The Redhook Ale Brewery is a

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brewery operating out of

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, United States. It was founded in Seattle in 1981 by Paul Shipman and

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, and is currently owned by

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-based

Craft Brew Alliance Craft Brew Alliance is a beer brewing company that originally was composed of five beer and cider brands: * Redhook Ale Brewery, founded by Gordon Bowker and Paul Shipman in 1981 in Seattle, Washington; * Widmer Brothers Brewery, founded by bro ...

. Its flagship brewery, the Redhook Brewlab, is located in the Pike Motorworks Building in Seattle's

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neighborhood. Redhook also operated a location in

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, from the 1990s until June 2018, when it was rebranded under

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from

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Beers

Redhook currently produces several styles of beer marketed under distinct brand names. The brewery's flagship brand is Redhook ESB (5.8%

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); its other beers include Long Hammer IPA (6.2% ABV), Big Ballard Imperial IPA (8.6% ABV), Bicoastal IPA (7.1% ABV), and also various

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offerings: My Oh My Caramel Macchiato Milk Stout (Spring - 5.5% ABV), Tangelic Halo Tangerine IPA (Summer - 6.2% ABV), Winterhook (Fall/Winter - ABV varies year to year). Redhook distributes its products through a network of wholesale distributors, Craft Brew Alliance Inc, and a distribution agreement with

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, Incorporated (which owns Craft Brew Alliance). As of March 2008, the brewery distributed its products in 48

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External links

Redhook Ale Brewery

Redhook Ale Brewery, Incorporated Corporate Profile
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