Opened 1983 Founded 1983 | Key people Mike Hale Type of business Brewery | |
Location Seattle, Washington, USA Headquarters Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
An inside look at hale s ales brewery pub
Hale's Ales is a brewery in Seattle, Washington, USA, founded in 1983.
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Hale s ales brewery s barrel aged beer program
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. 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.
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
Brewed Seasonally
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.