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- Stroh's "Beer Run" Advertising Poster, 1987 - Stroh Brewery Company was the biggest and best known of Detroit's many breweries. Founded by German immigrant Bernhard Stroh in 1850, it was the third-largest brewer in the United States by the mid-1980s. That's when Alex the Dog, a beer-fetching Golden Retriever-Irish Setter mix, starred in a popular string of Stroh's television commercials.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
Stroh's "Beer Run" Advertising Poster, 1987
Stroh Brewery Company was the biggest and best known of Detroit's many breweries. Founded by German immigrant Bernhard Stroh in 1850, it was the third-largest brewer in the United States by the mid-1980s. That's when Alex the Dog, a beer-fetching Golden Retriever-Irish Setter mix, starred in a popular string of Stroh's television commercials.
- Stroh Beer Keg, 1895-1919 - Stroh Brewery Company was the biggest and best known of Detroit's many breweries. German immigrant Bernhard Stroh established the firm in 1850, brewing a Bohemian-style pilsner. The company survived Prohibition -- in part by manufacturing ice cream -- and in the 1980s became the third-largest brewer in the United States. Weakened by overexpansion and competition, Stroh sold its brands in 1999.
- 1895-1919
- Collections - Artifact
Stroh Beer Keg, 1895-1919
Stroh Brewery Company was the biggest and best known of Detroit's many breweries. German immigrant Bernhard Stroh established the firm in 1850, brewing a Bohemian-style pilsner. The company survived Prohibition -- in part by manufacturing ice cream -- and in the 1980s became the third-largest brewer in the United States. Weakened by overexpansion and competition, Stroh sold its brands in 1999.