Redhook Ale Brewery
The Redhook Ale Brewery, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a beer brewery with operations in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in Seattle in 1981, by Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker and is owned by Craft Brew Alliance.
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Location | Seattle, WA Portsmouth, NH | ||||||||||
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Coordinates | 47°44′05″N 122°08′56″W | ||||||||||
Opened | 1981 | ||||||||||
Annual production volume | 216,900 US beer barrels (254,500 hL) in 2013[1] | ||||||||||
Owned by | Craft Brew Alliance | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Redhook Ale Brewery operated a location in Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the 1990s until June 22, 2018 when it re-branded under the Nantucket-based Cisco Brewers.[2]
Beers

Redhook currently produces several styles of beer, marketed under distinct brand names. Redhook's flagship brand is Redhook ESB (5.8% ABV). Redhook also brews Long Hammer IPA (6.2% ABV), Big Ballard Imperial IPA (8.6% ABV), Bicoastal IPA (7.1% ABV), and its seasonal beer 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev, Incorporated (which owns 32% of the stock in Craft Brew Alliance[3]). Redhook distributed its products in 48 states, as of March 31, 2008.
References
- "Craft Brew Alliance 2013 Annual Report". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- Dandurant, Karen. "Redhook being replaced by Cisco Brewers at Pease". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- "CRAFT BREWERS ALLIANCE, INC. FORM 10-K". US SEC. p. 18.
As of December 31, 2010, A-B owns approximately 32.2% of our outstanding common stock and, under the Exchange Agreement, has the right to appoint two designees to our board of directors and to observe the conduct of all standing board committees.