Rogue Ales & Spirits

In the latest People Moves: Great Lakes CEO exits; brewmaster moves at Goose Island and Rogue Ales; and several changes at Heineken USA.

Rogue Ales & Spirits and Brew Dr. Kombucha, two Oregon fermenters, have combined an imperial blonde ale from Rogue and Brew Dr.’s Clear Mind kombucha to create Kulture Clash Clear Mind.

This March, both Cold Brew 2.0 and Paradise Pucker return to shelves.

Rhubarb Schmubarb, Rogue’s newest beer is a fruited ale with a funny name that does not take itself too seriously. Rhubarb Schmubarb highlights Oregon-grown ingredients and is a little sweet, a little tart and ideal for late-spring and early summer sipping.

Last September, Rogue continued its domination of the smoked beer style, receiving its 10th medal from the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition for St. Chuck’s Smoke, Rogue’s riff on a classic German märzen-style lager.

Rogue raises a glass to chocolate stouts this February, the month to celebrate all things decadent, sweet and full of chocolate. This year, just in time for Valentine’s Day, Double Chocolate Stout gets a new look that emphasizes its chief ingredient: imported Belgian chocolate.

From Rolling Thunder Barrel Works, Rogue’s Newport-based cooperage, comes the return of Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout and the new Rolling Thunder Stouted Whiskey.

Rogue Ales & Spirits is starting 2019 strong with two new year-round IPAs: Outta Line, a bright, honey-colored West Coast-style IPA and Batsquatch, a juicy, hazy IPA with intense tropical aromas and flavors.

Thirsty hop-heads looking for an unforgettable drinking experience can celebrate as Rogue Ales & Spirits’ massively hopped Straight Outta Newport…Oregon double IPA returns in January for a limited time.

Santa’s Private Reserve, the annual collaboration between Rogue Ales & Spirits and Santa Claus hits shelves this month. The beer is always packed with enough cheer to supply any holiday party and this year the 2018 vintage of Santa’s Private Reserve is a Belgian dark ale packed with tangerines and boysenberries.

After nearly 13 years at the helm of Rogue Ales & Spirits, owner and president Brett Joyce will depart the company at the end of the year. Current general manager Dharma Tamm, who joined the Oregon-headquartered organization in January 2017, will supplant Joyce. Speaking to Brewbound, the 45-year-old Joyce, who will maintain an ownership stake and remain on the company’s board, cited personal reasons for the decision to step away from the day-to-day operations.

Rogue Ales & Spirits announces Counter Currant, a ground to glass beer inspired by black currants grown at Rogue Farms in Independence, Oregon.

This summer, Rogue Ales & Spirits releases Combat Wombat, a collision of styles and flavors, bursting with intensity and personality.

Hot Tub Scholarship Lager raises money for college students. Since 2014, Rogue Ales & Spirits has donated a portion of the sales of Hot Tub Scholarship Lager to the Jack Joyce Scholarship Fund, established in honor of the late founder of Rogue Ales & Spirits, to help students at Oregon State University’s Fermentation Science program pay for their education.