"It's the Water"
https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/olympia-beer-pauses-production-washington-15901913.php
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Now owned by Pabst, the company started in Tumwater in 1896 by Leopold Friederich Schmidt, a German immigrant. The affordable lager grew into a popular regional name during the 20th century.
The beer was brewed in Tumwater until 2003, when production moved to California under Pabst.
Been dead a long time
Went to school with the grandkids. The original Schmidt house is by Tumwater Falls Park between the old and new brewery
Teachers had summer jobs there. Union.
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Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
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I was there!RaceBannon said:Now owned by Pabst, the company started in Tumwater in 1896 by Leopold Friederich Schmidt, a German immigrant. The affordable lager grew into a popular regional name during the 20th century.
The beer was brewed in Tumwater until 2003, when production moved to California under Pabst.
Been dead a long time
Went to school with the grandkids. The original Schmidt house is by Tumwater Falls Park between the old and new brewery
Teachers had summer jobs there. Union.
Good times
My brother got married there about 5 years ago. I loved the nostalgia of it.
Driving by the old brewery that looked like a bombed-out WWII warehouse. Kind of eerie.
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Oly was always shit beer. We drank Rainier up around Camp Govey and Camp Grisdale.
Why? The wild Rainiers, R-bo, and the Raaaaaaaaaineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr motorcycle.
The brewery has been closed for years anyway. Now it a dump where the bums seek shelter. It was always cool to take out-of-town guests for the tour there, though. They seemed to think it was pretty cool.
My tap water in Olympia is cold as fuck and tastes awesome. It IS the water. -
On the three hot days a year we rode our bikes to the brewery for a tour. The chill room
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Oly sold the couch on taste years ago.
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The best part about visiting friends in that shithole called Pullman was Oly Dark on tap.
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So Oly insiders, who wants to spill the beans on the brand’s original demise?
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They started taking water from Capital Lake.Purple_Pills said:So Oly insiders, who wants to spill the beans on the brand’s original demise?
Probably.
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I came of age in the time of Vitamin R, but grew to like Oly...we learned that if you brought Rainier to parties, you had to watch it like a hawk, or it would be gone. So we started drinking Oly, because it wasn't considered "cool" (it was the beer of my mother, and grandpa), and no one would swipe it...Clint Eastwood weeps in seclusion...
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It involved the bathroom down by Capitol Lake...pawz said:
They started taking water from Capital Lake.Purple_Pills said:So Oly insiders, who wants to spill the beans on the brand’s original demise?
Probably.
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We?YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
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Olympia was a very popular regional brand in the Pacific Northwest for half of a century.[2] It eventually expanded nationwide, repositioned as a low-price lager. During the 1970s, Olympia acquired Hamm's and Lone Star, and also produced Buckhorn Beer,[3] which had previously been a product of the Lone Star Brewing Company.[4] Until the mid-1970s, competitor Coors of Colorado had a limited 11-state distribution area; Washington and Montana were not added until 1976,[5][6] and Oregon did not approve sales of Coors in grocery stores until 1985.[7][8][9][10]
Between 1970 and 1980 Olympia faced flat revenues[11] among consolidating nationwide breweries and, in 1982, the Schmidt family, which owned and operated the brewery and company, elected to sell the company. Olympia was subsequently purchased by G. Heileman Brewing Company in 1983, which was purchased by Stroh Brewery Company in 1996. In 1999, Pabst bought most of the Stroh brands, including Olympia.[12]
As with many other regional breweries, ownership of Olympia eventually passed through several corporations including Pabst, Heileman, and Stroh's, until the brewery was eventually purchased by Miller Brewing Company. For a time, the Olympia brewery took over the brewing of other Pacific Northwest brands as their original breweries were closed one by one, including the Lucky Lager brewery in Vancouver, Washington, the Henry Weinhard's brewery in Portland, and even the brewery of its arch-rival, Rainier Beer, in Seattle. In 2002, SAB bought out Miller Brewing Co. SABMiller closed the Tumwater facility in mid-2003, citing the unprofitability of such a small brewery.[citation needed] -
