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To: HartleyMBaldwin
I drank a lot of Rainier Ale in college in the 1980s. 6% alcohol, and cheaper than Bud.

Ranier used to be available everywhere in Southern California. I recall the blues singer Pearl Bailey praising it in radio commercials in the mid-sixties. But in the 1990s, it started to become scarce, and it disappeared for good at the beginning of this century.

36 posted on 06/07/2024 5:54:46 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

According to Wikipedia, Pabst is currently brewing Rainier beer in Irwindale, CA, and shipped more in 2023 than any year since they bought Rainier in 1999.

I moved from Oregon to Arizona in 1985. I don’t know if Rainier is sold here, but I haven’t looked for it either. Maybe I will next time I go to the store.


43 posted on 06/07/2024 6:57:57 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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