Rogue / Oregon Brewing Company

Rogue is a small revolution, which expresses itself through handcrafted Ales, Porters, Stouts, Lagers and Spirits, and this is the way we conduct our business. The spirit of the Rogue brand, even the name, suggests doing things differently, a desire and a willingness to change the status quo. A Rogue Ale, Porter, Stout, Lager or Spirit is crafted to give it unique character, innovative in its makeup and brewing, a process that has not compromised quality. We believe that if a Rogue Ale, Porter, Stout, Lager or Spirit cannot be all of these things, it should not be made at all.

“Who cares how time advances? I am drinking ale today.”
- Edgar Allan Poe

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Dead Guy Ale

In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved so popular with consumers and especially Grateful Dead fans, that we made it the label for our Maierbock ale. Even though the association with the Grateful Dead band is pure coincidence, we have gratefully dedicated Dead Guy Ale to the Rogue in each of us.

In the style of a German Maibock, using our proprietary Pacman ale yeast. Deep honey in color with a malty aroma and a rich hearty flavor.

2007 World Beer Championships-Silver

2006 World Beer Championships-Silver

2005 World Beer Championships-Silver

“Who cares how time advances? I am drinking ale today.”

- Edgar Allan Poe


Mocha Porter Ale

Dedicated to the chocolate lover in each of us. Mocha Porter was once known as New Porter, in honor of the town of Newport, Oregon and home of Rogue Ales.

Ruddy brown in color, a bittersweet balance of malt and hops with a light cream finish.

2007 Australian Int’l Beer Award-Silver

2006 Australian Int’l Beer Award-Best in Class

2006 World Beer Championships-Silver

“Let us give praise to our maker and glory to his bounty by learning about beer.”

- Friar Tuck


Chipotle Ale

Dedicated to Spanish author Juan de la Cueva, who, in 1575, wrote of a Mexican dish that combined seedless chipotles with beer: Chipotle Ale is based on Rogue’s American Amber Ale, but delicately spiced with smoked chipotle chile peppers. Blend it with Rogue Chocolate Stout and create a Mole black and tan!

2006 World Beer Championships-Silver

2005 Great International Beer Competition-3rd

2005 West Coast Brew Fest Competition – 1st

“Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.” 

- Arnold Schwarzenegger



Hazelnut Brown Nectar

Dedicated to the homebrewer in each of us! The homebrewer who inspired this creation is Chris Studach, a friend of Rogue’s resident wizard John Maier, who added a Northwest twist to the classic style by adding hazelnuts for the host homebrew at the 1993 American Homebrewers Association
convention. Chris put the nut in nut brown!

2007 World Beer Championships-World Champ

2006 World Beer Championships-Gold

2005 Great International Beer Competition-1st

“I work until beer o’clock.”
- Steven King


Kells Irish Lager

In 1998 the McAleese Brothers, owners of Kells Irish Pubs in Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, and San Francisco, wanted to make an American beer that would float Guinness. Gerard and Patrick McAleese asked Rogue Brewmaster John Maier to create the recipe. It took four batches to get it just right. John used acidulated malts imported from Europe that resulted in a crisp, apple flavor profile. The bottle label reflects the McAleese family heritage, pictures the Kells Irish Pub logo, and a famous Irish Flutist.

2005 World Beer Championships-Silver

2005 Great International Beer Competition-3rd

2004 World Beer Championships?Silver

“From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.”

- Saint Arnold of Metz, The Patron Saint of Brewers


Santa's Private Reserve

Rogue’s annual holiday offering, Santa’s Private Reserve, is a variation of the classic Saint Rogue Red, but with double the hops—including Chinook, and Centennial, and a mystery hop called Rudolph by head brewer John “more hops” Maier!

2006 San Francisco POP Show (12oz bottle)-1st

2005 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships-PNW Champ

“The problem with some people is that when they aren’t drunk, they’re sober.”
- William Butler Yeats


Shakespear Stout

Victorian England recognized Oatmeal Stouts nutritional value and it is traditionally the drink of choice for nursing mothers and athletes. It is a beer equally at home with oysters as it is with a homemade pizza and freshly tossed green salad (or as a float over ice cream).

