Hale's Ales
| Type | Brewery |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Key people | Mike Hale |
Hale's Ales is a brewery in Seattle, Washington, USA, founded in 1983.
History
It was founded by Mike Hale in 1983. The first batch was brewed in a Colville, Washington apartment before the brewery opened in a local warehouse.[1] Its second brewery opened four years later in Kirkland, Washington. The Colville brewery moved to Spokane, Washington, in 1992, and the Kirkland brewery to Seattle's Ballard neighborhood in 1995. The Ballard location is a 30-barrel brewpub.[2]
Brews
The Hale's Ales brewing process follows a traditional English style, utilizing open fermentation tanks with top-fermenting ale yeast. Most recipes call for a proprietary English yeast strain, however Belgian strains have been used in some seasonal recipes. Hale's Ales has also begun experimenting with bourbon barrel-aging certain recipes including the Wee Heavy Winter Ale, Troll Porter, as well as Supergoose IPA.
Brewed Year Round
- Pale American Ale
- Kölsch German Style Ale
- Mongoose IPA
- Red Menace Big Amber
- El Jefe Weizen
- Cream Ale
- Cream H.S.B (Hale's Special Bitter)
- Troll Porter
- Nightroll Porter
- Supergoose IPA
Brewed Seasonally
- Wee Heavy Winter Ale
- Irish Style Nut Brown Ale
- O'Brian's Harvest Ale
- Rudyard's Rare Barley Wine
- Aftermath Imperial I.P.A.
- Pikop Andropov's Rushin' Imperial Stout
- Belgian Dubbel 25th Anniversary Ale
The Palladium
Approximately three months every year (Dec-Mar), the back storage at Hale's Ballard location is open as a performance venue called The Palladium for live events such as comedy shows, dances, parties, dinner theatre, or soirees. This is because during this time of the year the storage room is empty and not used by the brewery.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Briggs, Kara (1991-03-18). "Colville brewer plans move to Sokane Valley". The Spokesman-Review. pp. A6–A7. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "Hale and hearty: a small Seattle brewery makes big British-style ales.". Modern Brewery Age. 2003-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ http://halesbrewery.com/index.php?id=23
References
- Denne, Lorianne (October 29, 1990), "Growth will bring new brewery for Hale's Ale", Puget Sound Business Journal – via General OneFile (subscription required) , 11 (24), p. 10
- Dalbalcon, Brian (July 9, 1986), "Kirkland To Get Small Brewery With Big Ideas", The Seattle Times – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- "The next beer war? The first shots have been fired, and the ammunition is a citrus-flavored RTD.- Part 3 of 5", Modern Brewery Age – via RDS Business Suite, Gale (subscription required) , vol. 53 no. 12, p. 8, March 25, 2002, ISSN 0026-7538,
Sales rank, 31 gal barrels 56
- "Updated Top 100 U.S. Brewers", Modern Brewery Age – via RDS Business Suite, Gale (subscription required) , vol. 54 no. 18, p. 3, May 5, 2003, ISSN 0026-7538,
Sales rank, 31 gal barrels: 67
External links
Coordinates: 47°39′33″N 122°21′55″W / 47.659119°N 122.365182°W