Ad of the Day: World's Smallest Brewmaster Pours the Perfect Tiny Pint of Smithwick's

A work of art all around

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I really wish I'd been a fly on the wall in this meeting.

"Hey, you guys know that painting of John Smithwick with the squirrel on his shoulder?" "I'm sorry, what painting is that?" "Well, let's see if we can get a really convincing CGI version of that little red squirrel." "I've never heard of this squirrel before, Bill." "Do you have something against squirrels brewing beer?" [long pause] "Go on."

The spot, from adam&eveDDB and Gorgeous director Simon McQuoid, has plenty to recommend it—notably, "Learnt My Lesson Well" by the Kaiser Chiefs, which plays over our rodent hero's single-handed operation of the Smithwick's brewery.

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