Was my cheap choice for Sailors Beer when I was stationed in San Diego early 70s. A wave of nostalgia has passed me today. Thx for the memory My Friend.

I miss the TV ads for Olympia. "It's the water......and a lot more......"

Artesian well-water. Had everybody asking what the hell an artesian was.

My Dad took me and my brother to tour the brewery once when we were kids. We couldn't sample the beer at the end of the tour, of course. But the brewery maintained a water fountain that provided the same artesian well water they used to brew the beer. It bubbled up from a shiny copper fountain, and tasted delicious.

That’s why it’s yella!

I drank Oly for a time, back in the day. It was better than some I can think of.

That and Hamm’s, when we all were on Sp4 pay in 1969 Monterey,
CA. We couldn’t afford the good stuff.

try out Westland American whiskey. It's a single malt, and it's surprisingly good. For obvious reasons, they can't call it Scotch, but it will hold its own with many of them.

It came in a cardboard box you'd fill with ice to keep the beer cold. You'd keep the plastic tap to use again later.

Best part was that it was cheap, with no keg deposit, and it was easy to transport.

Bad part was it was Olympia beer.