Tacoma’s craft brewing industry today hearkens to a time over a century ago when the city was one of America’s great beer-making capitals, the home to a robust industry of breweries and beer halls. With a master’s and doctorate degrees in history from Western Washington University and the University of Washington, respectively, Michael Sullivan continues his deep dive into Tacoma’s beer history as you’ll discover in Grit & Grain Episode 64, Part 2, with Sullivan. In this episode, he continues to discuss early Prohibition in Tacoma, complete with gangsters and breweries that the Grit & Grain didn’t know existed. The podcast also includes how Columbia Breweries became the Heidelberg Brewery and the impact that had on the City of Destiny.
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Alright Grit and Grainers! Email us at cheers@gritandgrainpodcast.com with your comments, opinions, and proof that in 1936, after Columbia Breweries in Tacoma was the first Pacific Northwest brewery to introduce canned beer — Alt Heidelberg Guest Beer — the same year as the Tacoma Philharmonic was formed, it was the first empty beer can to roll down a theater aisle in our region during a performance. You can subscribe to GGP on Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio, and Stitcher, and please leave us a review. Be sure to also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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