Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Comments about Olympia Beer have me reminiscing about cheap beverages enjoyed in my younger days. Beers that are no longer. Anyone remember Lucky Lager - with the puzzles in the cap? If you drank enough to not be able to solve the puzzles you'd had too much. And that was REALLY hard to do, the stuff was so light! "It's Lucky When You live in the West!" College age - spent many an enjoyable evening "helping" in the hospitality room at the Burgermeister brewery in San Francisco. "Burgie Man" was such a dweeb! The brewery was just down the road from Hamms... "Roll out the Burgie...!" Oh, Hamms! And the bear... Every kid loved the commercials! When the SF Hamms brewery closed, the vats were converted into rock recording studios. "From the Land of Sky Blue Waters..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Logan #12252 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 How bout Walters beer, made in Pueblo, Colo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Buckshot, SASS #2901 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hamm's was established in 1865 when Theodore Hamm, a German immigrant, inherited the Excelsior Brewery from his friend and business associate, A. F. Keller. Keller had constructed his brewery over artesian wells in a section of the Phalen Creek valley in St. Paul, Minnesota known as Swede Hollow. Hamm hired Christopher Figg to be his masterbrewer, and by the 1880s the Theo. Hamm Brewing Company was reckoned the second largest in Minnesota. His son, William, and grandson, William Jr. inherited the operation in 1903. During Prohibition, the company survived by producing soft drinks and other food products, enabling it to expand rapidly through acquisitions after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. In 1968 the company was acquired by Heublein, which sold it to Olympia Brewing Company. Pabst then purchased Olympia along with Hamm's in 1983. Miller Brewing acquired the brand in 1999. Miller was later purchased by South African Breweries and the name changed to SABMiller. Subsequently, SABMiller formed a joint venture combining their US and Puerto Rican assets with those of MolsonCoors to form MillerCoors, the current owner and brewer of the Hamm's Brand.[1] MillerCoors now produces three Hamm's Beers, Premium, Golden Draft, and Special Light.[2] The Hamm's brewery in San Francisco opened in 1954 at 1550 Bryant Street and closed in 1972. Its 20-by-80 foot sign, with a 3-dimensional 13-foot beer chalice on top, appeared in the first Dirty Harry film and was a local landmark.[3] In the early 1980s, the beer vats were rented out to punk rock bands, and it was a used as music studios until the building was renovated in the mid 1980s and converted into offices and showroom space.[4][3] Just a For what it's worth kinds thing! Ned (who's had more than a few Hamm's in his past!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Falstaff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Matt McCord, SASS #24683 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 There used to be a small chain of discount groceries in Florida called Pic N' Save. The PNC in Gainesville, FL (home of the University of Florida) had a loss leader sale one weekend in 1975 of Old Milwaukee by the case. The beer was in deposit bottles, and once you paid the deposit, the beer was dirt cheap. Now, college students being the beer experts they are (just ask them, they'll tell you) would turn their collective noses up at "Old Millwater." But it's funny how economics wins out over status symbols. That sale was so successful, it was continued for three years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Old Milwaukee, yuck Growing up here in Colorado, Coors was commonplace and generally not your first choice. I was amazed a few years ago when relatives from out of state wanted to take several cases home with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ballantine Ale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Wasn't much of a beer drinker till my Uncle sent me to Germany. Wow! a whole 'nother ball game. Then when I got back to the States I became not much of a beer drinker again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Anyone remember Jax beer out of NOLA? Their commercials were a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 There used to be a small chain of discount groceries in Florida called Pic N' Save. The PNC in Gainesville, FL (home of the University of Florida) had a loss leader sale one weekend in 1975 of Old Milwaukee by the case. The beer was in deposit bottles, and once you paid the deposit, the beer was dirt cheap. Now, college students being the beer experts they are (just ask them, they'll tell you) would turn their collective noses up at "Old Millwater." But it's funny how economics wins out over status symbols. That sale was so successful, it was continued for three years! Old Mo....had plenty of that while fishing in the marsh. How about Jax beer? Brewed in New Orleans...or should I say "mixed" in New Orleans. It a little known fact that the recipe for Jax is 4 parts mule pee and 1 part New Orleans City Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Don't we all miss this beer? http://www.rustycans.com/Graphics/Billy.GIF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Buckhorn,SASS 51727 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Anybody remember Goetz beer. That is all my dad drank and he drank a lot of it. The cans were real good for target shooting as the logo was an "O" with the letter e in the middle it made a dandy bulls eye. Don't know who made it but they should have got rich from my dad's purchases. Marlin(Who wonders who made Goetz beer)Buckhorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I used to drink a LOT of beer, in college there was a Pabst distributor in town, we used get a 6 pack for 99 cents, now it's cool again. For cheap beer growing up in high school Blatz--you had to chew it as you drank it Buckhorn, 4 bucks a case, brewed through the horse Rhinelander--4 bucks a case Weidemans --Pure swill, under 4 bucks a case Drewry's $1.99 for 12 If ya had a few extra pennies Stroh's Case of half quart returnables 6 bucks Hamms's you gotta love the commercials Schmidt--used to get it WI, a case would have 24 different cans featuring outdoors, i..e