Gordon Bowker, the pioneering cofounder of Redhook Brewery and Starbucks Coffee, died last week at the age of 82 in Seattle. Gordon and Paul Shipman founded Redhook in 1981 with the goal of "brewing Seattle a better beer"; they did that and more. Colorfully operating out of a former trolley...
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OBIT: Redhook Brewery, Starbucks Cofounder Gordon Bowker Dies at 82; His Life's 'Greatest Pleasure': Having Smart People Call His Coffee Idea Stupid
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- Year: 2025
- Volume: 22
- Issue #: 174
- Issue Date: 08/26/2025
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