Bear parties down on Rainier beer; eschews Busch!

[RTFirefly]

BAKER LAKE, Wash. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040818/ap_on_fe_st/beer_bear) - Rain-eeeeer .... Bear? 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.

The 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.

Fish and Wildlife enforcement Sgt. Bill Heinck said the bear did try one can of Busch, but ignored the rest.

"He didn't like that (Busch) and consumed, as near as we can tell, about 36 cans of Rainier." I'm not sure I believe the part about the bear being able to tell which cans had which kind of beer, but what the hell, it's still funny.

[The Great Sun Jester]

Aw geez! How belligerent would a drunk bear be! Glad I wasn't anywhere nearby when that was going on!.

[Ethilrist]

Maybe it was the color (rainier comes in green cans). Good thing they didn't have any Mountain Dew.

Now that would be one unpleasant bear to be around...

[AHunter3]

Oh, NO, not another Busch-bashing thread!!?

[Casey1505]

I thought bears drank Molson.

[Casey1505]

Sorry, Canada.

I meant Labatts.

[CBEscapee]

If the ad agencies for Rainer don't jump on this right away they should be fired.

[JRDelirious]

However thee Advertising Agency/Marketing Department for Rainier must be in some sort of predicament... on the one hand, even bears prefer it to Busch... on the other hand, does this means it's gonna attract bears to your picnic? ;)

[smartini]

If the ad agencies for Rainer don't jump on this right away they should be fired.

Absolutely. CNN is my hompage and had a really great "headshot" of this bear looking...shall we say...very mellow? Now I see they have changed their pic to a full shot of the bear which is not nearly as cute. They also took some shots of the crushed beer cans. Talk about free advertising!

Too funny...gave me a nice laugh after a rugged day when that pic and story popped up last night!

[LordVor]

I thought bears drank Molson.

Well I thought they drank Hamms (http://www.redwingnet.com/Gallery/Dinnerware/other/Hamms/Black_Hamms_Beer_Bank.jpg)

-lv

[Casey1505]

That looks more like Pepe le Pew. :D

[Folly]

I liked Yahoos 'oddly enough' headline.


Bear Passes Out After Only 36 Beers

[JohnBckWLD]

That'll teach Tripler to use such vague thread titles (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=271944)!

[JohnBckWLD]

How belligerent would a drunk bear be?
I thought bears drank Molson...I meant Labatts.
Well I thought they drank HammsA trifecta of dopers who've had the good sense to avoid having a drink down at their local Eagle.

[The Scrivener]

I'd be less worried about how belligerent a drunken bear could be, than what a badass he's going to be in the morning, with a massive hangover.

[SuperNelson]

If the ad agencies for Rainer don't jump on this right away they should be fired.
So Rainier's target market is drunk, unshaven, and passed out on the lawn?

[Abbie Carmichael]

An article I read said the bear is 2 years old.

That's what? About 16 in human years?

I swear, these bears today ...

[Zyada]

Agents then used a large, humane trap to capture it for relocation, baiting the trap with the usual: doughnuts, honey and, in this case, two open cans of Rainier

Sounds like Homer Simpson playing Winnie the Pooh.


Mmmmm.... honey.

[silenus]

So Rainier's target market is drunk, unshaven, and passed out on the lawn?

Many's the night Rainier and I have ended up in just that way.

*memories*


:D

[picunurse]

I'd be less worried about how belligerent a drunken bear could be, than what a badass he's going to be in the morning, with a massive hangover.
Actually, it fell asleep on the ground for several hours, woke up, climbed a tree, and went back to sleep. Fish and Game set a trap baited with, you guessed it, Rainnnnneeeeer Beeeeerrrrr (and honey and marshmallows) They dropped it off in a no beer zone ( deeper woods)

[danceswithcats]

So Rainier's target market is drunk, unshaven, and passed out on the lawn?

You list those 3 like they are bad things! ;)

[monica]

Let's take a page out of the drug ads' book:

4 out of 5 bears reccomend Rainier.

[RTFirefly]

Oh, NO, not another Busch-bashing thread!!?Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!! :D