Columbia Breweries, Inc. of Tacoma, Washington, USA

Dates	Trade Name	Historic Address
1900 - 1915	Columbia Brewing Company	2120/2142 South C Street
1915 - 1933	Columbia Brewing Company	2120/2142 South C Street
1915 - 1933	Columbia Bottling Co. (Aka of Columbia Brewin...	2120/2142 South C Street
1933 - 1953	Columbia Breweries, Inc.	2120/2142 South C Street
1953 - 1958	Heidelberg Brewing Company	2120/2142 South C Street
1958 - 1975	Carling Brewing Company	2120/2142 South C Street
1973 - 1975	Tuborg Brewing Company	2120/2142 South C Street
1975 - 1979	Carling National Breweries, Inc., Heidelberg ...	2120/2142 South C Street
1979 - 1979	G. Heileman Brewing Co., Heidelberg Brewery	2120/2142 South C Street

The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown
U-Permit Number : WASH-U-1204
L-permit Number : L-28

Timeline

1900 FoundedColumbia Brewing Company2120/2142 South C Street

Products

Columbia Export Lager Beer
1900-1915

Columbia Golden Drop Beer
1900-1915

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Begin: 1900 End 1933

1900 - 1933

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7th October 1911

The Columbia Brewing Co. begins to produce the low alcoholic beer named ERA.

1915 Columbia Bottling Co. (Aka of Columbia Brewing Co.)2120/2142 South C Street

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Circa: 1915

1933 Columbia Breweries, Inc.2120/2142 South C Street

Products

Alt Heidelberg Beer
1933-1949

Alt Heidelberg Bock Beer
1933-1936

Alt Heidelberg Draught Beer
1933-1936

Alt Heidelberg Extra Pale Beer
1933-1936

Alt Heidelberg Premium Pale Beer
1933-1953

Alt Pilsener Beer
1933-1936

Atlas Export Pale Beer
1933-1953

Atlast Export Pale Beer
1937-1939

Christmas Beer
1933-1953

Columbia Beer
1933-1952

Columbia Lager Beer
1933-1936

Columbia Pale Ale
1933-1950

Columbia Pale Ale
1941-1952

Growler Columbia Beer
1933-1953

Heidelberg Beer
1949-1952

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Begin: 1933 End 1953

1933 - 1953

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Begin: 1933 End 1953

1933 - 1953

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Circa: 1933

1938Capacity 180000 Barrels

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Circa: 1938

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Circa: 1939

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1940

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1941

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1944

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1946

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1953 Heidelberg Brewing Company2120/2142 South C Street

Products

Bay Horse Ale
1934-1948

Columbia Ale
1952-1958

Columbia Beer
1952-1958

Gold Medal Beer
1934-1948

Heidelberg Beer
1934-1948

Heidelberg Beer
1952-1958

Heirloom Bock
1934-1948

Heirloom Beer
1934-1948

Heirloom Of Baden Beer
1943-1947

Lexington Old Town Ale
1940-1946

Lexington Old Town Bock
1940-1946

Lexington Old Town Beer
1940-1946

Olde Towne Ale
1940-1946

Student Prince Ale
1934-1948

Student Prince Bock
1934-1948

Student Prince Beer
1934-1948

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Circa: 1955

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Circa: 1955

1958 Carling Brewing Company2120/2142 South C Street

Products

Black Label Beer
1958-1975

Columbia Beer
1958-1975

Heidelberg Beer
1958-1979

Red Cap Ale
1958-1975

Tuborg Beer
1958-1975

1973 Tuborg Brewing Company2120/2142 South C Street

Products

Tuborg Beer
1973-1988

1975 Carling National Breweries, Inc., Heidelberg Brewery 2120/2142 South C Street

1979 G. Heileman Brewing Co., Heidelberg Brewery2120/2142 South C Street

1979 ClosedCarling National Breweries, Inc., Heidelberg Brewery

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Columbia Breweries, Inc. of Tacoma, Washington, USA

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Begin: 1900 End 1933

7th October 1911

Circa: 1915

View of Pioneer Square, Tacoma in about 1915. Columbia Beer billboard visible in background.

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Begin: 1933 End 1953

Begin: 1933 End 1953

Circa: 1933

A beautiful coloraized photograph of downtown Tacoma featuring an Alt Heidelberg Beer painted sign courtesy of "Imbued by Hues"

Circa: 1938

Alt Heidelberg Beer delivery truck.

Circa: 1939

A Leyse Aluminum Company advertisement features one of their Alt Heidelberg sign.

Circa: 1939

Circa: 1939

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Circa: 1940

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Circa: 1941

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Circa: 1944

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Circa: 1946

Circa: 1946

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Circa: 1955

Young greaser enjoys a Columbia Ale at a tavern in the Northwest.

Circa: 1955

Dock workers hoisting a pallet of Heidelberg Beer cans in cases.

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Columbia Breweries, Inc. of Tacoma, Washington, USA

Timeline

Products

Begin: 1900 End 1933

7th October 1911

Circa: 1915

View of Pioneer Square, Tacoma in about 1915. Columbia Beer billboard visible in background.

Products

Begin: 1933 End 1953

Begin: 1933 End 1953

Circa: 1933

A beautiful coloraized photograph of downtown Tacoma featuring an Alt Heidelberg Beer painted sign courtesy of "Imbued by Hues"

Circa: 1938

Alt Heidelberg Beer delivery truck.

Circa: 1939

A Leyse Aluminum Company advertisement features one of their Alt Heidelberg sign.

Circa: 1939

Circa: 1939

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Circa: 1940

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Circa: 1941

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Circa: 1944

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Circa: 1946

Circa: 1946

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Circa: 1955

Young greaser enjoys a Columbia Ale at a tavern in the Northwest.

Circa: 1955

Dock workers hoisting a pallet of Heidelberg Beer cans in cases.

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