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i am a total geek i am excited by this crop report hops, growing hops! and all sorts of other great agricultural stuff i feel kinda like les nessmann with the hog report!! Rogue Nation Department of Agriculture CROP REPORT June 2011 Rogue Farms Micro Barley Farm, Tygh Valley, Oregon: Barley: RiskTM 2-row winter malting barley is fully grown and filling out the kernels. Color recently changed from green to rusty brown. Rains delayed the planting of the DareTM 2-row spring malting barley. But recent sunny weather is helping them grow, they're now almost a foot tall. Total acres planted down slightly from last year. Crop:  RiskTM 2-row winter malting barley Acres in Production:  95 Estimated Harvest:  475,000 pounds Crop:  DareTM 2-row spring malting barley Acres in Production:  90 Estimated Harvest:  450,000 pounds Micro Floor Malt House: We lost a 2,000 pound batch of 2-row floor malt when the kiln malfunctioned during the first weekend...

NEWPORT, OR., September 1, 2010 - Rogue Ales' Santa's Private Reserve comes equipped with built in nightlights -glistening snowflakes that GLOW-IN-THE-DARK. Dedicated to the Chris Kringle in each of us, Santa's Private Reserve is brewed in small batches, and available nationwide for the holiday season in serigraphed 22oz bottles and 12oz six packs. Forget the fruit cake, ties and socks...give your loved ones something they really want for Christmas, like the Santa's gift set. This pre-packaged holiday gift set includes a 22oz bottle and a stemmed serigraphed glass inside a collectible gift box. Gift set available by calling the Rogue Brewery at 541-867-3660 or at http://www.rogue.com/ . A 2009 World Beer Championship Gold Medal winner, Santa's Private Reserve is a double-hopped red ale and is a reddish-copper color with a roasty, malt flavor and a well balanced, spruce finish. This holiday elixir is brewed with 10 Ingredients: Carastan 30-37 & 13-17, Crystal...

from rogue brewery: "One Ton of Hops INDEPENDENCE, OR, September 1, 2010 -- Rogue Ales has begun our annual harvest of GYO Certified hops from the Rogue Farms Micro Hopyard in Oregon's Wigrich Appellation. We honor our cultivation, growth, and harvest by using 5 different varieties and 2,200lbs of fresh hops from our 42-acre farm to create this year's Chatoe Rogue Wet Hop Ale. Like any farmer sowing seed in soil, the success of our hops lies a great deal in the hands of Mother Nature. Master Brewer John Maier had planned to add a sixth variety to the brew, but our Alluvial Hops did not produce this year. After being cut from the trellises, the hop cones are separated and loaded into 250lb burlap sacks, driven 77 miles to the Brewery in Newport, OR, and immediately pitched into the brew kettle. Total elapse time: approximately 2 hours, 17 minutes. Due to the massive quantity of wet hops used in the brewing process we create three small batches, and then blend the...