I collect all old things BEER related from Tacoma (and other Northwest locations too). Tacoma has a craft brewing industry (which is great!), but I collect pre-1980 items like beer cans, bottles, tin signs, neon and other lighted signs, coasters, calendars, trays, tip trays, labels, case boxes, match safes, crowns, etc.
Here are some of the older Tacoma breweries and their brands that I am interested in:
Columbia Brewing Co / Alt Heidelberg Brewing Co / Carling Brewing Co:
-- Heidelberg, Finer Flaver, Columbia, Christmas Beer, Alt Pilsener, Atlast Export Beer, Black Label
Cammarano Brothers:
-- Salem Beer, Acme Beer, Old Milwaukee, Golden Glow, Hamms, Twang Root Beer, Cliquot Club Soda, Paradise Club Soda, Double Cola Soda, Rainier Beer
Ignatz Fuerst / Pacific Brewing and Malting Co
Puget Sound Brewery / Pacific Brewing and Malting Co
-- Pacific, Tacoma Beer, Lager
Northwest Brewing Co / United Union Breweries / Pioneer Brewing / Silver Springs Brewing Co:
-- Western Style, Dunkel Brau, Hartz Beer, Gold Seal Beer, Oldstyle, Olde Pilsner, Red Cap Ale, Durst, Viking, Brown Derby, Kol, Tuxedo 51.
Old beer cans, bottles, crowns, and other goodies can be found anywhere! Check your attics, crawl spaces, walls (whenever remodeling), under decks. Always looking for Rainier, Rheinlander, Horluck's, Hop Gold, Bohemian Club, Silver Springs, Town Club, Golden Age, Martin's, Gilt Top, and any other WA/OR/CA brand too. I'd love to find any AMOCAT or West Coast Grocers items from Tacoma too. Old Pabst, Schlitz, Budweiser, Miller, Blitz, Burgermeister, Brew 102, and Coors items welcomed too. Please contact me. Thank you.