Castles

I received this message from John Steiner in Wisconsin on the origin of the name Old Heidelberg Castle Beer. The Old Heidelberg name was first used by Blatz in 1928 …

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A label from the immediate post prohibition era, with a mixture of German references, yet it is a straight beer, not Pilsener or Bavarian or even Lager. Nice castle, but …

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The brewery was named after three ancient sites in North Wiltshire, however I am not sure that the illustration on the label is actually one of those three. But where …

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Very attractive 1960s labels from Fielder & Son of Titchfield. The one on right may be a clue.  

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This is an accurate representation of Newport Castle as it looked before the river turned the grass in front of the castle into mud. A very attractive label from Lloyd’s …

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Two Guinness labels, one from Daniel Fielding’s White Castle Brewery and one from H King & Co, bottlers of Liverpool. I understand why Fielding might use a Castle trademark, but …

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We have been a bit neglectful of labels from across the Irish sea, so I hope this goes some way towards remedying that situation. The castle trade mark looks like …

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I will leave this one for you to sort out. Suffice to say, I just love the design even if it’s not a castle. Blatné, the name of the village …

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