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Rogue Ales is a brewery founded in 1988 in Ashland, Oregon, United States. The following year the company opened their second brewpub in Newport, Oregon where they are now headquartered. They operate brewpubs in Oregon, Washington, and California. Rogue exports throughout the US and internationally. Rogue Ales have been described as "invariably fun and full flavored".〔Half-e-Weizen "...traces of coriander and ginger in an invigorating wheat beer." St Rogue Red "Maltiness, roasted variety.. earthy"〕 The company has also expanded into distilling as well, with micro distilleries in Newport and Portland. ==History and manifesto== Rogue Ales was founded in Ashland, Oregon in 1988 by three Nike, Inc. executives: Jack Joyce, Rob Strasser, and Bob Woodell. The company relocated to Newport in 1989 and opened its flagship brew pub on the town's waterfront.〔 Rogue came to be headquartered in Newport, an Oregon coastal fishing town after Jack Joyce, one of the company's founders, visited the area at the suggestion of a partner.〔 He met Mo Niemi, owner of Mo's restaurant chain. Mo was well known for being generous as well as for her clam chowder.〔http://moschowder.com/home.cfm?dir_cat=13832 reprint The Oregonian〕 Niemi was interested in operating a brewpub on the Newport waterfont in a property her family owned. Although Joyce, was initially skeptical about running a full-fledged brewery, Niemi convinced him to take on the venture. Niemi insisted that the company would give back to the local community, saying "...if you're lucky enough not to go broke, feed the fishermen."〔 Although now deceased, Niemi's legacy lives on at Rogue: her image is featured on the Half-e-weizen bottle (originally Mo's Ale and now MoM Ale). Joyce has described the company's goals as, "...keep making great product, keep trying to make our packaging great, keep trying to integrate ourselves in our communities, and keep creating unique thunder (in promotions)...". Rogue maintains a company manifesto that expands on their values. The company gives back to its community in a variety of ways, for example helping the City of Newport celebrate its 125th anniversary with the issue of a limited edition Newport Anniversary Ale, whose historical label pays tribute to the Yaquina Brewery, Newport's first. Rogue also donates ongoing proceeds of a specialty brew series to the Oregon Coast Aquarium (past beers have included Spiny Lumpsucker Ale, Wolf Eel Ale, Shark Tooth Ale and Sea Otter Amber). One (Whale Ale) was even crafted in honor of Keiko, the orca, the aquarium's most celebrated resident and star of the movie ''Free Willy'' before his release into open waters. In addition there are ongoing sponsored activities like the annual surfing event "The Gathering Longboard Classic" on Newport's South Beach.〔 〕〔 〕 Rogue has recently come under fire for union-busting tactics at their Newport brewery, and are well-known throughout the region for paying their employees low wages.〔http://www.nwlaborpress.org/2011/0617/6-17-11IBT.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rogue Ales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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