SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                 ______________

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     September 15, 2004 (September 9, 2004)
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                        REDHOOK ALE BREWERY, INCORPORATED
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Washington                    0-26542                   91-1141254
  (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission file number)      (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                        14300 NE 145th Street, Suite 210
                          Woodinville, Washington 98072
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)


                                 (425) 483-3232
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountants

On September 9, 2004, Redhook Ale Brewery, Incorporated (the "Company") engaged
Moss Adams LLP ("Moss Adams") as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2004. During the last
two fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through September 9, 2004,
the Company had not consulted with Moss Adams with respect to: (i) the
application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was either the
subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K)
or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). The
decision to engage Moss Adams was approved by the Company's Audit Committee.





                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             REDHOOK ALE BREWERY, INCORPORATED



Dated:  September 15, 2004                   By: /s/ DAVID J. MICKELSON
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                                                     David J. Mickelson
                                                     Executive Vice President,
                                                     Chief Financial Officer and
                                                     Chief Operating Officer