Comments on: Delerium Tremens

By: Neal

Neal — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:13:59 +0000

I don’t know of anyone who sells it in Woodburn (where I’m located), but it’s out there, and it’s worth looking for. I kept a 40 for a year (I was saving it for a special occasion) and it actually was as good (if not better) that it was when “fresh.” Several people said so..or at least they didn’t bitch when I told them how old it was. Last year it was possible to order cases of 40′s (it’s only a 12 pack) from the distributor, but they quit carrying it in 2008. Shows their lack of class, but it is probably a market driven decision. Maybe if we all start buying a lot, they’ll change their mind. I’ll do my part!

By: Neal

Neal — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:04:40 +0000

Rainier Ale in the 40′s is available at Fred Meyer North in salem, also in a little Mom & Pop’s in Aurora (across from Colony Pub). It’s also carried by the Sentry Market in the Lincoln Beach area (just 2 miles North of Depoe Bay.) It’s also sold in Washington State (in 6 packs of cans), something to remember when you have to go over the border.

By: warner

warner — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:58 +0000

Dang, now I may have to venture out to Foster!

By: Dieselboi

Dieselboi — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:56:33 +0000

Sparks is actually tasty compared to Budweiser’s B to the E – their energy beer. It was a short can similar to Red Bull and was beer infused with caffeine, guarana and ginseng.

By: Motor

Motor — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:52:22 +0000

Great post.

I’m glad Dieselboi mentioned Sparks as well. It’s like rancid chemical Tang with a malt beverage kicker.

By: morty

morty — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:04:39 +0000

Great post, CC!

For those fond of the Green Death,Rainier Ale 40s are back.
They’ve reappeared at a couple of mom and pop convenience stores on SE Foster.
I can’t say I’m all that eager to rekindle the magic of my youth by knocking back a couple of the Death Torpedos, but its nice to know that they’re there…just in case.

By: Paul G

Paul G — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:13:21 +0000

A couple of pounders of this one, and you’ll wind up conceiving an illegitimate child, losing at least one of your front teeth, and smell like you bathed in dumpster water.

Is that what happened to Mike Erickson?

By: Dieselboi

Dieselboi — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:51:25 +0000

For those from the Midwest, Green Death was a different beer – Export Ale I believe. I digress.

Great post! I was just talking to a friend the other night who extolled the virtues of Sparks and other fortified fruit beverages. He said one – JOOZ – is 10% and tastes like PEZ. HMMM.

By: Tim Trickey

Tim Trickey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:42:31 +0000

Cosmic Charlie,

Don’t forget the Colt 45…

I think it’s more dangerous than its namesake. A couple of pounders of this one, and you’ll wind up conceiving an illegitimate child, losing at least one of your front teeth, and smell like you bathed in dumpster water.

It tastes like someone from Monsanto mixed it up; spilled the can on the floor; looked quickly to the right and left, and then swept the liquid back into the can.

But it’s cheap!

By: Cosmic Charlie

Cosmic Charlie — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:28:40 +0000

Aah, the Green death. Rainier Ale won some awards in its day. It got a bad rap because it didn’t have that ‘Mountain Fresh’ feel that the ‘Wild Rainiers’, (aka regular pounders) had. I supported Rain- eeeeeeer Beeeeeeee-rrrrrrr religiously back in the day, and can still quote some of the commercials. Obviously.