Lifestaff Pale Lager Beer Cone Top Can

Lifestaff Pale Lager Cone Top

The Lifestaff Pale Lager cone top represents a notable chapter in West Coast breweriana, produced by the Rainier Brewing Company at its San Francisco, California facility.

The Lifestaff brand name traces its roots back to the Prohibition era, when it was originally marketed as a cereal beverage and near-beer by the Hemrich family in Seattle before operations consolidated into Rainier. Following the repeal of Prohibition, Rainier utilized the heritage brand for its standard fermented malt beverages, packaging Lifestaff Pale Lager in low-profile cone top containers manufactured by the Continental Can Company.

The can features period-typical branding and includes the mandatory Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) statement. During this era, Rainier’s San Francisco plant produced a diverse portfolio of regional and proprietary labels—such as Pacific Lager, B B Special Export, and Tacoma Pale—among which Lifestaff is widely recognized among collectors as one of the most elusive.

Because of its restrained distribution footprint and historical link bridging Pacific Northwest brewing heritage with California production, this can remains a prized acquisition for advanced collectors specializing in San Francisco breweriana and early metallic packaging.