Jun 20, 2012


Railroad Ave & Waterfront (present day Broad st and Alaskan Way), Seattle from around 1905.
The Olympia Brewery Bottling plant can be seen in the lower right. Beer would be transported
from Olympia to Seattle and bottled for the Seattle market.
<Author's Collection> <Brewing in Seattle outtake photo>
Lew Colbo of the Cammarano Bros Distribution Co of Tacoma moves pallets of Rainier in this 1958 photo.
<Steenbock Library> <Brewing in Seattle outtake photo>

A 1957 artist rendition of a Rainier Brewery expansion.
<Author's Collection> <Brewing in Seattle outtake photo>
A turn of the century advertizement for Rainier Beer in Hawaii. The Seattle Brewing
and Malting Co would export shipments of Rainier to the islands where it would be
bottled and sold locally.
 (Author's collection) <Brewing in Seattle outtake photo>


Jun 13, 2012

Harry Lawton (left) from Sick's Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. (Rainier Brewing Co) accepts the Blue Ox Award for the best non-commercial campaign at Seattle's 11th annual Paul Bunyan Awards competition in 1955. Presenting were "Paul Bunyan, Jr.", Rotary Club representative, H.O. Stone and Miss Betty Park. <Author's Collection> <Brewing in Seattle outtake photo>

Jun 12, 2012

A 2009 Rainier beer advertizement created by Shayne Letain in 2009. Sheyneletain.com

Sunset Distributors of Seattle go along with Rainer beer's "Thrifty Quart" campaign by adopting traditional Scottish dress. 1950's <Seattle Public Library> <Brewing in Seattle outtake photo>

Jun 11, 2012

A display of Rainier Brewing Co products from 1978. <Author's Collection> (Brewing in Seattle outtake photo)

A mid 1940's luncheon at the Rainier brewery (then known as the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co) A large banner for Sick's Select beer hangs in the background. <Author's collection> (Brewing in Seattle outtake photo)
A Rhinelander beer advertizement from 1939. Rhinelander was the first beer brewed in Seattle by Emil Sick's Century Brewery. <Stan Sherstobitoff> (Brewing in Seattle outtake photo)

Jun 5, 2012

Jeanne from Lake City enjoys a Rainier in this 1942 photo (Brewing in Seattle outtake photo) Thanks to Paul.

Jun 4, 2012

A 1963 magazine advertizement for Rainier Ale. <Author's collection> (Brewing in Seattle outtake photo)

Washington State’s 78-year-old law of selling liquor only from state-controlled stores ends today. Here is 1950's era beer tax stamp from the Washington State Liquor Control Board.