Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I thought Olympia was the local low-cost libation of choice?
i was wondering if they still made oly. . .i'll be sure to send everyone a six pack of rainier and oly when i move out there next year. oly: it's the water. . .what a strange slogan.
edit: looks like oly shut down last year, but you can still drink the water-
Friday, April 09, 2004, 12:00 A.M.
Editorial
It's the water, again
Oly beer drinkers can relive their glory days minus the grains, hops and fermentation â?? basically the beer part. A new owner will dip into the artesian well that made Tumwater famous.
The defunct brewery, once the home of Olympia Beer, and most recently owned by Miller Brewing, has been sold to a Nevada-based purveyor of bottled water.
At its core, this is about economic development for Thurston County, and work for about 10 percent of the 400 workers laid off when the brewery closed in June.
All-American Bottled Water bought the 176-acre site that includes the main brewery and the historic brewhouse. Part of the $14 million deal with Miller includes a promise never to brew beer on the site. Too bad.
The purchase still puts people back to work, and the famous water may inspire a thirst for a tall cold one at the end of the shift.
Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company
