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Rogue Ales was founded in Ashland, Oregon in 1988 by three Nike, Inc. executives: Jack Joyce, Rob Strasser, and Bob Woodell. [2]In 1987, Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell, past University of Oregon fraternity brothers, and another friend, Rob Strasser, were approached by Jeff Schultz, Woodell's accountant and avid home brewer, with an idea to open a brewpub.
It is the 9th largest brewery in the state of Oregon [2] and among the fastest growing breweries in the U.S. [3] Fort George Brewery is known for its community engagement, [4] popular seasonal releases, sustainability efforts [5] [6] and the annual Festival of Dark Arts, [7] a stout beer festival which takes place every February in Astoria.
Rogue set out to find a local wild yeast to complement the locally sourced hops and grains used in their other ales, to "increase the terroir" of the finished product. [5] [9] Unsuitable samples were taken from various places, including the company's hopyard in Independence, Oregon, before the brewmaster's beard was tried.
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Many sources credit Swiss-born Henry Saxer and his Liberty Brewery as being Oregon's first commercial brewery (supposedly opening in 1852); however, the first verifiable record of a brewery in Oregon is an advertisement in the August 5, 1854, issue of The Weekly Oregonian for Charles Barrett's Portland Brewery and General Grocery Establishment.
Beer brewing companies based in Portland, Oregon (13 P) Pages in category "Beer brewing companies based in Oregon" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Now Fort George Brewery hosts the event, which draws hundreds of visitors and tour buses from Seattle. [45] Astoria is the western terminus of the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, a 4,250-mile (6,840 km) coast-to-coast bicycle touring route created in 1976 by the Adventure Cycling Association. [46]
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