Old letter I wrote to Rolling Rock Extra Pale Beer.

Dear Great people at Rolling Rock Extra Pale. There is a horse on the beer bottles, what’s his or her name? My friend says the horse is named Chris and that’s funny because my name is Kris but spelled with a K. I always have a crisp cool Rolling Rock in my hand and when my friends see me walking on the road they say there’s Chris and Kris. From the moment I wake up time to the time I fall asleep I’m drinking Rolling Rock. Please write back with the name of the Horse. I MUST KNOW!!!!

-Kris Masturbate

REPLY:

Hi Kris,

Thanks for taking the time to contact Rolling Rock.  I’m glad to hear that you’re such a true fan of the beer, and I thank you for your undaunted loyalty to our legendary green bottle beer.

To be perfectly honest with you, I’ve never heard any official naming of the horse on the Rolling Rock bottles.  I’ve heard plenty of things about the “33” and the painted labels, but never has anyone told me about a name for the horse.  I do know that there is speculation that the horse appears on the label because it is rumored that he won a hefty amount of money for the Tito brothers, who used their winnings to found the Latrobe brewery that eventually gave birth to Rolling Rock.  But I have no idea if that horse’s name was Chris.

Honestly, if you want to call him Chris, I say go for it.  Or really, go for Kris if you’d like!

Thanks again Kris for writing Rolling Rock.  I hope that you’re able to enjoy your 4^th of July with a cold Rolling Rock by your side.  If you should have any further questions or comments, feel free to send them my way.

Brian

Rolling Rock