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Uh Oh ..., got a digital camera. An amazing little toy..., to say the least..., and I can forget all that I remember from a semester of Photography classes long, long ago.
The Saddle Bar(n) didn't start out as such..., it was orginally The No Dogs Allowed Timberframe Whiskey Bar Saloon. So named because my most frequent customers were our "pack of dogs" as my neighbor once angerly refered to them. The theme was to be nautical in nature with a genuine chart of the Labashure Bay area..., where Julie and I spent four logging seasons dreaming of The Ranch..., of Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska hanging on the wall above the big spruce slab of a bar with a map of the Inside Passage from Seattle to Skagway wood burned into the surface. The sailboat themed lighted beer signs and the Hamm's bottle and can collection attest to an Ebay obsession that pre-dates the saddle obsession that evolved.
Pictured in the foreground are just three of the George Lawrence saddle collection..., that now numbers seven. Add a couple of Ray Holes saddles, a couple better know brands (Big Horn and Simco) and a Decker pack saddle..., and well..., there you have it. The Saddle Bar(n). And the coldest beer..., Hamm's of course..., on the coast.
This is nice work and I have not had a Hamm's in forever. The bears used to dance in the land of sky blue waters when I was very young.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mauberly..., the one addition that I would really like to have is the old Hamm's motion sign that scrolls through the scene of the canoe, campfire, waterfall, etc..., but they go for quite a premium on Ebay. Actually..., I bid on quite a few Hamm's signs and lights and only won one clock. But I did manage to pick up three of the Special Export lighted signs that depict the old sailing ships. I figured that the beer was an import..., but was surprised to find out that it was brewed by Heilmans in the midwest..., but not available here on the west coast. So I don't even have a bottle to display !!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up in Idaho, Hamm's was considered an "eastern beer" and along with Coor's (for many, MANY, years my favorite) sold for a higher price than the "western" beers like Lucky and Oly. I don't recall just when Hamm's sold out to Oly..., but Hamm's is now one of the "discount" beers sold here in the west. I think they saved a lot of money on marketing and advertising (I haven't seen a Hamm's ad or commercial forever). Frugality won out over brand loyalty in these later years.
Hamm’s is now owned by Miller, apparently. The song that I heard appears here:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm%27s_Brewery
Very informative link Mauberly..., thanks once again. Looks like I am once again supporting my old brand of choice..., Coors, through their merger with Miller. And yes..., I am old enough to remember the Hamm's beer commercials on TV.
ReplyDeleteThe post about the Hamm's Bear mentions the "superior cleanliness and naturality of Hamm's beer owing to its clear water and production in pristine Minnesota,..". A beer distributor once told my brother and I that Hamm's was the only beer that you could pour a glass of..., leave it over night..., and there would not be a dirty ring in the glass. My frugal nature never allowed me to waste beer to test out that theory!!!!!