Wild Rainiers in the ocean

[renoun]

I'm young enough to have only the vaguest recollections of the commercials and am fortunate to have come of age when far superior beverages are were available but I always loved the Rainier Beer commercials. A sailing blog I follow just posted a about a bunch they found on youtube. It looks like whomever has bought the brand discovered their archives and is posting them including a diving themed one. I prefer better beer (my older friends assure me that back in the day Rainier Ale aka Green Death was one of the better options) but I do appreciate the nostalgia.

[youtube]http://youtu.be/2-OSDSZHfFw[/youtube]

If you are a newcomer to the Seattle area the brewery was located along I-5 just North of the Spokane St. exit on your way to Cove II. The building still exists but has been re-purposed. The Wikipedia page can fill you in on essential history.

[Dusty2]

Sad that this species went extinct. I loved their commercials. Especially the guy on the motorcycle. A real classic. Of course the old Olimpia commercials were great too.

[Furnari]

Vitamin R still has it's place, as do some of our other regional white trash American Lagers: Hamms, Oly, etc. They hit the spot on a hot summer day- think of them as old school session brews

[GearHead]

Rainier Dry in cans was excellent boat beer back in the day. Easy to quaff between ski runs.

[Mateo1147]

Don't forget Heidelberg in stubby brown bottles! My first foray into clandestine beer drinking........
Like Ross said, thank god we now have the beers available that we do!