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Westport
Wife and I went out to a local grocery store to pick up veggies and beer.
Wife is up front with credit card to pay while I unload cart behind her. Cashier (friendly and professional) needs to see both of our IDs to make beer purchase.
Both of us were born in the 1960s. Wife told me/pointed out that the store had put up a bold type sign in advance notifying of this new policy.
Over the past few years:
Some places simply want you to state your DOB. Some want to see ID and some want to scan ID.
This was the first time both adults had to show ID for one adult to pay for beer.
More here:
Checking ID For Beer – Customers In Their Early 60s
Leavenworth COVID And Beer Drinking Oddities
Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.
No such thing the day I graduated from high school.
That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.
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Available at a good price locally.
Took a look on the web to learn about the Rainier Jubilee can. Not seeing this design anywhere. Most of the info I found is related to packaging from the last century.
Includes 1970s Cousin Eddie style six pack ring.
These are not often seen today due to environmental concerns. We like to act on those concerns:
Leave it cleaner than you found it-
We started drinking when we were about 15. This was a popular beer in high school. Several photos of us back in the late 1970s appear to be sponsored by Rainier Brewing. My take is that WWII veterans back in the 60s and 70s would be dinking this one or maybe Olympia Beer at their favorite tavern somewhere in WA. We probably liked it because it was affordable and they had a cool TV advertising campaign at the time.
Photo above: Years ago, we went and had beers at Castaways Restaurant & Lounge in Port Angeles. This was out on the west side of town, on the west side of the Boat Haven. The web tells us it is closed now.
Related:
When the time is right, the top of Mount Rainier is visible from this cam:
Westport – coastal weather cam here.
A good part of my high school years in the late 70s felt like they were sponsored by Rainier Beer. We pronounce it Ray-Neer. It was brewed in Seattle at the time. That was a good city in the last century.
We are watching Longmire again and enjoying it.
Sheriff Longmire drinks the same and calls it something like Rahneer.
I like his old school style. He drives the older SUV. His lockback knife is more like what was popular in the 80s. Uniforms are interesting and casual. The Sheriff wears what looks like a winter coat pretty often, even if the weather seems warm. Vic wears her uniform shirt unbuttoned at the top with sort of roll in the hay kind of look. Not much in the way of standards in place. The older vehicles in the show are appreciated. The truck driven by Henry Standing Bear is an example.
Winter weather note: The last few days have been great for keeping beer cold in the garage at this location.
Where are we at tonight?
Along for the afternoon: Classic Deep Cuts
Westport – coastal weather cam here.
The beer photo fetish page features a true grab bag of different beer styles and brands. We’ve been at it since 2012.
Enjoying a little downtime.
Washington Coast – The North Beach
It feels like a chunk of our high school off-hours, from about 1975-1979 were sponsored by Rainier Brewing.
Along for the afternoon: Classic Deep Cuts
Related:
We started drinking when we were about 15. This was a popular beer in high school. Several photos of us back in the late 1970s appear to be sponsored by Rainier Brewing. My take is that WWII veterans back in the 60s and 70s would be dinking this one or maybe Olympia Beer at their favorite tavern somewhere in WA. We probably liked it because it was affordable and they had a cool TV advertising campaign at the time.
Photo above: Years ago, we went and had beers at Castaways Restaurant & Lounge in Port Angeles. This was out on the west side of town, on the west side of the Boat Haven. The web tells us it is closed now.
The one I am enjoying today says on the can that it is from Golden, Colorado.
Another location:
Another Longmire reference:
That was back in the late 70s. A more recent image above.
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A nice place to enjoy one.