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In 1981, Redhook founders Gordon Bowker and Paul Shipman had a revolutionary vision that all beer drinkers deserved something different than the flavorless lagers or stale imports available at the time. Using second-hand and makeshift equipment, they opened the Redhook Ale Brewery inside a renovated transmission shop in Ballard, Seattle. Four decades later, the beer scene, like our hometown of Seattle, looks very different. And though a lot has changed, we are still driven by our founder's original vision to make well-crafted, approachable beers for the people. Over the years, the recipes may have changed, but the spirit of entrepreneurship and work ethic still underlies everything we do in our pursuit of making the hardest-working beer in the fridge.