1980s Carlsberg Beer Ad by Joe Petagno (dance) - newest Original Vintage Poster

It is hard to tell exactly what is going on this Petagno ad for Carlsberg Beer. We see a couple dancing and the guy reaches out for the beer. If he rather would like a beer than dancing with the woman or the woman is a little too large for him to grab it, we simply not know..

But the thing he wants is a beer - and it has to be a Carlsberg Hof! The Danish text on the poster can be translated to: "Everyone can do with a Hof".

The Carlsberg lager (primium) beer is often referred to by the nickname "HOF". When Carlsberg was appointed royal purveyor the brewery introduced a lager beer which was based on a previous product called "Gl. Carlsberg Pilsner". As with its predecessor, the label designed by Thorvald Bindesbøll who created a design that has remained largely unchanged until today. The label showed the royal privilege and the beer was soon nicknamed HOF in public. The beer was introduced at the time as a standard bottle, also known as the "shoulder bottle".

In the coming decades, there was not many changes to the product. Shoulder bottle was replaced with the current standard bottle and in 1991 the brewery used the name HOF on the labels to give a certain resonance in the media.

This poster is quite a popular item to catch and some of these original prints are to be find in auction houses.

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Artist: Joe Petagno

Print: Offset lithography

Dimensions: 15.7 x 22.6 in (40 x 57.5 cm).

Condition: Excellent condition - only very light signs of handling - please see newest pictures.

Country: Denmark

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REF: L3317