fishin, hunting, etc. I mostly drink Guinness if I'm drinking beer, I'm usually into red wine or good whiskey now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Any one have any experience with Robin Hood Ale? 16 oz. bottles, had to be bought by the case. My first wife's Uncle drank that, about a case or more a week. Another I remember that didn't last long was Fife and Drum. today, I'm a Leinenkugel's guy now, at least when I drink a beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Beer..yum GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 My Maternal Grandfather drank Stag Beer out of St. Louis (Bellevue, Illinois) . Ole St. Louie made some good beer and some not so good beer. I cut my teeth on Falstaff. At one time, both were owned by Griesedieck Brothers Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Bulldog, Colt 45, and Schlitz malt liquor! Dixie beer hasn't been mentioned but it ranked right down there with Jax and Falstaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTH-PACIFIC,SASS #59402 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 funny all the x military people around here no one but me remember the hawaii beer. the brewery was in pearl city.does any one remember the name of that stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Bulldog, Colt 45, and Schlitz malt liquor! Dixie beer hasn't been mentioned but it ranked right down there with Jax and Falstaff. Hey...Dixie is still being brewed. Now if you want to go low you've got to include Pearl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 funny all the x military people around here no one but me remember the hawaii beer. the brewery was in pearl city.does any one remember the name of that stuff Primo...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 How bout Walters beer, made in Pueblo, Colo... Bless your heart, I was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado! I was raised in a family of teetotalers. I thought lightning from on high would knock me off my bar stool after I turned 18 and my buddy took me out for my first beer, a Walter's. The lightning missed. For a brief time I dated the daughter of the Walter's plant manager. Their family had a keg permanently installed in their recreation room. If I hadn't had to move away to college... Arkansas River water never tasted better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 On the CHEAP side ............. Do y'all remenber gernic BEER , white can wiith BEER in black letters Also had lite beer packed that way CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Brew 102. Since they used real Los Angeles river water, the 102 refers to the fever that some overindulgers got after a binge. Truly awful stuff. One sip, and I didn't touch beer for 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 There's a big conference of beer producers. At the end of the day, the presidents of all beer companies decide to have a drink in a bar. The president of 'Budweiser' orders a Bud, the president of 'Miller' orders a Miller Lite, Adolph Coors orders a Coors, and the list goes on. Then the waitress asks Arthur Guinness what he wants to drink, and much to everybody's amazement, Mr. Guinness orders a Coke! "Why don't you order a Guinness?" his colleagues ask. "Naah. If you guys won't drink beer, then neither will I." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I remember the 'white label' generic beer....who made that stuff? Some Co-op? GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 GG after a fifth of Jack black , who cared ? Seen lots of them white cans at Ft Riley Ks That was long ago , in a far away land CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 GG after a fifth of Jack black , who cared ? Seen lots of them white cans at Ft Riley Ks That was long ago , in a far away land CB Sounds like you got the good stuff GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Rose, SASS #45478 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Don't forget Goebbels, or Genesee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASS# 23321 Canelo Kid Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I remember that when I was a kid Dad's favorites were A-1 (AZ brewed), Lucky Lager, and Burgemeister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Haffenreffer Private Stock...which was commonly known as "Green Death" LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slate mike sass#29204 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Rhinegold - "My beer is Rhinegold the dry beer." Schultz and Dooley mug characters. B I think Bad beer but fun ads. And I think Ballantine Ale was made out of pinecones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Will Bartell Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Don't forget Goebbels, or Genesee. They still make Genesee, now in the original white can with red logo, and the short 'stubby' bottles as well. They've also brought back 12 Horse Ale. Can't drink anything Genesee - it makes my brain,(or what's left of it) slosh around inside my head and gives me the worst cottonmouth. Besides - I figure there's a reason they call it '12-Horse Ale'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jake1001 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I like this Beer. http://img.21food.com/img/product/2011/8/22/oceantree-18080190.jpg It's made in New Zealand. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Jack, SASS #77862 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Old Milwaukee, yuck Growing up here in Colorado, Coors was commonplace and generally not your first choice. I was amazed a few years ago when relatives from out of state wanted to take several cases home with them. When I went to college in St Louis in 71-74 we made regular runs to Colorado to stock up on Coors, for some reason it wasn't available in Missouri. Was introduced to Dixie then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 When I went to college in St Louis in 71-74 we made regular runs to Colorado to stock up on Coors, for some reason it wasn't available in Missouri. Was introduced to Dixie then too. Coors used to restrict distribution because of temperature control considerations. ...this was the basis for the movie, "Smokey and the Bandit." Well, one of the bases... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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