Sold, but still an opportunity for another brewery The new owner of Hale’s Ales Brewery is not a brewery; rather, it is a real estate development company based in San Francisco. The sale, it seems, has nothing to do with the Hale’s Ales brand. Just the property. REDCO Development is a third-generation company focused on the adaptive reuse and repositioning of commercial properties. Reportedly, REDCO paid $8 million for the building, including the equipment therein. (Images from REDCO.) Currently, REDCO is offering the property as a brewery, noting that it […]

Nobody likes a wishy-washy answer like, “We don’t know.” With regards to the future of Hale’s Ales Brewery, there are things we know and things we do not. It is the reality of the situation. Above – Me and Mike Hale at his retirement soiree (December 2021). Mike Hale retired. He founded Hale’s Ales Brewery in 1983 and finally decided it was time to walk away. Good for him! He deserves to enjoy his retirement. In the wake of that development, people have questions about the future of Hale’s Ales. After all, figuratively […]

Your chance to salute craft beer pioneer Mike Hale On Sunday, December 5th from noon until 3:00, the Hale’s Ale Brewery invites you to join them at the brewery’s pub in Seattle for an open house as they bid Mike Hale a happy retirement. Mike will be there to accept your salutes and your toasts. An “industry-only” event will follow in Hale’s Palladium. After decades in the craft beer biz, Mike is taking off his brewer’s boots for the last time. Driving the big red bus off into the sunset, […]