Yeh, I loved that Hamms bear too. Unfortunately we've lost both our classic Northwest beers, both Rainier and Olympia. Both breweries closed years ago. The best beer in the NW now is made by our own Billthedrill.
Hamms and Grain Belt and Schlitz.. ahh the memories
Minnesota was full of breweries not so many years ago. It's the water, yaknow. ;-)