The Bilson Brewing Company is a fake brewing company conceived by Independent Studio Services as a prop for the television series Malcolm in the Middle and has since been used on the labels of many of their fake beer props as the fictional producer of many of ISS's fake beer brands.
Overview[]
Bilson Brewing Company is located in Sun Valley, USA where it produces several brands of beers, such as Bilson Beer, Heisler Beer and Penzburg.
Products[]
Bilson Beer[]
Bilson Beer is a brand of beer created by Independent Studio Services as a prop for the 2000 television series Malcolm in the Middle and has appeared in several television shows since then.
Appearances
- Malcolm in the Middle
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Brockman Beer[]
Brockman is a fake brand of beer created by Independent Studio Services as a prop for the 1999 television series Angel.
Appearances
- Angel
- Lie to Me
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Invictus
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FG Beer[]
FG Beer is a fake brand of beer created by Independent Studio Services as a prop for the 2009 television series Parks and Recreation and has appeared in many subsequent television shows since then.
Appearances
- Parks and Recreation
- Roseanne
- Community
- Parenthood
- The Good Wife
- Traffic Light
- Lethal Weapon
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Heisler Beer[]
Heisler Beer (or Heisler Gold Ale) is a fake brand of beer made by prop supplier Independent Studio Services which debuted in the 1997 film The Rainmaker and has appeared in many subsequent television shows and films since then.
Appearances
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Trivia
- Heisler Beer is the most used beer brand prop in live-action television.
Haberkern Beer[]
Haberkern Beer is a brand of beer created by Independent Studio Services as a prop for Desperate Housewives and has appeared in numerous TV shows since then.
Overview
- “Amber Premium Blend BEER - The best hops for flavor amber brewed dark barley malt. Rice, water and hops for smoothness. Since 1953.”
- ―Label
Appearances
- Abbott Elementary
- The Americans
- American Horror Story
- Desperate Housewives
- Dollhouse
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Body of Proof
- Harry's Law
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Nashville
- 13 Reasons Why
- New Girl
- Parenthood
- Parks and Recreation
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Last Man Standing
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Trivia
- The brand is named after its creator, Christina Haberkern.
Penzburg Beer[]
Penzburg is a brand of beer created by Independent Studio Services as a prop for the 2004 television series Desperate Housewives and has appeared in several television shows since then.
Appearances
- The Mentalist
- Desperate Housewives
- Heroes
- Rizzoli & Isiles
- My Name Is Earl
- Brooklyn Nine Nine
- Community
- Jean-Claude Van Johnson
- Lost
- Life
- Parks and Recreation
- Pretty Little Liars
- Sons of Anarchy
- New Girl
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Traffic Light
- Anger Management
- The Originals
- Superbad
- Mike & Molly
- The Black Phone
- Chicago PD
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Trivia[]
- Although not an exact match, there is a real Billson's Brewery in Beechworth, Australia.
- The frequent appearances of the Bilson Brewing Company across these shows are not examples of a shared continuity. They are simply the result of the prop makers at Independent Studio Services frequently re-selling the same Bilson Brewing Company props for convenience.[1][2][3]