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California Winery's Ads Pair the Product With Sex, Drugs and More Sex Goes great with debauchery

Intemperance comes in many flavors, and SLO Down Wines has pairings for all of them. The California winemaker has rolled out three irreverent ads (from Harvest Films director Baker Smith…

May 15, 2013, 10:06 AM EDT

Budweiser's 'Buddy Cup' Might Be the Dumbest High-Tech Brand Innovation Yet Cheers to being Facebook friends with literally anyone

All you've ever wanted is to make it easier for that too-friendly guy you were too polite to while drunk at that party to stalk you the next day. No?…

April 30, 2013, 2:45 PM EDT

New Zealand Brewer Shows You How Not to Reference Gay Marriage on a Billboard A harmless joke? Yeah right

The latest Tui beer billboard from New Zealand's DB Breweries is a homophobic eyesore, according to feedback on the brand's Facebook page. Or else it's funny and people should get…

April 29, 2013, 10:37 AM EDT

Newcastle Brown Ale Lovingly Salutes Its Founder, and the Worms That Mercilessly Devoured Him History lesson veers off course

"Col. James Porter was laid to rest in Morpeth, where worms began eating his body." Droga5 delivers one of the best commercials ever about a company's founder—for Newcastle Brown Ale.…

April 26, 2013, 4:25 PM EDT

Budweiser's New Bow-Tie Can Is Skinny in the Middle, Unlike Its Target Market Introducing a 10-degree crinkle

Budweiser is introducing a new type of can, which is strange, because most people felt the old cans were just fine and it was the beer that needed improvement. Kidding,…

April 23, 2013, 10:06 AM EDT

Interactive Heineken Beer Bottle Does Everything but Drink Itself Be the light of the party

Heineken is trying to tap into club culture with an interactive bottle design that uses micro sensors and wireless technology to interact with drinkers. The LED lights react when people…

April 16, 2013, 12:49 PM EDT

Isaiah Mustafa Not Killing Himself Trying to Branch Out With Ad Roles Character in Israeli beer spot is plenty familiar

Isaiah Mustafa seems perfectly content simply being the Man Your Man Could Smell Like—or drink beer like, or do another manly activity like. And who can blame him? This new…

April 11, 2013, 12:52 PM EDT

Did Kraft Swipe Sauza Tequila's Schtick and Its Spokesman? Zesty salad guy is also Sauza's new lifeguard

Sauza Tequila had a major hit last year with its "Make It With a Fireman" video, starring Thomas Beaudoin—which reached No. 15 on YouTube's list of the 20 most watched…

April 4, 2013, 8:23 AM EDT

Meet Sully, Corona Light's Absurd and Amusing Spokes-Sheep Character goes from cameo to close-up

You remember Sully. He was the odd talking sheep in last year's brilliant "Stan" commercial for Corona Light, from director Mike Mills and ad agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Well,…

April 2, 2013, 10:51 AM EDT

Somersby Cider Builds Its Own Genius Bar Inside a Fake Apple Store Light on the palate, heavy on the puns

Since every third ad has to be an Apple parody now, Carlsberg makes fun of Apple Store product launches in this TV spot for Somersby Cider from agency Fold7. Some…

March 29, 2013, 1:21 PM EDT

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