Rainier Beer Flat Top Can

Sicks' Spokane Rainier Flat Top

The Rainier Beer flat top can produced by Sicks' Spokane Brewery in Spokane, Washington, holds an important place in Pacific Northwest breweriana. Part of Emil Sick's regional brewing network, the Spokane facility operated alongside the primary Seattle location to package and distribute Rainier Beer across the Inland Northwest.

Collector Significance and Variants

Cans originating from the Spokane facility are distinguished from Seattle-market cans primarily by the brewery mandatory text. Known variations include minor differences in company phrasing—such as cans reading "Sicks' Spokane Brewery" versus "Sicks' Spokane Brewery, Inc."—as well as variations in state-mandated alcohol declarations and top lid stampings. Both the standard red-and-white Rainier designs and the multi-colored commemorative Jubilee series were produced bearing the Spokane imprint.

The Wind Tunnel Discovery

Rainier flat tops from this era gained widespread attention following the famous Seattle wind tunnel discovery, where thousands of mid-century Rainier cans were uncovered stored inside an abandoned brewery ventilation shaft. That discovery included examples bearing the Sicks' Spokane mandatory line, spotlighting the history of multi-plant canning operations across Washington State.