Rainier Beer Flat Top Can

Sicks' Rainier Spokane Flat Top

Produced by Sicks' Rainier Brewing in Spokane, Washington, this Rainier Beer can represents an important chapter in Pacific Northwest brewing history. Under the leadership of Emil Sick, the company operated facilities in both Spokane and Seattle to supply markets across Washington, Idaho, and the Inland Northwest.

Cans filled at the eastern Washington facility feature mandatory statement text designating Sicks' Rainier Brewing in Spokane, distinguishing them from counterparts filled at the Seattle plant. Known variations include differences in mandatory text formatting, metallic background color treatments, and top lids bearing regional alcohol stampings.

Rainier flat tops from this era gained widespread collector prominence following the famous wind tunnel discovery in Washington. A massive cache of preserved Rainier cans was uncovered inside a decommissioned aeronautical wind tunnel, bringing major hobby attention to the graphic series and plant-specific designations produced across Sicks' network. Today, the Spokane-designated Rainier flat top remains a celebrated staple of regional breweriana history.