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Rogue Nation Barley Farm Takes Root

The Rogue Nation Department of Agriculture has planted 122 acres of winter malting barley near Tygh Valley, Oregon.

Rogue has entered into a strategic alliance with Dr. Bill McAllister to grow malting barley for Rogue Ales and Rogue Spirits. Together with Rogue Farms’ own hops from its hop yard in Independence, Ore., proprietary Pacman yeast from Wyeast Labs in Odell, Ore. and free range coastal water, Rogue will brew an all-Oregon ingredient Sesquicentennial Ale in 2009 to celebrate the state’s 150th birthday. Read More [PDF] | View pics from the Farm

Dry Hopped Saint Rogue Red
Leads Three-Medal Charge at GABF

Rogue Ales’ Dry-hopped Saint Rogue Red claimed the title of America’s best red ale, leading a three-medal finish for Rogue at the 27th Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.

Dry-hopped Saint Rogue Red, first brewed in 1989 for famous Seattle ale-house Latona Pub, won the gold medal in the American-style Amber/Red Ale category, topping 65 entries. Read the Press Release [PDF]

World Class Taste!

Here at Rogue, we have been distilling small-batch artisan Spirits for over 5 years now. Our spirits are distilled, bottled, packaged and shipped from our two pot distilleries in Newport and Portland, Oregon.

Like everything Rogue, our spirits are additive, preservative and chemical free, and use a variety of Oregon grown ingredients such as Willamette Valley Cucumbers, Oregon Hazelnuts and Free Range Coastal Water. World Class Spirits with World Class Taste.

We have also been working tirelessly to make our product available where you live. Have you tried them yet? Do you know where you can find them? If not, then contact Gary Fleshman at (503) 241-3800 or email roguespirits@rogue.com for more information.

The Rogue Gallery Goes Live!

The air was heavy with the smells of harvest as I drove north thru the Willamette Valley towards Independence Oregon and the Alluvial Farm, headquarters of Rogue Farms. I'd been to the farm before and toured the facility. Today I would get to see it in action as hops were harvested and processed into bails of green gold, destined to satisfy the taste buds of beer enthusiasts worldwide. ~ Joe Rogue
View all our Hop Harvest pictures on Flickr

A Taste of Oregon Beer in Japan - Video

Phred Kauffman and Rogue Ales on KGW.

Create the Oregon Bounty Cocktail: Design a drink, Win a getaway.

It's time to let your inner Rogue bartending skills shine in creating the Oregon Bounty "Unofficial Official Oregon Cocktail."

It's simple. Design a drink that represents your favorite part of the state, using a Rogue artisan distilled spirit and any other local products of your choosing. Pick any of the following Oregon regions to base your cocktail creation around: Portland Metro, Oregon Coast, Central Oregon, Southern Oregon, Willamette Valley, Mt. Hood/Columbia Gorge or Eastern Oregon. If you don't already have a cache of Rogue Spirits (and you should) then pick them up at one of our Rogue distilleries located at our Distillery & Public House in Portland or at the Rogue House of Spirits in Newport. Rogue Spirits can also be purchased at Oregon Liquor stores throughout the state.

Seven winners will receive Oregon Bounty weekend getaways around the state. One will be chosen as the "Unofficial Official Oregon Cocktail." The Grand Prize winner will receive Nambe barware from Macy's and a two-night getaway to meet and taste with Oregon's artisan distillers at the Oregon Distillers Guild Spirits Tasting, October 11 at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, plus dinners at Paley's Place in Portland, and the Black Rabbit at Edgefield.

Cocktails will be judged on creativity and originality (use of ingredients, how cocktail name/ingredients tie to the associated region) and approachability (how easily cocktail could be recreated by an average person).

Submit your cocktails by August 15th directly to: roguespirits@rogue.com or by August 22nd, before 5 PM to the Oregon Bounty.

Sig Hansen Brings 'Northwestern' to Seafair; Rogue to brew Deadliest Ale.

Captain Sig Hansen of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch served as the Grand Marshall of Seafair on Seattle's Lake Washington the weekend of August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Check out the video link of Captain Sig and a sneak preview of the Deadliest Ale, the newest addition to the Rogue family of ales, stouts, porters and lagers.

Rogue Warrior in Oregon.

Ex Navy Seal and best selling author Dick Marcinko made a pilgrimage to his namesake brewpubs on a recent visit to Oregon. The author of "Rogue Warrior" and a number of spin-offs on the Rogue Warrior theme, was said to have proudly sampled several Rogue brews and, our insider sources tell us, pronounced them worthy of fighting men everywhere.

Ireland, Norway and Finland sign on to Rogue.

You don't have to stay at home this summer for fear of RWS (Rogue Withdrawal Syndrome). Rogue brews are now available in these three European countries, expanding the list of nations outside the US to nine that carry our brand.

Rogue Navy Expands Fleet.

In an effort to modernize its fleet, Rogue recently acquired a 21' Sea Ray which will be berthed at Pier 39 near its Astoria meeting hall.

Stark Naked Rogue.

The Men of the Oregon Coast 2008 calendar is out, a fund raiser for the Newport Senior Activity Center. Prominent among this prized display of manly flesh is our very own Big Kahuna, Jack Joyce, featured as Mr. February. It has been noted that the bowl required to give Jack's photo just enough modesty for public consumption was quite large. We can only speculate on what that tells us about Rogue co-founder and owner Jack's attributes.

Fight Cancer. Drink Beer?

Damn straight. Or so says a new German study indicating that Xanthohumol, a compound found in hops, depresses certain enzymes that act as carcinogens. Further research at OSU
has shown Xanthohumol effective in combating other cancers, including breast, colon,
ovarian and prostate. Turns out that Xanthohumol also contains more powerful antioxidants than vitamin E.

Beer Belly? Don't Blame the Beer.

In a book released in the UK in January, personal trainer Graeme Hilditch claims that beer is not responsible for the "beer belly" phenomenon. It's not the beer, but a combination of excessive caloric intake, lack of exercise, and a male predisposition to deposit fat in the abdominal area. A study of 2300 drinkers and non-drinkers published in The Journal of Nutrition found that people who drink one alcoholic drink per day consistently have the lowest levels of abdominal fat. Regular consumption, the theory posits, increases the amount of enzymes that break down the alcohol calories. Hilditch's book is titled "Is It Just Me or are Situps a Waste of Time?"