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Rogue Ales is an American craft brewery founded in 1988 in Ashland, Oregon. The following year the company opened their second brewpub in Newport, Oregon where they are now headquartered. They operate brewpubs in Oregon, Washington, and California. Rogue exports throughout the US and internationally. Rogue Ales have been described as "invariably fun and full flavored".[1][2] The company has also expanded into distilling as well, with micro distilleries in Newport and Portland. History and manifestoThe story of how Rogue came to be headquartered in an Oregon coastal fishing town is documented in an interview with CEO Jack Joyce. Joyce recalls visiting Newport at the suggestion of a partner (then director of the Port of Portland) who was acquainted with the Port of Newport director Mo Niemi, (owner of Mo's restaurant chain, long recognized as an "Oregon institution", Mo was as well known for her generous spirit as for her clam chowder[3]) who was interested in operating a brewpub on the Newport waterfont in a property her family owned. Although Joyce, (who was stuck in town for four days due to a rare snowstorm on the coast) was initially skeptical about running a full fledged brewery, Niemi managed to convince him that it was achievable, and in spite of some unusual clauses in the lease agreement he decide to partake in the venturea[›]. Niemi also encouraged the company to give back to the local community saying "If you're lucky enough not to go broke, feed the fishermen."[4] Although now deceased, Mo's legacy lives on at Rogue, her likeness graces the Half-e-weizen bottle (originally Mo's Ale and now MoM Ale). Joyce has described the company's goals as, "We try to do four things - keep making great product, keep trying to make our packaging great, keep trying to integrate ourselves in our communities, and keep creating unique thunder (in promotions)...". Rogue maintains a company manifesto that expands on their values.[5]
The company gives back to its community in a variety of ways, for example helping the City of Newport celebrate its 125th anniversary with the issue of a limited edition Newport Anniversary Ale, whose historical label pays tribute to the Yaquina Brewery, Newport's firste[›]. Rogue also donates ongoing proceeds of a specialty brew series to the Oregon Coast Aquarium (past beers have included Spiny Lumpsucker Ale, Wolf Eel Ale, Shark Tooth Ale and Sea Otter Amber). One (Whale Ale) was even crafted in honor of Keiko, the orca, the Aquariums most celebrated resident and star of the movie Free Willy before his release into open waters. In addition there are ongoing sponsored activities like the annual surfing event "The Gathering Longboard Classic" on Newport's South Beach.[6][7] Brewing philosophy
Rogue Ales Distillery & Public House in Portland. John C. Maier, current Brewmaster, joined the company in 1989 after a chance encounter with Joyce at an airport.[4] Maier is a 1986 graduate of the Siebel Institute of Technology. He describes Rogue Ales' practice of crafting a wide range of ales (regular, seasonal and specialty) as being due to Rogue's philosophy "that variety is the spice of life". Rogue to date has produced more than 60 different ales using a non-pasteurized process with no preservatives, all natural ingredients (many from the Pacific Northwest which includes all of their malts and hops) and a special proprietary yeast known as "Pacman". Maier says that all of their beers are meant to go with food. To that end, the company has worked closely with celebrated chefs such as Iron Chef's Masaharu Morimoto,[10] brewing industry experts like Jack Eckhardt[11] and restaurateurs in crafting signature beers, educating consumers on the finer points of cuisine (such as pairing cheeses and beers in much the same way as wine) and produced in house specialty ales for restaurants.[12][13][14][15]
The company's offerings are popular with critics and craft beer aficionados and have been major award winners in worldwide competitionsb[›]c[›]d[›].[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Notable alesExamples of award winning and notable Rogue Ales[23] [24]
Oregon ranks 4th nationally in craft breweries per capita.[25] Shakespeare Stout and Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Rogue SpiritsRogue Spirits is the division of Rogue Ales that produces liquors. The distillery is located in Newport at the Rogue House of Spirits. Rogue Spirits include:
The most notable gin is Rogue's Pink gin, an American gin aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels. This aging process gives the gin its unique pink color. At the Rogue located in Portland, OR, 25 year old Melissa Heim is the distiller in charge of the rum stills. As one of very few female distillers in the country, she is one of the founding members of the Clear Boots Society, an organization for the few female distillers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
