The Mountain Room

05/19/2024

MERCH IS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE
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Check it out at the link in our bio
*The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst Brewing co.

05/19/2024

Today’s acquisition - an 8 ft bottle to go with our 6 ft bottle. We are storing it for Alex who is pairing down his collection. If you are a collector and would like to display or sell any of your memorabilia at the Mountain Room, DM us!!!

05/16/2024

⭐️MERCH IS IN⭐️

KICKSTARTER REWARDS WILL BE DELIVERED NEXT WEEK

ALL LEFTOVER HOODIES, T-SHIRTS & TOTES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SOON
STAY TUNED
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*The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst Brewing co.

05/14/2024

Congrats to Isaac Olsen and Justin & Rob Peterson for creating the Rainier Beer Movie. What a brilliant job of putting this all together. What a gift to the history of Rainier Beer, its marketing over the years, and the creatives behind the beloved commercials. There were snippets from inside the Mountain Room and the Rainier Brewery that were fun to see. And Stan’s memorabilia collection - respect! We will keep you posted on where you can see this movie after SIFF - maybe at the Mountain Room???

05/10/2024

The Mountain Room Merch in process at Pork Chop Screen Printing!!!!

04/28/2024

Big thanks to for bringing our logo he designed to life with our new hand painted sign & helping the Old Rainier Brewery's Mountain Room with an amazing new look !!

We are finally getting started on our renovations & hope to be open by early summer ☀️

Kickstarter reward Merch is in the works & we will have updates on that soon !! Thank you all for your patience 🩵

04/12/2024

Work Break from Mountain Room Re-Opening Planning on Friday Afternoon !

04/07/2024

One of our many scores at today’s road trip to visit a few Rainier aficionados’ man caves. If you see someone wearing it when the Mountain Room opens, that will be me!

04/03/2024

My brother-in-law bartended there and met my sister who was a regular. They had their wedding reception there. When my dad passed, we had his wake there. My nephew’s band played there. Such great memories. Looking forward to making more at the Connor Byrne! Please support them to keep this important part of Seattle’ s history and music scene going!!!

Help us raise $40,000 to bring Seattle's First Cooperative Venue to Life!

04/02/2024

⭐️ WE OFFICIALLY REACHED OUR GOAL FOR OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN ⭐️

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS
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THERE IS STILL 22 HOURS LEFT TO DONATE:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery
Any extra money we bring in for the rest of our campaign will be going towards acquiring RARE & ANTIQUE memorabilia
Including the 1960's Brewmaster Bust, the Biggest Rainier Ever Captured Trophy Plaque, the ORIGINAL Giant Bottle opener from the 1970's commercials signed by THE Mickey Rooney & any other goodies we can get our hands on to display in The Mountain Room
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If you know where we can find any of these items or have Vintage Rainier memorabilia of your own that you'd like to sell, donate or even let us display temporarily please reach out !!

This has been a great start to our mission to & we couldn't be more greatful !

Here's to a new era of Mountain Fresh at the place it all began ✨️
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📸: Courtesy of .beer.movie

*The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst Brewing co.

04/01/2024

⭐️ ONLY 65 HOURS LEFT ON OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO THE MOUNTAIN ROOM AT THE OLD RAINIER BREWERY ⭐️

DONATE & SHARE TO HELP BE APART OF BRINGING BACK SEATTLE HISTORY
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery

*The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst Brewing co.

03/31/2024

72 Hours left of our Kickstarter Campaign to support reopening the The Mountain Room at the The Old Rainier Brewery! Help give the Wild Rainiers a home to return to and the public a place once again in the Rainier Brewery Building to enjoy the Mountain Freshness of an ice cold Rainier Beer! http://kck.st/49wKuTY

03/30/2024

🥳HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR WONDERFUL OWNER & VISIONARY BEHIND THE REBIRTH OF THE MOUNTAIN ROOM 🥳

Her drive & passion is unmatched, especially in the face of last year's devastating complications

Show her some love by DONATING TO OUR KICKSTARTER !!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=discovery

03/29/2024

✨️4 DAYS LEFT TO GO ON OUR KICKSTARTER✨️

Check out our building back in the 1980s !
So excited for how it's looking now !
Come by soon to see all the wonderful changes around Seattle's most iconic historic landmark,
Inside & out !!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=user_menu

03/26/2024

⭐️7 DAYS LEFT OF OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN⭐️
We need YOUR help to get us to our goal !!

Have you checked out some of the sweet prizes we have available for our donors ??

Let's come together to help this recover from the devastating fire last year & the Mountain Room !!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=discovery

The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst Brewing co.

03/24/2024

Check out the Old Rainier Brewery. All wrapped up with the Iconic “R” popping out the top like a bow. I can’t wait to see how it looks after the paint is all off. It’s going to be a Historical Jewel of Seattle! And we are returning The Mountain Room, Rainier’s original Tap Room, back to Seattle as well! Support our recovery from a year long closure as we reopen this Bar at the R later this Spring! 10days left of our Kickstarter Campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=user_menu
— at The Old Rainier Brewery.

03/21/2024

ONLY 12 DAYS TO GO TO DONATE TO OUR KICKSTARTER!!

Have YOU donated yet ???

Pitch in to help bring back one of Seattles most iconic bars & this piece of Seattle’s history!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=user_menu

*The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst. Brewing co.

