Rogue Ales

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Rogue Ales
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 1988
Headquarters Newport, Oregon, U.S.
Area served U.S. and international
Products Beer
Owner(s) Jack Joyce, Rob Strasser, and Bob Woodell
Website rogue.com

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".[2][3]

The company has also expanded into distilling as well, with micro distilleries in Newport and Portland.

History and manifesto

Rogue came to be headquartered in Newport, an Oregon coastal fishing town after Jack Joyce, one of the company's founders, visited the area at the suggestion of a partner. He met Mo Niemi, owner of Mo's restaurant chain. Mo was well known for being generous as well as for her clam chowder.[4] Niemi was interested in operating a brewpub on the Newport waterfont in a property her family owned. Although Joyce, was initially skeptical about running a full fledged brewery, Niemi convinced him to take on the venture. Niemi insisted that the company would give back to the local community, saying "...if you're lucky enough not to go broke, feed the fishermen."[5] Although now deceased, Niemi's legacy lives on at Rogue: her image is featured on the Half-e-weizen bottle (originally Mo's Ale and now MoM Ale).

Joyce has described the company's goals as, "...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.[6]

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 first. 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.[7][8]

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.[5] 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".[5][9][10]

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,[11] brewing industry experts like Jack Eckhardt[12] 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.[13][14][15][16]

The company's offerings are popular with critics and craft beer aficionados and have been major award winners in worldwide competitions.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

Notable brews

Examples of award winning and notable Rogue Ales

Oregon ranks 2nd nationally in craft breweries per capita.[1]
Ales Beer style[23] Awards Year
19 Original Colonies Mead
 Mead - -
American Amber Ale
 Amber Ale World Beer Championships - Gold 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Brutal Bitter
 Bitter World Beer Championships - Gold 2005, 2006, 2007
Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale (Captain Sig's Deadliest Ale)
 India Red Ale World Beer Championships - Gold 2008
Chipotle Ale
 Golden Ale West Coast Brew Fest Competition - 1st 2005
Chocolate Stout
 Stout World Beer Championships - Gold 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Dad's Little Helper
 American Black Ale World Beer Championships - Silver 2007
Dead Guy Ale
 Maibock World Beer Championships - Gold 2003, 2008
Double Dead Guy Ale
 Strong Ale World Beer Championships - Silver 2008
Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red
 Amber Ale Australian International Beer Awards - Gold 2000
Half-E-Weizen
 Hefeweizen World Beer Championships - Gold 2003
Hazelnut Brown Nectar
 Brown Ale World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Independence Hop Ale
 Pale Ale - -
John John Ale
 Barrel-Aged Beer - -
Juniper Pale Ale
 Pale Ale World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Kells Irish Lager
 Lager World Beer Championships - Silver 2004, 2005
Maierfest Lager
 Lager - -
Mocha Porter
 Porter International Beer Competitions - Best in Show/Gold 2005
Mogul Madness Ale
 Winter Ale World Beer Championships - Silver -
Morimoto Imperial Pilsner
 Pilsner World Beer Championships Package Award - Gold 2005
Morimoto Soba Ale
 Specialty Grain World Beer Championships - Gold 2005
Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale
 Specialty Grain World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 2005, 2006
Oregon Golden Ale
 Golden Ale World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 2004, 2005, 2006
Santa's Private Reserve Ale
 Red Ale - -
Sesquicentennial Ale
 Northwest Amber - -
Sea Otter Amber[22]
 Amber Ale World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Shakespeare Stout
 Stout World Beer Championships - Gold 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
Smoke Ale
 Rauchbier World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 1995
Somer Orange Honey Ale
 Wheat - -
XS: Imperial India Pale Ale (I2PA)
 India Pale Ale World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
XS: Imperial Porter
 Porter World Beer Championships - Gold 2008
XS: Imperial Red
 Imperial Dry Hopped Red World Beer Championships - Silver 2008
XS: Imperial Stout
 Stout World Beer Championships - Gold 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007
XS: Imperial Younger’s Special Bitter
 Bitter World Beer Championships - Gold 2007
XS: Old Crustacean Barleywine
 Barley Wine World Beer Championships - World Champion/Gold 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Yellow Snow IPA
 India Pale Ale New Zealand International Beer Awards - Silver 2008
Younger’s Special Bitter
 ESB World Beer Championships - Gold 2000

