Rainier Beer

Client Brewer in San Antonio, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Pabst Brewing Company

Established in 1878

Contact
110 E Houston St., San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Description
The Beer that Named the Mountain

Not really! Rainier was born in Seattle in 1878 before the state of Washington was even a state, but well after Mount Rainier was renamed by Captain George Vancouver from it’s original Native American name Tahoma.

Our founder, Andrew Hemrich, was a first generation German from a long line of brewmasters. Following in his father’s footsteps, he built the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company. Today we know it as the Rainier Brewing Company, named after the majestic mountain overlooking Andrew Hemrich’s new hometown.

Throughout the 1900s, Rainier became a regional powerhouse in the West Coast beer world. In 1954, the iconic Rainier “R” sign was raised above the brewery and became a landmark of the Seattle skyline. However, with Rainier’s huge success in the mid-1900s and a changing of the guard, brewing operations were moved away from Seattle, and that iconic “R” sign eventually went dark. Seattle was still the Rainier stronghold it always was, but the spirit of Rainier was weakened.

But if prohibition couldn’t keep Rainier down, nothing else could. Rainier joined forces with Pabst and recommitted to its homeland in the 2000s and once again, the iconic “R” sign lit up the skyline. The reinvigorated spirit of Rainier was welcomed home with open arms and it tasted fresher than ever. To this day, Rainier continues to be a symbol of home and happiness for millions living the Pacific Northwest lifestyle.

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3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 1 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
16 Oz can poured incorrectly. Figured what the hell. Barely local, but still. need the tick. Horrible aroma to this. Ouch. Suprised I can drink this stuff with this blast of pure nasty. Flavor is much better, though that doesn’t necessarily make it good. Flavor is mostly absent, which I don’t know if I should be thankful for. Crisp finish. People drink this for pleasure? This was strictly business. To end on a good note, there absolutely has to be something worse out there. Maybe I’m being a little harsh. Tastes like a less than appealing pilsner. Alllllright.
Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2015 at 21:39

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
These ratings areal over the board. Understand that this is not a craft beer, its a mass market lager, it is what it is. Sweet grain dominates the taste, aroma is corn, decent pour with small airy head, very pale golden body with lazy carbonation. Not much of a finish, sort of evaporates. NW cheap lager, nuff said
Tried on 02 Jan 2015 at 19:17

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 4.5
Can @ RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy aroma. Sweetish malty grainy flavor. Has a sweetish malty grainy finish.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2014 at 15:33

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Can during RBSG 2014 Grand Tasting at Schlafly Tap Room. Yellow with off-white head. Aromas of skunk. Tastes of skunk and wheat. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2014 at 14:18

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Can from Brewforia. Pours light gold with a slight white head. Aroma is very lightly fruity hop. Maybe a hint of pale malt. Med minus body. Flavor is very mild fruity hop with some lightly bready malt. Truly it is not so horrible as most pale lagers.
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2014 at 20:28

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle @ the pussy palace. Pours a Gazza gold ale appearance with a thin off white head. Spritzy corn candy, apple, lemon aroma. Nice body. A touch papery but really an otherwise good corn flavor. Nice to pete.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2014 at 23:19

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Hmmm...I’m wondering where in Juneau, I can’t find this beer. Anyways, here goes.
I’ve had this various times in pint glasses and pilseners and this is reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a decent looking yellow color with a strong transparency all about it. Carbonation was seen rising and filling less than a half finger’s worth of head that fizzled into the beer less than thirty seconds.
The smell was grainy and corny.
The taste was really only corny sweet and had a dried corn sweet aftertaste. There was a watery finish.
On the palate, it sat exceptionally light and was mostly sessionable for the most part. The carbonation is there and is decent for the style.
Overall, uh...American Adjunct Lager, did I like it, hmmm...its one of those poundable beers on a hot summer’s day (which we don’t get too much of those in Juneau, but anways). Uh...yeah, I don’t really buy this stuff, but anyways, that’s what I’m sticking to and I’ll leave it at that.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2014 at 01:57

7/10
Good for what it is, eh?
Tried on 28 Feb 2014 at 13:30

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Can, 71cl. It pours a big, white head over a clear, yellow body. Lacings. The aroma is weak, with some fruityness and pale malts. Pears and yellow apples mostly. There’s a little bitterness in the flavor, else it’s the same fruits and pale malts found in the nose. Medium bodied, and a pleasant carbonation level. Some bitterness in the end. A drinkable one, but there’s nothing interesting going on here, nothing at all. 131004
Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2013 at 05:09

2.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
Can. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, butterscotsch, malt, corn. Flavour is fruit, butterscotsch, malt, corn. Thin body. boring beer.
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2013 at 21:27