Redhook Ale Brewery

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.craftbrewers.com
Employees: 400
Employee growth: 81.0%

Beer is a real craft for these brewers. Craft Brewers Alliance markets and sells the beers of The Redhook Ale Brewery (Seattle), Widmer Brothers Brewing Company (Portland, Oregon), Kona Brewing Company (Kona, Hawaii), and Goose Island Beer Company (Chicago). The Alliance, which is headquartered in Portland, offers approximately 30 craft beers that are available regionally and nationally. Its brands include Longhammer IPA, Wider Hefeweizen, Longboard Island Lager, and Oatmeal Stout. The company's beers are distributed nationally though a partnership with beverage giant Anheuser-Busch, which also owns about 36% of Craft Brewers Alliance.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $79.8M
One year growth: 92.3%
Net income: ($33.3)M

Officers:
Chairman: Kurt R. Widmer
CEO: Terry E. Michaelson
CFO and Treasurer: Mark D. Moreland

Competitors:
Boston Beer
New Belgium Brewing
Pyramid Breweries

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Redhook Ale Brewery
Location	Seattle, Washington Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Year opened	1981
Annual production	360,000 US barrels
Active beers
Name Type Redhook ESB Extra Special Bitter Long Hammer IPA American IPA Slim Chance Light Ale American Light Ale Blackhook Porter American Porter
Seasonal beers
Name Type Sunrye (Summer) Rye beer Copperhook (Spring) Blonde Ale Winterhook (Winter) Winter Warmer Late Harvest Autumn Ale (Fall) Brown Ale
Other beers
Name Type Limited Release Series Craft Beers

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).

Contents 1 Craft Brewers Alliance 2 References 3 External links

Red Hook Sample.

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, Slim Chance Light 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^[1]. 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.

Craft Brewers Alliance

Red Hook, with Widmer Brothers, and owning a 40% stake in Goose Island Beer Company, and a 20% stake in Kona Brewing Company, formed the Craft Brewers Alliance Inc, in 2008 ^[2][3], and now publicly trades as NASDAQ: HOOK.

References

1. ^ http://www.blogaboutbeer.com/2007/11/17/widmer-redhook-unite/
2. ^ Craft Brewers Alliance accessed 08-30-2009
3. ^ Post-merger Widmer reports profit Portland Business Journal, August 12, 2009

External links

• Redhook Ale Brewery
• Redhook Ale Brewery, Incorporated Corporate Profile

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