Dave Mickelson, a Redhook spokesman, tells GlobeSt.com that consolidating operations at its 25-acre Woodinville property makes good fiscal sense. Mickelson says the move was prompted by the expiration of the company's lease for a relatively under-used 26,000-sf facility and its failure to find a new tenant for a 5,000-sf office space. Formerly occupied by a winery, that space has been vacant for a year.

"We expect this will save the company about $300,000 a year in rent," Mickelson says, adding it will be good for the headquarters to be located at the company's main brewing facility. No beer has been brewed at the Fremont property since 1991, Mickelson says.

After its initial opening in Ballard, Redhook founders Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker opted to relocate the company to the old Fremont (Trolley) Car Barn in 1988. The 26,000-sf building expanded brewing capacity and included the Trolleyman pub.