing on the premises. By the mid-1970s, only four remained: All Nations (Madeley, Shropshire), The Old Swan (Netherton, West Midlands), the Three Tuns (Bishop's Castle, Shropshire) and the Blue Anchor pub (Helston, Cornwall). The trend toward larger brewing companies started to change during the 1970s, when the popularity of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s campaign for traditional brewing methods, and the success of Michael Jackson's ""World Guide to Beer"" encouraged brewers in the"
"support, in particular the classic ""I bet he drinks"" series of advertisements, and partly with the launch of Carling Black Label in cans. Cans were important to Carling's success as they helped open up the ""take home"" market. The ""I bet he drinks"" series of ads showed someone doing something cool, clever or difficult, and having a bystander say ""I bet he drinks Carling Black Label"". With the help of this advertising campaign, it became Britain's best-selling brand of beer in 1971. In the 1980s, many of the adverts featured comedians Mark Arden and Stephen Frost, also known as The"
"allowed in costume again. Staley Da Bear is an anthropomorphic bear with a customized No. 00 jersey, with blue and orange eyes, synonymous with the team's main colors. His name is eponymous to corn processing company A. E. Staley, who founded the Bears' franchise in 1919. Like Rocky and Bearman, he entertains Bears fans, but like other NFL mascots, and mascots in general, Staley also makes various visits to charity events, parties, Chicago Rush AFL games, and other Bears-related events, as well as taking part in various games with his ""furballs"" against youth football teams at halftime. The team also"
"broadcasts, and other promotions. Bundy R. Bear A series of advertisements featuring the Bundaberg Rum bear, a polar bear known as Bundy R. Bear, was produced by advertising agency Leo Burnett to align the product 'with a larrikin approach to Australian mateship'. The Bundaberg Rum bear first appeared in 1961. It was designed to soften rum's aggressive image and broaden its appeal from the traditional older male drinker to a more sociable audience. The advertisements have been cited as a favourite among Australia's youth. Bundaberg Rum has also been criticised for targeting its advertising towards young people and boys, through"
"the university to try a more conventional approach, and in the 1970s, the Grizzlies were backed by a variety of traditional company-sponsored costumed mascots. These included the Hamm's Beer Bear, Domino's Pizza's Noid, and at one point, Ronald McDonald. The local business Grizzly Auto Centers sponsored Otto the Grizzly, who was the primary mascot for the athletics teams for most of the 1980s, beginning in 1983 with student Jan Nesset. Like Otto, previous bear mascots were designed to be fierce and aggressive, even wolf-like; it wasn't until the athletics department conferred with mascot experts that it was decided to design"
"The Real Bears The Real Bears is an anti-soft-drink advertising campaign by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which debuted in October 2012. It is a parody of the Coca-Cola Company's ad campaigns depicting polar bears, in particular the ""Open Happiness"" ads, and was produced with the help of Alex Bogusky. Michael Jacobson said that the ad was ""...our attempt to reposition soft drinks from a source of happiness to a major cause of disease."" CSPI chose Bogusky to direct the ad because, they said, they had long admired his work in creating anti-tobacco ads through his agency,"
"the opening of ""According to Jim"" (Season 8, Episode 15). He starred in a commercial in the 1980s with Jim McMahon, fellow Chicago Bears teammate, for Coke Classic and Coke. He appears on the Chef Tony infomercial endorsing ""My Rotisserie"" in a number of acted scenes where he plays poker with his friends, while singing the praises of the kitchen appliance. During Super Bowl XLIV, Perry joined other members of the 1985 Chicago Bears in resurrecting the Super Bowl Shuffle in a Boost Mobile commercial. Popular rap trio The Fat Boys recorded a twelve-inch single titled ""Chillin' with the Refrigerator"""
"grasping how a chimpanzee can be called Bear. B. J. and the Bear B. J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series stars Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB Radio/trucking craze had peaked in the United States, following the 1974-1976 television series ""Movin' On,"" the number one song ""Convoy"" (1975) by C.W. McCall, as well as the films ""White Line Fever"" (1975), ""Smokey and the Bandit"" (1977), ""Convoy"" (1978), and ""Every Which Way but Loose"" (1978). The theme"
"the corner from Rick Redewill's Lone Star Saloon. It is important to mention that the close proximity of Brush Creek Media to the Lone Star Saloon resulted in a synergistic relationship. With the Bear Store and nearby bars, shops and hotels catering to the bear-identified, the Lone Star Saloon eventually became the quintessential bear bar, further igniting the bear movement. This formed a circuit for locals, tourists and visitors to events like International Bear Rendezvous and Folsom Street Fair among others. Later that year in 1994, Beardog Hoffman purchased Brush Creek Media Inc. and began expanding the company into several"
