RIP Rogue Ales & Spirits

[orygun]

My tip wasn't enough for you I see!

Tip, as in money or... Oops! Nevermind....

 

[roseburger]

Tip, as in money or... Oops! Nevermind....

Yes.

 

[wired]

About 5 years ago they reached out to me to take over their maintenance and engineering dept. I know people in the industry and frequently get referrals. Like most microbreweries they woefully underpay everyone because they can. People will work for those places for free. In any case they told me their pay scale and it was literally half what I expect and I graciously turned it down . Glad I did.

 

[wired]

I enjoyed Dead Guy Ale...can't remember if I had any other beer by Rogue.
Sure Is possible....

Reads as if mismanagement is a factor here.
Hopefully other independent breweries learn from this..and don't let that happen to them.
Andy

They werent willing to do what Redhook did and others have done and get a huge deal with the devil cash infusion from a major label. With tariffs in place one of their major expenses just shot up in price i.e glass bottles from Mexico plus hops and grain are way up too. Bottles are the most expensive part of a bottle of beer. Margins were low enough they couldnt make it. Beer sales are down across the board nationwide in all of the market segments. Plus too much competition nationwide and they couldnt grow enough to satisfy investors.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Beer sales are down across the board nationwide

Hmmmm.....
Not according to my grocery store list.....
Guess I ought to drink more...and faster.....
Andy

 

[P7M13]

In the 90's their beer was gold. Shakespeare stout, chocolate stout, golden ale etc in big bottles.

For the last 5+ years I've never seen one beer of theirs I would want to drink except dead guy, and that was only available in small cans. And crazy expensive. They used to have some of the best beer there is but then totally lost their way. Sad.

Old Crusty was the only beer of theirs that I could stomach.

Dont ask questions that you dont want answers too.....

Why my physicians have all been women since 1995

Time to que up Peter Green and Oh Well......

Excellent choice of song and artist.

If you also crave pickles, you just might be pregnant.

The guys at Rogue would have you believe that it's possible.

Wait a minute......

Sounds like they were looking to hire an ex-con IT person who lives in their van down by the river.

No, just someone without a degree but mad computer skillz. Smells like patchouli, footwear optional.

 

[arakboss]

First the fast food joints and now the breweries. The health nuts are going to ruin unhealthy industries.

Newport Brewing Closes; Second in Oregon Coast City in a Week — New School Beer + Cider

A brewery closed in Newport, Oregon last week, but not the one you are probably thinking of. As I was writing the article on the demise of Newport Brewing Company the other shoe dropped, the legendary Rogue Ales was closing too without a moments notice. Newport Brewing however shared their imp

newschoolbeer.com

Edit: I hope the twinkie factory survives.

 

[CountryGent]

The health nuts are going to ruin unhealthy industries.

Capitalism at work. Maybe enough people have had it with the crap.

Edit: I hope the twinkie factory survives.

 

[wired]

A LONG time ago, early 90's, I used to do micro brew festivals when I was the cellarmaster at Pyramid Ales. I'd work the table trading beer for brewery T shirts and the Rogue guys were always the absolute most hospitable people. We'd kick the public out at 10 or so and hit the open bar. I am going to donate my liver to science if I ever die. That thing NEEDS to be studied.


I had a LOT of brewery T shirts. Its all I wore and microbrewery beer mugs were all I had in the cupboards. Hundreds of them.

 

[bionic knees]

so many brewerys came about in the last decade and a half that most of them were destined to fail. most werent very good to start with and the market just got over ran.

 

[Nosferatu]

Pike Brewing shutting down it's Seattle pub. Brewery operations will remain at Fremont Brewing though.

Pike Brewing Closing its Pike Pub in Seattle After Three Decades of Operation

the venerable Pike Pub is closing effective November 30, 2025. Located near Pike Place Market, the former home of Pike Brewing Company will close after 35 years of operation.

washingtonbeerblog.com

 

[teflon6string]

Sad to hear it. I like Rogue beers.

Some may differ, but I enjoy different kinds of beers (stouts, reds, IPAs, Porters, etc.) especially on tap.

Funny anecdote (to me anyway):

On a business trip up in Washington (one night in 2004 or so), I ordered ribs to go at Tony Roma's. Decided to have a beer in the bar while I waited, apparently generating a second tab.

A month later, my company's accounting gargoyle (in Iowa or someplace) called with a question about my expenses.

"Ummm... what's a large Dead Guy?"

 

[Nosferatu]

"Ummm... what's a large Dead Guy?"

I hope your response was "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you."

 

[arakboss]

Capitalism at work. Maybe enough people have had it with the crap.


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It just means less competition for the shelf stable, compact, efficient and in budget calories, for me to deal with.

I will let the rich, educated class and/or health gurus fight over the Kale bunches.

 

[Steel Head]

Its my fault.....been on the wagon since February 3rd 2025.

I'm at fault as well, November 3 2003.