Bring Back our Stubby

the whistle is back…

jbertrand — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:03:56 +0000

Well maybe not the whistle but sure sounds very similar, and it goes off every day at the official end of the state employee working day in Olympia, 5pm. Gotta love that sound, the memories behind that sound.

the brewery has an owner…

jbertrand — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:54:05 +0000

The Olympian reported today that the Tumwater brewery may have a new owner pending a bankruptcy judge decision. With a $45 million dollar offering price how can the judge refuse. Although there is that little water rights issue, we will see how much sway the cities have…

Here is the article: The Benaroya Co. will purchase community icon for $45 million if bankruptcy judge approves http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/134592.html

Classic Olympia Beer commercials on YouTube

jbertrand — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:03:23 +0000

YouTube has everything doesn’t it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-zD0YM6k2o
Sounds like the Dharma video from Lost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7n8_Lzc7m8
This video is a must watch. Classic song, “my cross-eyed cat”, and a great quote, “a true friend will buy you beer.”

Beer marketing was so much different back then wasn’t it.

What makes a campaign.

jbertrand — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:10:48 +0000

Recently over 3000 people spoke up to promote www.savethe76ball.com .You know what, they won, convincing Union 76 to save the famous and historic ball.

I’m inspired.

Sign your name..

jbertrand — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:37:08 +0000

I finally got the sign up form finished. Sign up to have your name placed on the letter I will be sending to Pabst.

Call out for “Olympia stubbies and”…

jbertrand — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:37:43 +0000

Had a great idea offered to me that am going to start on this weekend. I have a case of stubbies left and am going to start photographing them with anything. Hope to have those posted by this Sunday.

Have a stubby or stubbies laying around? Take a picture of it, scenic, comedic or whatever original you can come up with and send it on to me at jeremy@olympiastubbies.com.

The old Tumwater Brewhouse

jbertrand — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:37:25 +0000

Had a great conversation the other day with Tom Olivia of the www.oldbrewhouse.org. They are making an attempt to restore the old portion of the Tumwater brewery. The tricky part is that the old brewhouse is on the Tumwater brewery property. So whoever owns the brewery owns the brewhouse.

From the latest that I hear now the current owner has foreclosed and the auction for the place is in December. Seems a pity that beer may never be brewed there again. Anyone got a spare 14 million laying around?

The campaign

jbertrand — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:07:54 +0000

I live in Olympia, WA, a beautiful little town on the south end of the Puget Sound. It’s an hour south of Seattle, two hours north of Portland and hour from skiing. It is a city rich with music and art and has great support for community.

Olympia is also a town of causes, from the beating heart earth drummers to the protesters who didn’t like army shipments moving the Port of Olympia to those who supported making Olympia a “Nuclear Free Zone”.

Well, believing in community, causes and beer what better than to get behind a cause that represents the history of the community. The Olympia Stubby. (more…)

MySpace users…

jbertrand — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:45:58 +0000

Feel free to use this graphic on your site by copying this html:
http://www.bringbackourstubby.com >
Here is what it looks like:

21 and over please, this is for legal beer drinkers only.

Welcome

jbertrand — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:22:04 +0000

This is the diary of the campaign to bring back the Olympia Stubby. The Stubby is an icon of a rich Olympia history which was removed from production in 2003. It’s time to bring it back into production.