"had recently completed a stint with King Crimson) to form a new band, the Bears. The band name was chosen in order to get their albums placed in the alphabetically-ordered record store racks next to The Beatles. Arduser, who had left the Raisins years before, was recruited to play drums after Larrie Londin became unavailable for touring. The Bears had some initial trouble getting signed to a major record label, but eventually hooked up with Primitive Man Recording Company (P.M.R.C.), a short-lived subsidiary of I.R.S. Records. The band released two albums, ""The Bears"" and ""Rise And Shine"", and embarked on"
"Bundy R. Bear A series of advertisements featuring the Bundaberg Rum bear, a polar bear known as Bundy R. Bear, was produced by advertising agency Leo Burnett to align the product 'with a larrikin approach to Australian mateship'. The Bundaberg Rum bear first appeared in 1961. It was designed to soften rum's aggressive image and broaden its appeal from the traditional older male drinker to a more sociable audience. The advertisements have been cited as a favourite among Australia's youth. Bundaberg Rum has also been criticised for targeting its advertising towards young people and boys, through television commercials during NRL"
"criticised for targeting its advertising towards young people and boys, through television commercials during NRL broadcasts, and other promotions. A series of advertisements featuring the Bundaberg Rum bear, a polar bear known as Bundy R. Bear, were produced by advertising agency Leo Burnett to align the product 'with a larrikin approach to Australian mateship'. The Bundaberg Rum bear first appeared in 1961. It was designed to soften rum's aggressive image and broaden its appeal from the traditional older male drinker to a more sociable audience. The advertisements have been cited as a favourite among Australia's youth. Bundaberg Rum Bundaberg Rum"
"Red White & Blue Beer Red White & Blue Beer was a brand of American beer, originally produced by the Pabst Brewing Company. Pre-Prohibition advertisements lauded its ""mellow"" taste and drinkability. Returning after Prohibition, the brand's name alone would have been a selling point, during the patriotic American sensibilities of World War II and after. The brand experienced a popular resurgence in the early 1980s, during the country's economic recession. A series of folksy, radio editorial-style commercials by Harmon R. Whittle poked fun at politicians of the day, suggesting that Red White & Blue Beer might be a less-expensive, more"
"the Black-and-White Boom of the mid-1980s. The Boris character started as bear who was tired of these comic books and decides to kill them in a hyper-violent style reminiscent of 1980s films such as ""Rambo"". After the first issue, ""Boris the Bear"" continued to fight parodies of the Transformers, Marvel Comics, Swamp Thing, and ""Elfquest"" before moving on to more character-driven stories. Starting in July 1986 and created by James Dean Smith and written by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley, ""Boris the Bear"" was the second title published by Dark Horse Comics. Telling the story of an anthropomorphic bear, who"
"From 1980 to 1984, the squad once again wore a white bodysuit, but with orange sleeves instead, with the navy blue being moved to the trim. In the group's final year, the uniform was completely revamped, with an orange sequin vest. In cold weather games, the Honey Bears wore an orange tracksuit. Former Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Firebirds cheerleader Carey modeled for prototype Honey Bears uniforms for the unofficial squad website, taking her ideas from current NFL cheerleading squads. Chicago Honey Bears The Chicago Honey Bears were a cheerleading squad for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League during"
"also did commercials for the Preview Subscription Television Service seen on stations around the country including WCLQ/Cleveland, KNDL/St. Louis and WSMW/Boston. As money ran short, he began directing commercials to make ends meet, including the famous British ""Follow the Bear"" commercials for Hofmeister lager. In 1981, Welles hosted the documentary ""The Man Who Saw Tomorrow"", about Renaissance-era prophet Nostradamus. In 1982, the BBC broadcast ""The Orson Welles Story"" in the ""Arena"" series. Interviewed by Leslie Megahey, Welles examined his past in great detail, and several people from his professional past were interviewed as well. It was reissued in 1990 as"
"to reflect the parent company's name. Scottish & Newcastle employed 40,000 people in the United Kingdom and Europe, brewing beer at: S&N owned or co-owned three of the top ten beers in Europe. In addition to these key brands, its portfolio included other well-known drinks brands (acquirer in brackets): Brands licensed to them included: The Hofmeister brand was a 3.2% abv pale lager produced by Scottish Courage (later Scottish & Newcastle) from the 1980s to 2003. The brand was marketed in the 1980s with a series of advertisements featuring a bear, George, with a shiny, yellow jacket and a pork"
"and the resulting surge in demand helped the company expand several times. The resulting company account for just over 1% of the total beer sales in the province of Quebec (their products are not sold outside Quebec). The company was named after the Aurora Borealis, and the label features a polar bear above the word Boreale. It brewed the first amber style beer in Quebec. They currently brew six ale-type beers, Boréale Rousse (launched in 1988), Boréale Blonde (launched in 1990), Boréale Cuivrée, Boréale Noire, Boréale Dorée and Boréale Blanche and recently a new beer, Boreal IPA (launched in 2012)."