Too many lost memories in this post. Hamms, Schmidts, Rainier, etc, etc.RaceBannon said:Olympia was a very popular regional brand in the Pacific Northwest for half of a century.[2] It eventually expanded nationwide, repositioned as a low-price lager. During the 1970s, Olympia acquired Hamm's and Lone Star, and also produced Buckhorn Beer,[3] which had previously been a product of the Lone Star Brewing Company.[4] Until the mid-1970s, competitor Coors of Colorado had a limited 11-state distribution area; Washington and Montana were not added until 1976,[5][6] and Oregon did not approve sales of Coors in grocery stores until 1985.[7][8][9][10]
Between 1970 and 1980 Olympia faced flat revenues[11] among consolidating nationwide breweries and, in 1982, the Schmidt family, which owned and operated the brewery and company, elected to sell the company. Olympia was subsequently purchased by G. Heileman Brewing Company in 1983, which was purchased by Stroh Brewery Company in 1996. In 1999, Pabst bought most of the Stroh brands, including Olympia.[12]
As with many other regional breweries, ownership of Olympia eventually passed through several corporations including Pabst, Heileman, and Stroh's, until the brewery was eventually purchased by Miller Brewing Company. For a time, the Olympia brewery took over the brewing of other Pacific Northwest brands as their original breweries were closed one by one, including the Lucky Lager brewery in Vancouver, Washington, the Henry Weinhard's brewery in Portland, and even the brewery of its arch-rival, Rainier Beer, in Seattle. In 2002, SAB bought out Miller Brewing Co. SABMiller closed the Tumwater facility in mid-2003, citing the unprofitability of such a small brewery.[citation needed] -
When I was a kid, whenever we flew back to Chicago to see my grandparents, granny Ruth would have Little Oly cans in the fridge so that my bro and I could have a beer with her when we got there. Little 7 oz cans that looked like a regular can in a kid's hand.
I'm sure things like this would be frowned upon today, but those people that frown can eat shit. Having a brew with your grandma? Priceless experiences. Those were good times! -
Not only a beer with grandma but a Salem cig too!dflea said:When I was a kid, whenever we flew back to Chicago to see my grandparents, granny Ruth would have Little Oly cans in the fridge so that my bro and I could have a beer with her when we got there. Little 7 oz cans that looked like a regular can in a kid's hand.
I'm sure things like this would be frowned upon today, but those people that frown can eat shit. Having a brew with your grandma? Priceless experiences. Those were good times! -
KoolRaceBannon said:
Not only a beer with grandma but a Salem cig too!dflea said:When I was a kid, whenever we flew back to Chicago to see my grandparents, granny Ruth would have Little Oly cans in the fridge so that my bro and I could have a beer with her when we got there. Little 7 oz cans that looked like a regular can in a kid's hand.
I'm sure things like this would be frowned upon today, but those people that frown can eat shit. Having a brew with your grandma? Priceless experiences. Those were good times!
That was her brand.
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I've actually had Buckhorn many moons ago.RaceBannon said:Olympia was a very popular regional brand in the Pacific Northwest for half of a century.[2] It eventually expanded nationwide, repositioned as a low-price lager. During the 1970s, Olympia acquired Hamm's and Lone Star, and also produced Buckhorn Beer,[3] which had previously been a product of the Lone Star Brewing Company.[4] Until the mid-1970s, competitor Coors of Colorado had a limited 11-state distribution area; Washington and Montana were not added until 1976,[5][6] and Oregon did not approve sales of Coors in grocery stores until 1985.[7][8][9][10]
Between 1970 and 1980 Olympia faced flat revenues[11] among consolidating nationwide breweries and, in 1982, the Schmidt family, which owned and operated the brewery and company, elected to sell the company. Olympia was subsequently purchased by G. Heileman Brewing Company in 1983, which was purchased by Stroh Brewery Company in 1996. In 1999, Pabst bought most of the Stroh brands, including Olympia.[12]
As with many other regional breweries, ownership of Olympia eventually passed through several corporations including Pabst, Heileman, and Stroh's, until the brewery was eventually purchased by Miller Brewing Company. For a time, the Olympia brewery took over the brewing of other Pacific Northwest brands as their original breweries were closed one by one, including the Lucky Lager brewery in Vancouver, Washington, the Henry Weinhard's brewery in Portland, and even the brewery of its arch-rival, Rainier Beer, in Seattle. In 2002, SAB bought out Miller Brewing Co. SABMiller closed the Tumwater facility in mid-2003, citing the unprofitability of such a small brewery.[citation needed]
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Some of those micro breweries will make lighter stuff that pays homage to those beers. They are really light, around 3%, and usually have some hipster name attached to them, but still. Cascadia Brothers in Vancouver has one, Crazy 88 named after the kill bill scene, that reminds me of Rainier.YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
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Back then, Frisco was kind of part of the NW. The 49ers football and Giants baseball games were broadcast - it was the only damned real city close.YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
Ergo, Lucky Lager was a fine drinking choice amongst the Mad Men era dads. Since most of them had been stationed in Frisco, that made sense.
