of Rainier beer in Baker Lake, Washington. After gaining access to a cooler of beer that belonged to campers, the bear avoided cans of Busch beer and used its claws and teeth to open and then consume the cans of Rainier. A wildlife agent said at the time that "this is a new one on me ... I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this. And it definitely had a preference." In the A&E 2012 television series Longmire, the series' main character Sheriff Walt Longmire exclusively drinks Rainier beer, and can be seen drinking it throughout the series. In the pilot episode, a colleague accuses Longmire of drunk driving after empty beer cans are found in his car; Longmire explains the presence of the empty beer cans by saying "Every man who's ever had a beer with me will tell you the same thing—I drink Rainier, always have, always will. Those beer cans, they weren't Rainier, none of them. I picked 'em up because I hate looking at litter. Everyone knows that, too." In the third episode of season four, a person tries to frame Longmire for a crime by leaving an empty can of Rainier at the scene. The beer reached No. 1 on the list of top 100 beers by Cold Cans. A pack of Rainier features in the cover photo of the Zach Bryan album Elisabeth from the song of the same name. See also Lady Rainier List of defunct breweries in the United States References External links Rainier Brewery: Rest in Peace (Internet Archive) BreweryGems.com History of the Rainier Jubilee cans History Link - essay 9130 - Rainier Beer - Seattle's Iconic Brewery - by Peter Blecha Guide to the Rainier Brewing Company Advertisements and Other Materials at the Museum of History & Industry, Seattle "Rainier Beer Ad: Bill the Beerman and Rick the Peanut Vendor", YouTube. Uploaded October 20, 2007. —Surrealist early 1980s TV ad featuring real-life vendors "Rick the Peanut Man" Kaminski and "Bill the Beerman" Scott. Defunct brewery companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Seattle Food and drink companies established in 1854 Food and drink companies disestablished in 1999 Pabst Brewing Company 1854 establishments in Washington Territory 1999 disestablishments in Washington (state)