Notes
Opened: 1994
Closed: 2017
Annual Production: 220,000 bbl
Contributors: Diane Crawford, Klaus Degen
I used to really enjoy Redhook beers, but in the mid-90's they seemed to have really increased their usage of domestic Tettnang hops, rendering the beers nearly undrinkable. I get an overpowering "musty-wet-straw" flavor, especially in their flagship ESB. Lots of other breweries seem to be following this lead, and this flavor is what I'm talking about when you see "tastes like Redhook" in my notes. Too bad...they used to be one of the best.
Addendum, July 2003: I just had an ESB for the first time in about eight years, and it seems to have improved greatly! If this is a trend, I'll take back all the bad things I've ever said about Redhook ESB.
Craft Brewers Alliance was formed by the merger of Redhook and Widmer in 2008.
Updated: December 23, 2017
News
- 2017-12-04: Craft Brew Alliance to Sell Woodinville Brewery for $24.5 Million (Brewbound)
- 2017-05-03: Redhook owner will close and sell large Woodinville brewery, focus on Capitol Hill brewpub (Seattle Times)
- 2016-10-04: Craft Brew Alliance Lays Off Half of Woodinville Brewery Workers (Brewbound)
- 2011-03-14: Washington's Redhook Brewery celebrates 30 years (My Northwest)
- 2010-11-10: Amidst slumping sales, Redhook Brewery attempts to re-invent itself (Beernews.org)
- 2008-07-02: Widmer Brothers Brewing and Redhook Ale Brewery complete merger (Drinks Business Review)
- 2008-06-24: Redhook investors praise merger (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
- 2007-11-13: Widmer, Redhook Combining Brew Companies (Forbes)
- 2007-11-13: Two Popular Craft Breweries Agree to Merge (Business Wire)
Beer List
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9.50% abv.
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4.70% abv.-
Date: October 20, 2013 (#9285)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NEScore: 14 pointsAppearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.Aroma (2½)
Sweet, grainy malt.Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Malty, grainy, biscuity. Mild fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Grainy, fruity finish.Overall Impression (1½)
"Crushable"...?
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- Bronze Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
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Date: May 19, 1995 (#989)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 10½ pointsOverall Impression (2)
Supposedly reformulated as an IPA recently. Golden, reasonably clear, low carbonation. Same stinkin' hop aroma as before. Bitter, but Tettnangs overwhelm. -
Date: April 27, 1995 (#891)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 12 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Golden, moderate carbonation, good white head. Fruity aroma. Redhook neo-house flavor. Rotten Tettnangs ruin what ought to be a great beer.
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Date: September 25, 2008 (#7376)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IAScore: 16 pointsAppearance (3)
Deep dark red. Moderate head.Aroma (3)
Mildly chocolatey, mildly grassy.Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big chocolate malt flavor. Moderate resiny, grassy hop character.Overall Impression (2) -
Date: November 13, 2003 (#5137)Package: bottledPlace: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WIScore: 16 pointsOverall Impression (3)
Black. Moderate tight head. Sweet, chocolatey aroma with herbal hops. Light body, fairly fizzy. Roasty and sweetr, with a slight roasted-malt astringency. Mild hop flavor and bitterness in the middle. Malty-sweet-roasty finish. -
Date: December 13, 1994 (#646)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 14 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Deep red...not black at all. Thick brown head. Malty nose, some black malt. Tastes like Redhook Dark. House flavor, also in aroma.
