keep walking... in 2 (the Johnnie Walker of beer)

A very interesting resemblance with the famous brand Johnnie Walker.


What do you think of this brand? Do you see the similarity, or it's just me?


It's definitely a different style. Johnnie is much more high class - the hat, the cane and body posture. But the similarities are undeniable.
I found some older versions for the Maes Pils logo. It looks like they go back to 1880.



The question is not who was here first, but who has the association. Very helpful at this point would be the opinion of Belgian people. Do they see this, or it's normal for them?

More about the Maes Pils beer: "Maes pils is a brand of Belgian pils brewed by ...." go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maes_pils