A bear became drunk after drinking 36 cans of beer in Seattle, Washington!

Photo. An Alaskan brown bear (photo for illustration).   

This amazing incident happened Wednesday 18 August in a campground at Baker Lake Resort, 80 miles (129 kilometres) northeast of Seattle (Washington state in US).

According to reports from rangers (wildlife agents) at the camp, the black bear was sleeping when they found him.

The bear seemed to be sophisticated in his taste. He tried a mass-market Busch beer first, but switched to Rainier Beer, a local ale.

A ranger tried to chase the bear from the campground, but the animal just climbed a tree to sleep it off for another four hours. The rangers managed to chase the bear away, but it returned the next morning. They set a trap using as bait some doughnuts, honey and two cans of Rainier Beer. They succeeded with the trick. The hard-drinking bear was captured and moved to another place.

36 beer or not 36 beer? Bear or no t bear.......? I just say shakebeer, or even better SHAKEBEAR! So far I could see bears have something in common with us humans at one point: they like beer, and they get hangovers too!

Stein Morten Lund, 20 August 2004

Additional information

Read more about this amazing story on:

All Headline News: www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/1092857475

CNN: www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/08/18/bear.beer.reut/

Rainier Beer:

It was brewed by the soon-to-close Rainier Brewing Company, Seattle, Washington. The brewery is now closed. It's a type of Beer- Pilsner called "Mountain Fresh", and it's described as fresh and clear with a hop bite that makes it unique among American Macro-brewed beers. Click on the link for more information: http://beernotes.com/northwest/articles/000409.html

Busch Beer Family:

This bear is brewed in Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Anheuser-Busch is the world's largest brewer, operating 14 breweries, 12 in the United States and two overseas. The company currently brews approximately 30 beers for sale in the United States. Here is a brief description of the Busch Beer (from Anheuser`s website):

Busch: introduced in 1955, Busch has a smooth, light taste. The brand is the country's largest-selling subpremium-priced beer in all major demographics.

Busch Light: introduced in 1989, Busch Light is already the ninth-largest brand in the United States. It contains 110 calories per 12-ounce serving.

Busch Ice: in 1995, Anheuser-Busch introduced this smooth-tasting ice beer to satisfy consumer demand for a subpremium-priced product.

For more information click on the link: www.anheuser-busch.com/overview/abi.html