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Beer In Ads #3803: Refreshing Thought

July 31, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1940. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is another ad supporting their push into the Alaska market, showing the beer on a silver platter (so you know it’s fancy) and the tagline “Refreshing thought.”

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Alaska, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3796: Enjoy Rainier Inside Alaska, On Main Street

July 24, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This one is advertising Rainier’s presence in the Alaska market that brands Rainier as “the ‘Inside’ favorite” and is titled “Main Street — Ketchikan,” by illustrator Chuck Swanberg.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Alaska, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3795: Enjoy Rainier Inside Alaska, Bringing In Salmon

July 23, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Fryday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This one is advertising Rainier’s presence in the Alaska market that brands Rainier as “the ‘Inside’ favorite” and is titled “Bringing in Salmon … Sketched on the Tanana River Near Fairbanks,” by illustrator Chuck Swanberg.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Alaska, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3794: Enjoy Rainier Inside Alaska, Loading Up

July 22, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Thursday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from the 1950s. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This one is advertising Rainier’s presence in the Alaska market that brands Rainier as “the ‘Inside’ favorite.” The ad also features a drawing by illustrator Chuck Swanberg.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Alaska, History, Washington

Alaska Barleywine Festival 2015 Winners

January 17, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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Here are the winners from this weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.

  1. St. Elias Brewing’s Moose Juice, Soldotna, Alaska
  2. Midnight Sun Brewing’s Termination Dust Belgian-Style Barley Wine, Anchorage, Alaska
  3. Lagunitas Brewing’s Olde Gnarlywine Barley Wine, Petaluma, California

And the Best Winter Beer:

  • Fremont Brewing’s Bourbon Abominable, Seattle, Washington

Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks again to Tom Dalldorf from the Celebrator Beer News, for sending me the winners.

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Events, News Tagged With: Alaska, Awards, Barley Wine

Alaska Barleywine Festival 2013 Winners

January 19, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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Here are the winners from this weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.

  1. Anchorage Brewing Barley Wine, Anchorage, Alaska
  2. Firestone Walker Sucaba, Paso Robles, California
  3. Black Raven Old Bird Brain Barley Wine, Redmond, Washington

And the Best Winter Beer:

  • Glacier Brewhouse Ukranian Eisbock, Anchorage, Alaska

Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks again to Tom Dalldorf from the Celebrator Beer News, for sending me the winners.

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, News Tagged With: Alaska, Awards, Barley Wine

Beer Birthday: Ben Johnson

November 2, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today is also the 35th birthday of Ben Johnson, who until recently was the head brewer at Midnight Sun Brewing in Anchorage, Alaska. I met Ben during SF Beer Week a few years ago at a beer dinner at Oliveto, and have run into him a few times since then. He makes some awesome beer and is great fun to share a few pints with. These days, he’s actually brewing in Mumbai, India at Seven Islands Brewing. Join me in wishing Ben a very happy birthday.

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Chaz Lakip, Gabe Fletcher and Ben at the Celebrator’s Best of the West Fest in 2009.

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In a hop field.

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With Growler and Ferdinand, Russian River Brewing’s brewery cats.

NOTE: Last two photos purloined from Facebook.

Filed Under: Birthdays Tagged With: Alaska

Beer In Ads #590: Lucky In Alaska

April 20, 2012 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is the fourth, and final, in our series of ads for Lucky Lager, brewed in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. This ad shows the “age-dated beer” being enjoyed in Alaska. You can tell because he’s wearing a parka and there’s a toem pole in the background. Actually, it says so on the copy, it could have been anywhere in the west, really.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Alaska, California, History

Alaska Barleywine Festival 2012 Winners

January 22, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Here are the winners from this weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.

  1. Black Raven Brewing, Redmond, Washington
  2. Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, California
  3. Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling, Fairbanks, Alaska

And the Best Winter Beer:

  • Kodiak Island Brewing, Kodiak, Alaska

Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks to Tom Dalldorf from the Celebrator Beer News, for sending me the winners.

Filed Under: Beers, Events, Just For Fun, News Tagged With: Alaska, Awards, Barley Wine

Beer In Art #126: Timothy Jones’ Blue Cheese and Beer

May 8, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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This week’s work of art is by contemporary artist Timothy Jones, but it certainly looks like it could have been painted centuries ago. The still life, entitled Blue Cheese and Beer, was painted last year, and makes me hungry for yet more cheese and beer, despite having been swimming in both the last week.

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He’s also done one more beer-themed painting, entitled Mug of Beer, which was painted earlier this year.

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Timothy Jones was born in Alaska, but now makes his home in Arkansas. You can see more of Jones’ work at his FineArt America gallery and his Daily Painting Blog.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Alaska

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