Rogue Ales & Spirits

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Rogue Ales & Spirits is an artisan varietal brewery and distillery founded in Oregon in 1988, as one of America's first 50 microbreweries. Rogue has won over 900 awards for taste and quality and is available in all 50 states and 32 countries. Since 2008, Rogue has remained committed to saving the terroir of Oregon hops and barley, one acre at a time, by growing our own beer & spirits.

This annual festival was created in memory of Rogue Brewmaster John Maiers faithful companion Brewer, who passed away on May 20, 2006. Brewer grew up in the brewery and eventually rose to the rank of CEO of Rogue Ales. #BMAF

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Rogue is a small revolution, which expresses itself through handcrafted Ales, Porters, Stouts, Lagers and Spirits. Are you ready for a Revolution? Sign up at http://www.rogue.com. Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RogueNationHQ

Our first landlord (Mohave Niemi, founder of the famous Mos Clam Chowder) said she would not charge Rogue rent for the garage we operated out of in Newport, Oregon. She also said if we were lucky enough to survive that we "Feed the Fisherman." So far we have survived and followed her instructions. Along with creating World Class Products in World Class Packaging, Rogue believes in Community Integration. Each year Rogue hosts a number of events whos proceeds go to charities and groups in our communities. More info at www.rogue.com

What does the Rogue Ales Brewery look like? Or what about the Rogue Spirits Distillery? Or what about the Rogue Bathrooms (yes the bathrooms)? Here is a look inside our facilities...

Born in Riverside, CA in 1955, John originally moved to Portland, OR as a child in 1962. Later, he moved to Vista, CA after graduating from Vista High School in 1973. Afterwards, he attended the Devry Institute of Technology (Phoenix, AZ) and graduated in 1975.

John was employed by Hughes Aircraft Co. in El Segundo, CA from 1975 to 1986 as a Senior Electronic Technician. While there, he worked on the F-14 Tomcat Radar System.

In the Fall of 1986, John attended the Siebel Institute of Technology and graduated from their 50th course in Brewing Technology. That same year he brewed a barleywine that won the American Homebrewer Association's Homebrewer of the Year Award.

The Alaskan Brewery in Juneau hired John as an Assistant Brewmaster in March of 1987. He left in May of 1989. John was there for the very first brew at the Rogue Ales Brewery in Newport, Oregon. He has since brewed over 100,000 pints of Rogue Ale and his ales have won over 500+ awards for taste and excellence.

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