"Although Belew's guitar skills were still in evidence, they took second place to the band's commitment to songs. Signing to the I.R.S. Records subsidiary Primitive Man Recording Company, The Bears recorded and released two albums, 1987's ""The Bears"", and 1988's ""Rise and Shine"". After three years of constant recording, promotion, and touring, the band broke up in 1989 following the collapse of PMRC. The success of Belew's solo hit single ""Oh Daddy"" led to him touring with David Bowie. The remaining three Bears regrouped as psychodots. All four musicians remained friends, stayed in contact with each other, and continued to"
"and Bünd Beer (for a Minnesota firm whose label used a variation of the design for Old Timer's Lager Beer, a product brewed in Eau Claire by the Walter Brewing Company during the 1970s and 1980s and briefly continued by Hibernia). In each case, the contract brews remained true to Healy's vision of making only adjunct-free all-malt beers, with recipe formulation done by Hibernia brewmasters according to input provided by clients. Hibernia also provided assistance with the potentially complicated process of getting bottle label approval from the federal government. As Healy settled into Eau Claire and became more familiar with"
"released on Sutra Records. A novelty hit, ""Frig-O-Rator,"" was released in December 1985 on the Motown label by Roq-In' Zoo and featured sound bites of Bears game plays. The following year The Fridge was yet again remembered in a rap song, this time by the obscure Los Angeles-based hip-hop group Hard Machine who released the single ""Refrigerator."" Perry is one of several real people to be immortalized with a ""G.I. Joe"" action figure of himself as The Fridge. The figure was offered in 1986, the same year the Bears defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. In 2013,"
"services and beverage vending equipment. It is a fourth-generation, family-owned business that traces its roots to 1882; it is run by Ralph Crowley, Jr., the great-grandson of founder Dennis M. Crowley. Polar was founded by Ralph’s great-grandfather, Dennis Mark Crowley. The business began in the 1880s as the J. G. Bieberbach Company, a liquor company. In 1916, the company took on the Polar name, but Prohibition brought about a fundamental change. Polar stopped selling whiskey and began selling carbonated beverages like waters, ginger ales and drys. A polar bear named Orson has been the company's mascot since 1902. Next to"
"have a presenting sponsor, with the 2004 season advertised as ""Bears Football presented by BankOne ""(now Chase)"""". Additionally, the Bears have an agreement with WFLD (the Fox owned-and-operated station in Chicago) to broadcast pre-season football games. Before the 2003 season, the team had two unofficial mascots named ""Rocky"" and ""Bearman"". ""Rocky"" was a man who donned a #1 Bears jersey, carried a megaphone, and started chants all over Soldier Field during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, in a fashion similar to Fireman Ed. There is no known source of who ""Rocky"" was, and presumably currently lives in Northwestern Indiana."
"popular bottled and canned beer with a somewhat premium image. Then in the early 1980s there were major changes in the Australian brewing industry, including the merger of Castlemaine (Brisbane), Swan (Perth) and Toohey's (Sydney) into a national brewing group, as a result of acquisitions by Perth entrepreneur Alan Bond. Faced with inroads into its non-Victorian markets, Carlton and United Beverages (CUB) reviewed its product range and attempted to re-position some of its brands. Foster's Draught was introduced, served on tap alongside established draught brands such as Castlemaine XXXX and Toohey's Draught. Despite some initial success, bolstered by heavy advertising,"
"in a tent along a river to keep their personal expenses down while trying to make a go of their bow business. Even as late as 1961, it was difficult making ends meet for Bear. The following years proved prosperous however, as more states permitted bow hunting and the sport's growth steadily increased. Bear's interest in bowhunting was stimulated by another legend, Art Young of the Pope & Young Club, whom Bear met in Michigan in the late 1920s and often called his hero. Bear's first bowhunting trophy was a Michigan whitetail taken in 1935. In the ensuing years, he"
"a nickname of the hero, but also a big straw-bear used in a corruption scheme. Teddy Bear (1980 film) Teddy Bear is the English title of Miś , a 1980 cult comedy Polish film directed by Stanisław Bareja. ""Teddy Bear"", along with ""The Cruise"" ""(Rejs)"", was a reflection of contemporary Polish society using surreal humor to somehow get past the censorship at the time. Rysiek (Stanisław Tym, who also co-wrote the screenplay), the shrewd manager of a state-sponsored sports club, has to get to London before his ex-wife Irena (Barbara Burska) does to collect an enormous sum of money from"
"1983 and 1987, and American Greetings printed over 70 million of their cards during the decade. In whole, the sales of their merchandise reached over $2 billion during the 1980s. In early 1991, Those Characters from Cleveland and Kenner embarked on a relaunch of the franchise, involving seven bears. One of the Care Bear Cousins, Proud Heart Cat, was released as a bear with white fur that sported the belly symbol of a heart-shaped American flag. The publishing company Random House released two tie-in books: ""The Care Bears and the Big Cleanup"" (1991) by Bobbi Katz, and ""The Care Bears"