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Sundays were the Raiders or Chargers on NBC and the Rams or Niners on CBS.PurpleThrobber said:
Back then, Frisco was kind of part of the NW. The 49ers football and Giants baseball games were broadcast - it was the only damned real city close.YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
Ergo, Lucky Lager was a fine drinking choice amongst the Mad Men era dads. Since most of them had been stationed in Frisco, that made sense. -
My mantra has always been there are no bad beers, some are better than others. That does not apply to Buckhorn or Rheinlander for me...Schmidt is Heineken compared to those two...
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Schmidt beer was called animal beer for the cans
Take out every other letter and what do you have? was the common saying about animal beer. When I lived in Island County it was the number one seller.
Lucky always had the puzzles on the bottle caps - thus my love for Mickey's ...............Big Mouth
The one I used to drink the most of (other than Rainier which I was weaned on) was Heidelberg keg bottles
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If we were going fishing, we'd get Schmidt with the fish on the can, even if it was a ditch pickle. If we were hunting, get the can with the deer on it. Vast quantities of animal beer were consumed in our quest for fish and game.
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So for down here in Whoregon @haie I like the Caldera Brewing Lawnmower Lager at like 3.5 percent. Also did a flight recently at 10 Barrel which had some light stuff that was tasty.haie said:
Some of those micro breweries will make lighter stuff that pays homage to those beers. They are really light, around 3%, and usually have some hipster name attached to them, but still. Cascadia Brothers in Vancouver has one, Crazy 88 named after the kill bill scene, that reminds me of Rainier.YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
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Yeah that is a good beer. 10 Barrel I drink a lot at blazer games since they have a pub inside the rose garden. If they have some lighter stuff now I'll have to dig into that more.YellowSnow said:
So for down here in Whoregon @haie I like the Caldera Brewing Lawnmower Lager at like 3.5 percent. Also did a flight recently at 10 Barrel which had some light stuff that was tasty.haie said:
Some of those micro breweries will make lighter stuff that pays homage to those beers. They are really light, around 3%, and usually have some hipster name attached to them, but still. Cascadia Brothers in Vancouver has one, Crazy 88 named after the kill bill scene, that reminds me of Rainier.YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
For Bend I still love Worthy. It's a bit out of the downtown areas of pubs but the venue is top notch. And Boneyard makes the best blood orange pale I've ever had. -
Morning wood.LebamDawg said:Schmidt beer was called animal beer for the cans
Take out every other letter and what do you have? was the common saying about animal beer. When I lived in Island County it was the number one seller.
Lucky always had the puzzles on the bottle caps - thus my love for Mickey's ...............Big Mouth
The one I used to drink the most of (other than Rainier which I was weaned on) was Heidelberg keg bottles
Downed plenty of all those - plus Hamms, the beer refreshing, Hamms the beer refreshing, Hamms........
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Yup. That was it. You were either Darryl Lamonica, Roman Gabriel or John Brodie on the frozen tundra of sandlot football.RaceBannon said:
Sundays were the Raiders or Chargers on NBC and the Rams or Niners on CBS.PurpleThrobber said:
Back then, Frisco was kind of part of the NW. The 49ers football and Giants baseball games were broadcast - it was the only damned real city close.YellowSnow said:Sadly, Oly and Rainier stopped being Seattle beer a long time ago. We’re a hipster fag micro beer town now. All the tuff logging camp liberal brands are ded.
Ergo, Lucky Lager was a fine drinking choice amongst the Mad Men era dads. Since most of them had been stationed in Frisco, that made sense.
Can't remember who the Chargers had at the time. They were essentially irrelevant.
The cute (now hot) lesbian who would knocked the shit out the boys was a Raider fan.
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John Hadle was your Chargers qb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-Ieeu7oIA
