August 19, 2004
HOW LONG UNTIL THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT?:
Bear downs 36 beers, passes out at campground (The Associated Press, Aug. 19, 2004)
When state Fish and Wildlife agents recently found a black bear passed out on the lawn of Baker Lake Resort, there were some clues scattered nearby - dozens of empty cans of Rainier Beer.Posted by Orrin Judd at August 19, 2004 9:44 AMThe bear apparently got into campers' coolers and used his claws and teeth to puncture the cans. And not just any cans.
"He drank the Rainier and wouldn't drink the Busch beer," said Lisa Broxson, bookkeeper at the campground and cabins resort east of Mount Baker.
Hope he's not an Independent.
Posted by: genecis at August 19, 2004 10:02 AMRainier? I thought bear-drinking bears drank Hamms.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002017.php
Posted by: H.D. Miller at August 19, 2004 11:10 AMHmmmmmm, "the beer refreshing"...
Posted by: oj at August 19, 2004 11:19 AMwhat about the Labatt's bear?
Posted by: cornetofhorse at August 19, 2004 11:48 AMAnyone remember the Firesign Theatre "commercial" for Bear-Whiz Beer.
"It's in the water. That's why it's yellow."
Posted by: Roy Jacobsen at August 19, 2004 12:05 PMIts a good thing the bruin didn't find Michelob Ultra. He would have waited and killed the returning campers.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at August 19, 2004 12:32 PMRobert that's hilarious. And true.
My wife bought a case of that swill and I ended up throwing most of it away. None of my friends wanted it, and we're all borderline alkies.
Posted by: Jack Sheet at August 19, 2004 6:52 PM
OJ: as a former ad agency guy, I agree -- they've already started on the ad. The headline, shades of Schlitz: "The Bear That Made Seattle Famous."