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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...

rogue news:

A "Wee Heavy" McRogue Returns NEWPORT, OR, September 10, 2010 - On October 1st, Rogue will bring an old favorite out of retirement after nearly a decade -- XS McRogue Scotch Ale. Unlike most Scottish Ales, which are light in color and body, McRogue Scotch Ale is a hearty brew, deep copper in color, with a caramel aroma, rich malty flavor and a roasted malt background. McRogue Scotch Ale originally debuted at the 1995 Oregon Brewers Festival. It is made with 10 ingredients: Great Western Harrington, Klages, Beeston Amber & Pale Chocolate & Weyermann Caramunich Malts; Kent Golding and Rogue Micro Hopyard Revolution Hops; Rolled Oats, Free Range Coastal Water and Top Fermenting Pacman Yeast. Brewing Specifications: 17.5o Plato, 45 IBU, 75 AA, 28.6o Lovibond. McRogue will be available on draft and in 7-ounce serigraphed "nip" bottles. McRogue Scotch Ale is brewed using hops from the Chatoe Rogue hopyard in Oregon's Wigrich Appellation and barley f...

from the rogue news service: Quit Wine-ing: Turkey Finds Its  Soulmate Newport , OR , September 10, 2010  - According to Garrett Oliver, author of "The Brewmaster's Table," the question most often posed to sommeliers is "What wine goes best with a turkey dinner?"    The answer Oliver says, is beer!       Juniper Pale Ale  however, does not stop at the Thanksgiving dinner table.    In fact, only 29% of turkeys in the United States are consumed during the holiday season; leaving the rest of the year to pair Juniper Pale Ale with turkey sandwiches, turkey burgers, turkey hot-dogs, and turkey bacon. Rogue's passion for turkey has been growing over the years.    The turkey is now the official bird of the Rogue Nation and Juniper Pale Ale has been selected by the National Turkey Federation as the  Best Beer to Pair with Turkey .    By this time next year, Rogue plans to induct every single turkey into the Rogu...

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...

from rogue 's wire service: INDEPENDENCE, OR, August 19, 2010 - Rogue celebrates the rivers, lakes, streams, ponds and creeks of Oregon with the release of Chatoe Rogue Creek Ale. Creek Ale is a Belgian style Kriek Ale dedicated to the Willamette River that runs along the eastern edge of the Rogue Hopyard. Creek Ale is brewed with First Growth Oregon hops and malt from Rogue's own micro hopyard and barley bench. The Rogue barley bench is located in Oregon's Tygh Valley Appellation and Rogue's 42 acre hopyard is located in Oregon's Wigrich Appellation, where Rogue currently grows seven different hop varieties. Rogue remains dedicated to saving the terroir of Oregon hops and barley, one acre at a time, by growing our own. The brew contains 8 ingredients: Wheat, Rogue Barley Farm DareTM and RiskTM Malts, Rogue Hopyard Revolution Hops, Montmorency Cherries, Pacman & Belgian Yeast and Free Range Coastal Water. It is the fourth in the Chatoe Rogue family, follow...