Rainier Club Beer Cone Top Can

Rainier Club Cone Top Overview

The Rainier Club Beer cone top was produced by the Rainier Brewing Company at its San Francisco, California facility. Following the repeal of Prohibition, Rainier expanded its packaging lineup, adopting Continental Can Company's "Cap-Sealed" steel containers to package flagship products for West Coast distribution.

Rainier Club originally debuted in the late 1930s as a premium brand tailored for regional markets. Packaged in 12-ounce containers, the can featured the brand's classic emblem and stylized typography framed by bold contrast bands. Due to evolving canning technology and regulatory updates during its era of distribution, several variations exist among surviving examples. Notable graphic variations include cans labeled as "Extra Pale Beer" or "Extra Dry Beer," as well as structural differences between low-profile and high-profile cone formats. Additionally, examples can be found with standard Internal Revenue Tax Paid (IRTP) labeling or with military tax-exempt markings produced for wartime shipments.

Today, the Rainier Club cone top remains an important representative of mid-century California brewing heritage and pre-to-post-World War II West Coast can design.