Give em Hales

This bug would like accompany you to your favorite places.

Be it a pub, brewery, winery, eatery, bakery, coffee shop, scenic viewpoint and of course, caches.
Photo opportunities appreciated! It would be most cool if this bug were to travel to GALE'S BREWERY in Horndean, England (near Portsmouth) as it is here the real roots of Hale's Ales are planted! CHEERS!

This TB is being released as a toast to one of my favorite pubs, Hales Ales of Seattle/Freemont, WA.

The vision of Hale’s Ales began in 1982 while Mike Hale spent a year bicycling among the small villages of southern England. In the course of his travels he developed a great appreciation for the traditionally brewed ales of England’s small breweries. It was then that he conceived the idea of opening a brewery in his home state of Washington to produce the kinds of ales he had come to love in England.

Determined to learn the classical methods of English brewers, Hale sought out the very same small village breweries that had inspired him, in particular GALE’S BREWERY in Horndean England, and spent several months learning their trade and techniques.

The current brewery was conceived and designed by Mike Hale with the assistance of head Brewmaster J. Kipling. The remodeled 17,000 square foot building, formerly an industrial hose manufacturing plant, is located on Leary Way in-between the Fremont & Ballard districts of Seattle, and includes a pub with seating for 125 customers.

The 30 barrel, stainless steel, gravity fed, all steam-heated brewing system is in full view. The fermenting room sits behind 15' tall panes of glass, allowing brewery visitors to fully watch the ales in process (there are even mirrors on the ceiling!), yet maintain the sterile environment necessary for Hale's yeast to thrive.

Hale’s employs an age old English brewing method that features an ale yeast that for centuries has been specially adapted for the open-topped fermenters of the traditional English brewery. One of the more pleasant and fascinating sights for a brewer, or any interested viewer, is the bubbly, creamy “head” that develops through the various stages of fermentation. Only these fermenters can accommodate this wonderfully aromatic and vigorous yeast.

The brewery owns an English double-decker bus and an English phone booth after which this TB is modeled.

Hale's philosophy is "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing” and THE main thing is the BEER.

"Think Globally, Drink locally" and "Give em Hales" are favorite slogans of the brewery.

CHEERS!