References

  1. ↑ Craft Brewing Industry Statistics
  2. ↑ Gianotti, Peter (August 20, 2007). "A tale of 2 coasts". Newsday. Retrieved September 17, 2007. Half-e-Weizen "...traces of coriander and ginger in an invigorating wheat beer." St Rogue Red "Maltiness, roasted variety.. earthy"
  3. ↑ "The Law of Beer". Law School News (University of Oregon). November 10, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  4. ↑ http://moschowder.com/home.cfm?dir_cat=13832 reprint The Oregonian
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bryson, Lew (2005). "Rogue is different". Beverage Business (New Beverage Publication, Inc.). Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007. 
  6. ↑ Moen, Alan (August 1, 1999). "Rogue Warrior: An Interview with Jack Joyce". Beer Notes. Retrieved September 19, 2007. ^ a: "NB: But why Newport? There must be a story about that. JJ: My partner was the director of the Port of Portland. His counterpart in the Port of Newport had a prominent citizen, Mo Niemi - Mo's Clam Chowder-, and she wanted a bar downstairs and her kids were smarter than that. They didn't want to run it. So I came down to tell Mo we were brewers, not publicans...[Joyce was then snowed in for 4 days]...So I said, hell, we can make a brewery out of this...she was a very persuasive woman. BN: Mo really talked you into it, then?JJ: Well, yeah, and she made it fair...All we had to do was hang that godawful picture of her in her French bathtub - naked."
  7. ↑ "City of Newport and Rogue Ales Brewery announce commemorative bottle in celebration of Newport's 125th Anniversary". Newport News-Times. August 27, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.  ^ e: "We really wanted to get involved with the 125th celebration for Newport and we felt that making a special label was our way of giving something back to Newport." Jack Joyce, CEO "The historic photo from the Oregon Coast History Center is a perfect fit for the Rogue, Newport and the 125th anniversary celebration."City of Newport City Manager Allen O'Neal
  8. ↑ Eberly, Laura (September 8, 2006). "The Gathering Longboard Classic returns". Newport News-Times. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  9. ↑ Clarke, Jim (August 1, 2004). "An Interview with John C. Maier, Brewmaster at Rogue Ales (with Brewer,". Star Brewers. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  10. ↑ "Rogue celebrates 10,000 brews". Newport News-Times. March 17, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  11. ↑ Chou, Hsiao-Ching (May 6, 2003). "Iron Chef hawks book, two beers and self". Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  12. ↑ Beertalk
  13. ↑ Murphy, Linda (May 4, 2006). "Chipotle beer heats up Cinco de Mayo". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 17, 2007. Chipotle Ale"...smoky, subtly peppery palate matching the heat and spice of chilie-based cuisine."
  14. ↑ Foyston, John (July 18, 2007). "Fred Eckhardt 's Beer-and-Cheese Tasting". The Beer Here blog (Oregonian). Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  15. ↑ Fletcher, Janet (February 17, 2005). "Forget wine and cheese parties -- the true soul mate for fromage isn't made from grape juice.". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  16. ↑ Strong, Andrea (September 2, 2007). "STIR FRY IT UP". New York Post. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  17. ↑ Prial, Frank (September 23, 2003). "Loving Stout for All the Right Reasons". New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2007. "The favorite of Scholz, who liked its contrast of bitter and sweet. Dark, creamy and classic, Asimov said. Prial liked the complexity, and Hesser found it straightforward with flavors of molasses, bread and tobacco." 
  18. ↑ "Ales By Design". Forbes FYI. April 7, 2005. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2007. ^ b: "For almost 20 years, Rogue Ales has been brewing strange but wonderful things out on the Oregon coast-beers with such names as Dead Guy Ale and Brutal Bitter, often laced with surprising ingredients like chipotle, hazelnuts or roasted buckwheat."
    Imperial Stout "dark, chocolaty" I2PA (Imperial India Pale Ale) " complex 'sipping' beer"
  19. ↑ "Rogue Ales makes history at international beer competition". Newport News-Times. July 14, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  20. ↑ Kaspar, Rob (September 5, 2007). "Man hits his mark: 1,000 beers". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2007. 
  21. ↑ "Rogue Dazzles International Judges". realbeer.com. Retrieved September 17, 2007. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Clarke, Jim (March 17, 2007). "The Rogue Nation of Ales". Star Brewers (starchefs.com). Retrieved September 17, 2007. Sea Otter Amber aka American Amber. Latest in the Oregon Coast Aquarium series.
  23. ↑ Additional Beer Styles^ e: Beer styles are not hard and fast categories, examples given may fit one or more style.

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