Get Yer Old Style Here! (Kind of)

Last fall, I wrote about the likely breakup between Old Style and the Chicago Cubs for ESPN Chicago.

The Cubs had just signed a massive exclusive marketing deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev, worth $140 million over 10 years according to a source, that would push the iconic Old Style out of vendors’ trays.

The best marketing for an Old Style, a decent but altogether unimpressive beer, was a classic Chicago . . .

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Currently Founding Editor/Columnist at The Athletic Chicago. Jon was with TMR from 2003-15, including Executive Editor 2008-15.