Jay R. Brooks on Beer
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Here are the winners from this weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.
And the Best Winter Beer:
Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks again to Tom Dalldorf from the Celebrator Beer News, for sending me the winners.
Here are the winners from this weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.
And the Best Winter Beer:
Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks again to Tom Dalldorf from the Celebrator Beer News, for sending me the winners.
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.
Chaz Lakip, Gabe Fletcher and Ben at the Celebrator’s Best of the West Fest in 2009.
In a hop field.
With Growler and Ferdinand, Russian River Brewing’s brewery cats.
NOTE: Last two photos purloined from Facebook.
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.
Here are the winners from this weekend’s Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.
And the Best Winter Beer:
Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks to Tom Dalldorf from the Celebrator Beer News, for sending me the winners.
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.
He’s also done one more beer-themed painting, entitled Mug of Beer, which was painted earlier this year.
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.