DIRECTORY OF WESTERN BREWERIES
(for a complete alphabetical list see the SITE MAP)
The following breweries are those that I am currently
researching. Some are essentially finished, but are frequently updated when
additional information is uncovered or images of collectibles are found. Others
are still in the early stages of research and composition. Your input is not
only welcome - it's encouraged!
Centennial Brewery (1876-1918) of Butte, MT.
Olympia Brewing Company (1902-2003) of
Tumwater, WA - founded as the
Capitol
Brewing Co. (1896-1902).
Bellingham Bay Brewery (1902-1916) of
Bellingham, WA.
Whatcom Brewing & Malting (1899-1903)
absorbed by the Bellingham Bay Brewery.
Salem Brewery Association (1903-1943) of
Salem, OR.
Port Townsend Brewing Company
(1909-1916) of Port Townsend, WA.
Acme Brewing Company (1906-1954) of San Francisco, CA.
Bay View Brewery
(1883-1919) of Seattle, WA - part of the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co.
(founded by Andrew Hemrich).
Breweries of Fritz &
Emil Sick - "The House of Lethbridge"
Century Brewery Assn., Inc. (1933-1935) of Seattle.
Albert Braun Brewing Assn. (1890-1893) of
So. Seattle, also part of Seattle Brewing & Malting.
Claussen-Sweeney Brewery (1883-1916)
of Georgetown, main plant of Seattle Brewing & Malting.
Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. (1893-1916)
of Georgetown (So. Seattle) - controled by Hemrich family.
Rainier Brewing Co., Inc. (1933-1953)
of San Francisco, CA - est. by Louis Hemrich in 1916.
Hemrich Bros. Brewing Co. (1897-1933) of
Seattle -
est. by Alvin Hemrich..
Aberdeen Brewing Company (1901-1915) of
Aberdeen, WA - est. by Alvin Hemrich.
Hemrich Brewing Companies (1933-1940)
of Seattle -
est. by Alvin Hemrich.
Apex Brewing Company (1934-1938) of Seattle
- est. by Alvin Hemrich.
Columbia Breweries, Inc. (1933-1953) of Tacoma - est. by Elmer
Hemrich.
Elmer E. Hemrich's Brewery, Inc.
(1935-1940) of Tacoma. (Elmer, son of Alvin Hemrich)
Claussen Brewing Association (1901-1915)
of Seattle - controlled by the Hemrichs by 1906.
Independent Brewing Co. (1902-1915)
of Seattle - controlled by the Hemrichs by 1906.
Seattle Brewing & Malting (1935-1944).
Sicks'
Seattle Brewing & Malting (1944-1957).
Sicks' Rainier Brewing Company (1957-1970).
Sicks' Brewing Company (1943-1953) of Salem, OR - previously the
Salem Brewery Assn.
Sicks' Century Brewery (1939-1957) of Seattle - previously the
Horluck Brewing Co.
Horluck Brewery (1933-1939) of Seattle -
predecessor to Sicks' Century Brewery.
Rheinlander Brewery, Inc. (1938-1939) of Seattle - previously the
Apex Brewing Co.
Silver Springs Brewing Co. (1934-1967) of Port orchard (1934-1950) and Tacoma (1950-1967).
Tacoma Breweries
Milwaukee Brewing Co. (1981-1897)
Stahl's City Brewery (1870-1910)
Washington Brewing Co. (1900-1904)
Other Seattle
Pilsener Brewing Co. (1933-1934)
Eagle Brewery
(1882-1883)Other Washington
BreweriesAngeles Brewing & Malting Co. (1901-1913)
North Yakima Brewing & Malting (1905-1915)
Yakima Valley Brewing Co.
(1938-1953)
San Francisco
Acme
Brewing Company (1906-1954)
Globe Brewing Company (1933-1938)
S. F.
Weiss Beer Brewery (1899-1903)
Red
Lion Brewing Co. (1904-1909)
Red
Lion Ale & Porter Brewing Co. (1909-1911)
Aug.
Lang Brewing Assn. (1911-1913)
General Brewing Corporation, San Francisco
(1933-1978)
Broadway Brewing Company (1862-1917)
San Francisco Brewery (1853-1862)
Hibernia Brewery (1867-1920)
Mission Street Brewery (1860-1867)
Tacoma Brewing & Malting (1916-1919)
Tacoma Brewing Company (1919-1927)
Fredericksburg Brewing Co. (1869-1920)
Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. (1933-1951)
Wieland's Brewing Company (1939-1952)
Salinas
Salinas Brewery
(1874-1891)
Salinas Brewing Co. (1891-1926)
Salinas Brewing & Ice Co. (1934-1938)
Monterey Brewing Co. (1938-1942)
General Brewing Corporation, San Francisco (1933-1978)
Olympia Brewing Co. of Butte (1899-1911)
Oregon Breweries
Henry Weinhard Brewery (1904-1928)
American Brewing & Crystal Ice Co. ( 1901-1916)
South Dakota Breweries
Black Hills Brewery (1878-1917)
Black Hills Products Co. (1917-1927)