Beer Garden
Celebrate Solstice with a Toast to Summer!
Redhook is proud to be serving Liquid Goodness at the Fremont Fair!
Join Redhook Brewery at the Main Stage and Waterfront Beer Gardens to quench your summer thirst with Long Hammer IPA, ESB and Rope Swing Summer Pilsner.
Redhook’s Fremont Roots
Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker founded Redhook brewery in Seattle in May of 1982. Why there? Why then? The Pacific Northwest drank more draft beer than anyone in the country, and the import beer market was growing everywhere. In 1982, the first Redhook Ale was poured.
In 1983 and 1984, Redhook introduced two more beers including Ballard Bitter and captured Seattle’s attention. Suddenly, the little 5,000 square-foot brewery found itself pushed beyond capacity. Clearly, a new facility was necessary.
Redhook bought the former home of the Seattle Electric Railway as its new location in downtown Fremont. Besides having great historical significance, it also kept Redhook near the community that supported it through those early years. The 26,000 square- foot building allowed the company to build a rather charming brewpub named the Trolleyman. Situated at the corner of Phinney Ave N and N 35th St., in current day this building is now home to Theo Chocolate.
A new brewhouse was built in 1988 using state-of-the-art brewing equipment from Anton Steinecker, a Bavarian manufacturer. The new equipment ensured product quality and consistency and made Redhook the most technically advanced craft brewery in North America. Interest and demand for craft beers continued to grow. To keep pace, Redhook built a second brewery in Woodinville, Washington in 1999. It was a sad day when we had to move from Fremont and its residents.
2010 will mark the 22nd year of what has turned out to be a fantastic partnership between Redhook and the Fremont Fair! Since the Brewery originated right in the heart of downtown Fremont, the Fremont Fair has always been an important event for Redhook and a special opportunity to be involved with the surrounding community.
Liquid Goodness on tap at the Fremont Fair:
Long Hammer IPA
The distinctive India Pale Ale style was developed by British brewers in the 1700s in order to create a sturdy beer that could survive long sea journeys to far-flung colonies where troops eagerly awaited the arrival of this sublime liquid refreshment. Long Hammer takes the traditional IPA brewing process one step further by dry hopping, or adding hops at the end of the brewing process with Cascade hops to give a wonderful hop aroma but not the overpowering hop taste. Long Hammer IPA is the beer you find yourself reaching for again and again, no matter what the occasion.
Long Hammer pairs nicely with grilled meats, seafood, Mexican, Indian, Thai or other spicy ethnic foods. Available year round.
Style: India Pale Ale
ABV: 6.5%
Malts: Pale, Caramel, Munich
Hops: Alchemy, Cascade, Willamette
Color SRM: 8.5
Bitterness Units: 44.0 IBU
Original Gravity: 14.40 degrees plato
Brewed Since: 1984
Redhook ESB
Redhook ESB is modeled after the premium Extra Special Bitters found in English pubs. Brewed since 1987, this full-bodied amber ale is Redhook’s signature brew with its toasted malt flavor and pleasant finishing sweetness. Its eminently drinkable style has established Redhook ESB as a benchmark brew in the amber ale category.
The well-rounded finish of Redhook ESB makes it a wonderful companion to grilled meats. It is also great with grilled meats, game and cheeses.
Available year round.
Style: Amber
ABV: 5.8%
Malts: Pale, Caramel, Carapils
Hops: Alchemy, Willamette, Centennial, Crystal
Color SRM: 13
Bitterness Units: 28.0 IBU
Original Gravity: 13.75 degrees plato
Brewed Since: 1987
Medals: 2008 North American Beer Awards Gold Medal Winner, 2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Winner
Rope Swing Summer Pilsner
Rope Swing Summer Pilsner is a traditionally brewed Pilsner beer. As a style, Pilsners are typically the go – to beer for warm weather sessions. it’s maltiness is offset by a medium dose of hops and finishes with a clean, bright, thirst-quenching quality.
Great with summer barbecue like chicken or brats, and spicy food. Also goes well with fresh fish and a green salad.
ABV: 5.3%
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Caramel, Munich, Carapils
Hops: Saaz
Bitterness Units: 25.0 IBU
Original Gravity: 11.7
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