2007 Celebration of Suds-Best Stout

2006 World Beer Cup-Gold

2006 California Brewers Fest-1st

“I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.”

- William Shakespeare, ‘King Henry V.’


Double Dead Guy Ale

Double Dead Guy Ale is an evolution of Dead Guy Ale, the award winning maibock that has won 25 awards for product and packaging since its introduction in 1993.

2008 World Beer Championships – Silver

“Rich, powerful, and surprisingly approachable; serve with spicy chili.”

- World Beer Championship Judges


Morimoto Black Obi

Black Obi Soba Ale is dedicated to Phred Kaufmann, Rogue’s Distributor in Japan for the past decade – an International Rogue who runs Beer Inn Mugishutei in the city of Sapporo.

2006 World Beer Championships-World Champion

2005 World Beer Championships-Gold

2005 U.S. Beer Tasting Championship-PNW Champ

“Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. “

- Winston Churchill


Morimoto Soba Ale

The Morimoto Soba Ale is part of the new Signature Series of Rogue Ales, launched in the Spring of 2003 with internationally acclaimed Chef Masaharu Morimoto – a James Beard awarded chef and one of the stars of the Food Network series, Iron Chef.

Soba (also known as buckwheat) is not a type of wheat but a member of the rhubard family and has been a longtime staple of Japanese cuisine because of its nutritional value. Buckwheat is high in potassium, phosphorous, vitamin B (50 percent more than wheat) and protein, and its virtually fat-free. The fruits of the buckwheat plant are like small beechnuts, which are milled to separate the edible groats from the dark brown hulls. The groats are then roasted and used more or less like a grain (a good example is Kasha).

2006 World Beer Championships-Silver

2005 World Beer Championships-Gold, Best of 2005

2005 21st Beverage Dynamics Pkg Awards-2nd Redone Pkg

“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.”

- Oscar Wilde


Morimoto Imperial Pils

Imperial Pilsner, part of the Morimoto Signature Series, was launched in September 2003. The beer was selected by internationally acclaimed Chef Masaharu Morimoto – a James Beard awarded chef and one of the stars of the Food Network series, Iron Chef.

2005 BIIA-Silver

2005 21st Beverage Dynamics Pkg Awards-2nd All Around

2005 World Beer Championships Pkg Awd-Gold

“What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?”

- W.C. Fields


XS Imperial Pale Ale

The creation of India Pale Ale (IPA) during the early 1700s was the result of tremendous efforts by British brewers to overcome a difficult problem: during the 1700s beer did not keep well on long ocean voyages, especially into hot climates. These hot environments resulted in the arrival of flat, sour beer.

2007 World Beer Championships-Gold

2006 World Beer Championships-Gold,
World Champ

2005 Australian Int’l Beer Award-Best in Class

“An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”

-Ernest Hemingway


XS Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout, also known as “Russian Imperial Stout” is a variety of ale that was originally brewed in England for export to the court of the Tsar of Russia. It is highly hopped and has a very high alcohol content intended to preserve it during long trips and to provide a more bracing drink against cold climates. The colour is very dark, nearly opaque black. Imperial stout exhibits enormously powerful malt flavours, hints of dark fruits, and is often quite dry.

2006 New Zealand Int’l Beer Aw-Best in Class

2006 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships-PNW Champ

2006 World Beer Championships-Gold

“He was a wise man who invented beer.”

- Plato


XS Old Crustacean Barleywine

In Britain, seasonal brews for winter are high in alcohol, robust, malty, and dark. The two main styles of these brews are Old Ales and Barleywines. As the name suggests, barleywines are similar to wines in alcohol and need aging but are derived from grain, not the grape. Rogue’s barleywine is described by beer expert Stuart Ramsey as: “A masterful, intense creation from brewer John Maier….it has achieved a depth and complexity usually associated with well-ages strong ales. I hope the brewery bottles some before it disappears.”

2007 World Beer Championships-Silver

2006 New Zealand Intl. Beer Awards-Class Winner

2006 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships-PNW Champ

“Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.”

- Kaiser Wilhelm


XS Imperial Red

2008 World Beer Championships-Silver

2007 Australian Intl. Beer Awards-Silver