Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | 1896, 128 years ago in Tumwater, Washington |
Founder | Leopold Friederich Schmidt |
Defunct | 2003, 21 years ago |
Headquarters | |
Products | Beer |
Owner | Pabst Brewing Company |
Website | olympia-beer |
The Olympia Brewing Company was a brewery in the northwest United States, located in Tumwater, Washington, near Olympia. Founded in 1896 by Leopold Friederich Schmidt, it was bought by G. Heileman Brewing Company in 1983. Through a series of consolidations, it was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company in 1999; the Tumwater brewery was closed in 2003.