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3rd June 1894
3rd June 1894
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Emil George Sick was born in Tacoma, Washington to Canadian parents. His first job was as a shipping clerk in his father's Lethbridge, Alberta brewery. By age 29 Sick had worked his way up the ladder and became the general manager of the Associated Breweries of Canada. He later renamed it Sick's Breweries, Limited. With the repeal of Prohibition in America Sick saw more opportunities to expand his brewery empire. Between 1933 and 1943 he purchased or obtained controlling interest in no less than a half a dozen American breweries throughout the Pacific Northwest. His interest in American institutions even extended to baseball. He purchased the struggling Seattle Rainiers club in 1937 and was instrumental in establishing the Great Falls Electrics team in Montana. Sick's Brewery empire contracted throughout the 1950s. He sold companies one by one and concentrated his energy and resources on his flagship brewery in Seattle and their product, Rainier Beer. Emil George Sick died on the 10th of November 1964 at age 70. The Rainier Brewery soon after changed their name, removing the Sicks' prefix.
Emil George Sick was born in Tacoma, Washington to Canadian parents. His first job was as a shipping clerk in his father's Lethbridge, Alberta brewery. By age 29 Sick had worked his way up the ... View More
1933 FoundedCentury Brewing Assn.3100 Airport Way
Products
Rheinlander Beer
1933-1934
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Circa: 1933
Circa: 1933
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A Rainier Beer billboard near Black Butte Oregon.
1935 Seattle Brewing & Malting Company3100 Airport Way
Products
Rainier Beer
1935-1944
Rainier Old Stock Ale
1935-1944
Rainier Special Export Beer
1935-1944
Rainier Yuletide Brew
1935-1944
Rheinlander Brand Beer
1935-1944
Rheinlander Special Export Beer
1935-1944
Seattle Beer
1935-1944
Photos
Circa: 1938
Circa: 1938
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A general store out west displays a small pyramid of Budweiser, Hop Gold and Rainier Beer Opening Instruction cans.
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Circa: 1939
1944 Sicks' Seattle Brewing & Malting Co.3100 Airport Way
Products
Brew 66 Bock
1950-1956
Brew 66 Beer
1950-1956
Century Ale
1944-1956
Rainier Old Stock Ale
1944-1956
Rainier Beer
1944-1956
Sick's Boss Ale
1944-1956
Sick's Select Ale
1944-1956
Sick's Select Beer
1944-1956
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Circa: 1953
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Circa: 1955
Circa: 1955
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The factory of the Sicks' Seattle Brewing & Malting Company.
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Circa: 1955
Circa: 1955
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The Ensign Tavern in Portland Oregon served up Rainier Beer.
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Circa: 1955
Circa: 1955
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Nice Rainier sign in downtown Seattle.
1956 Sicks' Rainier Brewing Company3100 Airport Way
Products
Brew 6 Beer
1956-1960
Brew 66 Beer
1956-1958
Rainier Ale
1956-1969
Rainier Beer
1956-1969
1965 Rheinlander Brewing Co. Div. of Sicks' Rainier Brewing Co.3100 Airport Way
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Circa: 1966
1970 Highlander Brewing Company3100 Airport Way
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Highlander Beer
1965-Present
Rheinlander Beer
1965-1992
1977 G. Heileman Brewing Company3100 Airport Way
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Heidelberg Beer
1977-2014
Rainier Beer
1977-2014
Rheinlander Beer
1977-2014
1993 Jet City Brg. Co3100 Airport Way
1994 Blitz-Weinhard Co.3100 Airport Way
Still Operating