03/16/2024

Eight months ago today an arsonist set fire to our historic front doors. I got the news this week that she has finally been arrested! The doors are currently being replaced in a similar fashion reflective of their history. We are still waiting for landlords to finish repairs from the fire, water, and smoke, and should be in early next month to start our preparations for reopening. Please donate to our Kickstarter campaign to assist us in rebounding from this devastating year.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Mountain%20room

03/15/2024

We are ALMOST halfway to our goal !!
&&& we are about halfway through our campaign

Let's keep it going !!

Like, share &, of course, donate to help The Mountain Room & be a part of restoring a icon

L1NK IN BI0

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The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst Brewing co.

03/13/2024

20 DAYS LEFT ON OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
HAVE YOU DONATED YET ??
HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT OUR SWEET PRIZES FOR DONATORS ??
HAVE YOU SHARED THIS CAMPAIGN WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW ??

LETS KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING !!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL YOUR LOVELY FACES AGAIN

K1CKSTARTER L1NK IN BI0

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03/10/2024

WE ARE ALMOST AT 10K ON OUR KICKSTARTER
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23 MORE DAYS TO GO
LET'S KEEP IT GOING

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE DONATIONS SO FAR
We still have a long way to go !!
Share this campaign with your friends, your family, your neighbors, your drinking buddies, your aunt Sheryl, your ex, your crush, lovers of all kinds & tell them to whatever they can to help us reach our goal & the .seattle

K1CKSTARTER L1NK IN BI0

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The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst. Brewing co.

03/08/2024

The Mountain Room is a family run & woman owned small local business

Owner Melinda Wells, a 4th generation Seattleite, has been in the original Mountain Room space for 10 years as of March 1st, 2024 & is only the 3rd tenant in the space in its 75 year history!!

With the sudden closure of her business (The Factory Luxe) last year for the Abatement project & then the fire, she decided to take the business in a new direction & embrace the history of the building & space she is in

With the help of her son, Sam, they are looking to bring the Mountain Room to new heights & re-open this spring!

BUT....
WE NEED YOUR HELP !!

Support small, woman owned, local business & bring back Seattle history by DONATING TO OUR KICKSTARTER
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themountainroom/reviving-a-seattle-relic-the-mountain-room-rainier-brewery?ref=user_menu

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The Mountain Room is not sponsored by,
endorsed by, maintained by or directly affiliated with Rainier Beer or Pabst. Brewing co.

03/01/2024

We are TWO DAYS IN to the Kickstarter & off to a great start !!

Thank you all for your donations so far
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Let's keep it going!!

Repost & share share share
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02/28/2024

FROM OUR HISTORY TO OUR FUTURE:

During this long closure, we took the opportunity to re-think the future of our business in this historic space.

Plans are coming together to re-imagine this space by giving the bar a contemporary look & building a state of the art venue space to continue uplifting Seattle's arts community & host shows of all kind !!
All while paying homage to its history & the icon it stands for:

With a new look inside & out, The Old Rainier Brewery will be ready to welcome back the public with open arms

But, after being closed for a year, we can't fund this on our own...
Stay tuned to find out how you can help
the Mountain Room

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02/27/2024

An Era Of THE FACTORY LUXE
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The Factory Luxe started small &, with alot of hard work & support from a great community, grew & grew

What was the best show you saw at
THE FACTORY LUXE??

📸's:
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Slide 3 - .kklein
Slide 4 - for

02/26/2024

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in July, as Abatement work was finishing up on our space, an Arsonist climbed behind the Abatement Containment & started a fire on our front porch.

Thankfully, former Factory Luxe team member just happened to be grabbing coffee at , noticed the smoke as she was leaving the coffee shop & dialed 911 within 5 minutes of the arsonist leaving the scene.
Over 50 firefighters were on the scene in less than 15 minutes of the fire starting.

Without Brittne's quick actions, our space would have been totally gone.

Although the fire was extinguished quickly, it destroyed the original 1950's front doors, water warped our wood floor & smoke filled our entire space.
We were lucky, as it could have been a lot worse.
However, there was still substantial damage & lots of repair & cleaning to be done.

The space sat empty for 5 months while back & forth negotiations with building ownership occurred.
In December 2023, the building owners finally approved bids for restoration to repair the damage & we secured a new 5-year lease on the space.

BUT, WHAT HAPPENS NOW ??

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02/26/2024

Just about 1 year ago, The Factory Luxe began preparing to close its doors for what we were told would be a 2-month closure as our wing of The Old Rainier Brewery was being abated
2 months turned into 3 months turned into.....😵‍💫

Our community was so patient with us as we collectively waited to get back to business

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02/25/2024

Everyone knows the Old Rainier Brewery!!
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Whether you've visited Seattle for a day or have lived here your whole life, you're sure to have seen this iconic building with its glowing neon R ✨️
But not many know its unique history
Or even, what happens there now.....

Follow us as we take you on a journey through Seattle & history & bring you to a new era of Mountain Fresh at the place it all started
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03/16/2023

The Factory Luxe is temporarily closed for external building renovations. Check this space for info on our Re-Opening Party in late Spring!!!! -at-the-R

01/17/2023

What’s one of your favorite songs from a local artist/band right now?? 👀

⭐️: King Sheim