Glad you enjoyed it!

I was really fun talking with the brewmasters about their experiences. I do have to agree about Redhook. I never even bothered to give them much of a try because they are so main stream. You know how it goes, if all the “cool” kids are doing it, I don't want to do it. Shame shame on me…After reading about how they had their humble beginning to making their way to the top, along with getting some brewing notes from the brewmasters has turned me into a bit of a fan.

In fact, as I go through all their beers again, tried them long time ago, I am excited about it. I'll admit, they are not amazing beers, nor do they reinvent anything. However, they are solid. It is hard to find a good craft beer that you can go to when you can't pick anything else out. That is Redhook to me.

Another brew review is coming up this week. It surprised me…

Mike

I really enjoyed their IPA. Most IPA's I've been drinking lately are to malty for my taste. This one was nice, clean and dry. Really enjoyed it. I attribute that to the attenuation factor. In fact, if you taste most of their beers they all have a crisp, dry finish.

Have you had any of their beers lately?

Mike

Let me know when you do that side by side! Just hit me up on twitter or shoot me an email. I haven't their beer in a few years now since I can't get it easily at all down here in Texas, but I miss it greatly.

Is it easy to get your hands on it up there in Colorado?

Ilya

Awesome interview man! Loved it!

When I first moved to Seattle some years back (I'm back in Dallas now though) I never even heard of Redhook. Of course everyone up there raves about it. I couldn't understand why until I tried some of their styles. Now I know why, and it's virtually impossible getting any of it down here in Texas.

I love just about all their styles and have had most. Their ESB is a staple of course, and I love their IPA's. Though I was not a huge fan of their Tripel honestly.

What I took away from this interview more than any thing else though has to be the entire breweries passion and love for what they do. I've followed what they've been doing since I moved up there years back and it's very obvious that their beer, and their customers come first. Everything else is second to them it seems. That's what the entire craft beer culture is about in the first place. I love seeing this!

Cleaning out those tanks though after the power failure could not have been a fun task. :/

Ilya