1. History
    Rogue Farms  Rolling Thunder Barrel Works 

2. Brewing

3. Notable brews

4. Controversy

5. References

6. External links

Rogue Ales is a brewery founded in 1988 in Ashland, Oregon, United States. They are unique in the way that they brew their own beer, distill their own spirits, farm their own ingredients and cooper their own barrels. Rogue has 9 locations including:

Rogue Brewer’s on the Bay which is their World Headquarters in Newport, Ore. and home to Rogue’s distillery and cooperage.

Rogue Ales Bayfront Public House - Newport, Ore.

Rogue House of Spirits - Newport, Ore.

Rogue Pearl Public House - Portland, Ore.

Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery - Portland, Ore.

Rogue Hall - Portland State Campus in Portland, Ore.

Rogue Ales Astoria Public House - Astoria, Ore.

Rogue Farms Chatoe Tasting Room - Rogue Farms in Independence, Ore.

Rogue Ales Issaquah Brewhouse - Issaquah, Wash.

Source: https://www.rogue.com/meeting-halls

History

Rogue Ales was founded in Ashland, Oregon in 1988 by three Nike, Inc. executives: Jack Joyce, Rob Strasser, and Bob Woodell.^[1]

In 1987, Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell, past U of O fraternity brothers, and another friend, Rob Strasser, were approached by Jeff Schultz, Bob's accountant and avid home brewer. He had the idea to start a "Brew Pub"

Construction began in June 1988 in Ashland along a very scenic little stream called Lithia Creek. The 10 bbl brew system was set up in the basement with a 60-seat Pub above. The first brews were American Amber Ale, Oregon Golden Ale and Shakespeare Stout.

The Brewery and Pub opened in October 1988 to moderate success and soon, Jack started looking to expand. In early February 1989, Jack wandered to Newport in search of the perfect place for another Rogue Pub. Legend has it that a terrible and unusual snowstorm struck, and Jack found himself stranded on the Historic Bay Front, with no way up the hill. He was forced to walk the streets until he met up with Mohave Neimi, founder of the famous Mo’s Clam Chowder.

She took him to the original Mo’s restaurant, gave him a bowl of hot clam chowder and told him about her dream of living above a Bar and how she might just have the perfect spot for the next Rogue Brew Pub. The large building sported 3 full-time Apartments upstairs, a sweater shop, Art Gallery and 1,100 sq ft of empty storefront and an 800sq ft of garage that was currently being used to store antique cars. Mo offered the vacant space and the garage to Jack at a very generous price, under two stipulations; that a picture of Mo herself, naked in a bathtub, be forever displayed at the Pub (it is still there today just to the left of the Bar) and that Rogue “feed the fishermen”, meaning that Rogue gives back to the local community. This building was known as the Front & Case Bldg.

In Feb of 1989, construction began on the Bay Front Brew Pub. Making this a step up in the world by going from a basement in Ashland to a garage in Newport... Holes had to be cut in the roof to allow the placement of the brew system and fermentation tanks. The front of the house also was being readied. The back bar was originally from the old Elk Tavern.

In March 1989, John Maier joins Rogue. John was a former Hughes Aircraft F15 designer and Seibel Institute graduate, John returns to Oregon after a stint with Alaska Brewing. The Pub opens in May 1989, with a small but enthusiastic customer base, made up of curious locals who dropped by to see what was going on and never left. Many joined in and helped with the construction and other projects as needed. The names of many of these early customers have been immortalized with brass plaques that grace the bar today. One of the most notable of these future customers was Chuck Linquist. He was retired, was a home brewer, and had an interest in microbrews. He was also bored and wanted to do something useful. Rogue considers him one of our first employees. His handiwork is still visible at the Pub, the shelves that line the bar area, the light sconces, as well as the memorabilia on the shelf above Mo’s picture, that Chuck brought back from Europe.

Rogue has sponsored the annual surfing event "The Gathering Longboard Classic" on Newport's South Beach.^[2][3]

In October of 2018, It was announced that Brett Joyce, president of Rogue Ales & Spirits for 13 years, would be stepping down at the end of the year. Dharma Tamm succeeded him as president on January 1, 2019. ^[4]

Rogue Farms

Rogue has been growing their own hops and ingredients in Independence, Ore. since 2008. The farm is open to the public and has a small chateau, where you can grab lunch and a Rogue beer while you tour their 52 acres of hops. They also have honeybees, prickless marionberries, pumpkins, cucumbers and more.

Rolling Thunder Barrel Works

In 2015, Rogue acquired vintage French WWII-era coopering equipment and built Rolling Thunder Barrel Works. (RTBW).^[5] Longtime employee Nate Linquist was tapped to be Rogue’s first cooper and spent a year and a half apprenticing, learning the ancient art of barrel making. Using Oregon Oak, Nate assembles, raises, toasts, chars, hoops, heads, hoops again, cauterizes, sands and brands each one barrel, one at a time, all by hand. At full capacity, he makes one barrel a day.

Brewing

John C. Maier, current brewmaster, joined the company in 1989 after a chance encounter with Joyce at an airport.^[6] Rogue to date{{when|date=March 2017}} has produced more than 60 different ales. The company uses a proprietary yeast known as "Pacman".^[6][7]

Maier says that all of their beers are meant to go with food, and the company has worked with chefs,^[8] brewing industry experts,^[9] and restaurateurs.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Notable brews

Rogue has collaborated on brewing beers with the likes of Rogue Creamery, Portland State, Voodoo Doughnut, Dark Horse Comics,^[14] and others. The brewery released Hot Sriracha Stout in 2013, made with the sauce of the same name.^[15]

Rogue has entered contests held by the Brewers Association multiple times, and has received several medals. Rogue has entered both the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and the World Beer Cup (WBC).^[16][17]

Controversy

In 2011 the company once advertised for hiring an IT manager while saying "We'll work your behind off yet this is not a $50k+ position. If you need that kind of money, PLEASE don't apply, as that'll waste a lot of time. You will not convince us."^[19][21]

Also, in 2011 a small group of employees from the Rogue Brewery in Newport, Ore. moved to unionize but ultimately did not move forward with the unionization.

Rogue has been accused for union-busting tactics at their Newport brewery, and are well known throughout the region for paying their employees' low wages.^[20]

When asked about complaints from employees and ex-employees about the company's business practices in an interview in July 2015, company president Brett Joyce, said "The key terms are 'ex-employees' and 'disgruntled employees'. These are people that obviously have an ax to grind for whatever sets of reasons and I don't spend a lot of time figuring out who they are and what their issues were."^[21]

References

External links

• Rogue Ales website

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