Redhook Ale Brewery

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Redhook Ale Brewery

Location	Seattle, Washington Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Year opened	1981
Annual production	360,000 US barrels
Active beers
Blackhook Porter	American porter
Redhook Blonde	American blonde ale
Redhook ESB	Extra special bitter
Redhook Long Hammer IPA	American IPA
Widmer Hefeweizen	Hefeweizen
Seasonal beers
Sunrye (Summer)	Rye beer
Copperhook (Spring)	Blonde Ale
Winterhook (Winter)	Winter warmer
Late Harvest Autumn Ale (Fall-East Coast Only)	Brown ale

The Redhook Ale Brewery NASDAQ: HOOK, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a brewer of craft beers, with operations in Woodinville, Washington and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It was founded in Seattle in 1981 by Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker. Their flagship beer is the ESB (5.8% ABV).

Redhook currently produces nine styles of beer, marketed under distinct brand names. Redhook's flagship brand is Redhook ESB and its other principal products include Long Hammer IPA, Redhook Blonde Ale, Blackhook Porter, and its seasonal offerings Winterhook, Sunrye, Late Harvest Autumn, and Copperhook Ales. Redhook also produces and sells Widmer Hefeweizen in the midwest and eastern U.S. under a 2003 licensing agreement with Widmer Brothers Brewing Company. Redhook distributes its products through a network of wholesale distributors, Craft Brands Alliance LLC, and a distribution alliance with Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated. Redhook distributed its products in 48 states as of March 31, 2008.

Anheuser-Busch owns 25% of the business, as well as Widmer Brothers.