Rogue had one winner of the “mystery beer” contest (where we asked consumers to name the beers John made for the festival in 1993 and 1992). His name is Phil Brandt and he was able to provide OBF programs for both of those years, which showed that we poured Olde Crustacean in 1992 and Imperial Stout in 1993.  Phil will be receiving 4 bottles of 21 and 427 Hoppoes as the winner of this contest.

To honor the OBF and John’s 21 different beers brewed for the 21 years of the Oregon Brewers Fest, John brewed a one-time batch of an Olde Ale, called 21 Ale. Only 21 select accounts across the country will have the opportunity to sell this rare beer.

The 21 Ale Release Party starts tonight at 7:00 pm at the Horse Brass Pub. 4534 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215 (503)232-2202.

Visit our friends at Oregon Maiden Gift Baskets and have your Rogue delivered to you. Choose from one of 3 micro brew gift baskets featuring Rogue Ales.

Rogue’s Beer is Food Gift Basket, featuring Rogue Ales and Rogue food. Rogue Ales Stash, featuring 4 bottles of Rogue Ales. Rogue Brewtopia, featuring mix & match Rogue brews.

www.oregonmaidengiftbaskets.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PORTLAND, OR, July 12, 2010 – The “Godfather of the beer-butt chicken,” Rick Browne, host of Public TV’s BBQ America, will be using a Chinese Roasting Box to cook an 80 pound pig at the 16th Annual Bones and Brew Festival in Portland. The Festival is being held July 31st and August 1st, and will be a celebration of the American Backyard BBQ.  Browne will be cooking the pig for festival goers on Saturday.

The 16th Annual Bones and Brew Festival, which will benefit the Oregon Zoo, is at the epicenter of Portland’s historic Northwest Pearl District.  Festival goers can cool off with a selection of 30+ microbrews from Oregon craft breweries including Rogue, Seven Brides Brewery, Hopworks, Old Lompoc, Gilgamesh, Block 15, Oregon Brew Crew and more. Barbeque will be available from local champions including Cousin Kenny, Slabtown, Nepoe 42, My Brothers, “Da Fat Boyz”, Big Kahuna and Browne’s BBQ America.

There will be a Kobe Bleu Ball Eating Contest and Chicken Wing Eating Contest.

Saturday afternoon and evening, live music will be provided by the Ty Curtis Band, Lexxi Vexx Sons of Thunder and other bands.
Bones and Brew is a family-and-dog-friendly event.

Last year, more than 4,000 people attended Bones and Brew and $10,000 was raised for the Oregon Zoo. All admission donations go to the Oregon Zoo.

The entrance to Bones and Brew is on NW 14th & Flanders.  Hours are Satuday, July 31st from 11am-9pm, and Sunday, August 1st from 11am-5pm.  A $3 donation is requested at the door.  For more information visit www.rogue.com. 

Schedule of Events:

Saturday   
2:00 Pig in a Box!    
3:00 Chicken Wing Eating Contest   
4:00 Ty Curtis Band    
5:00 Lexxi Vexx Sons of Thunder

Sunday
1:00 Live Music
2:00 Dirty Brown Bag Shrimp
3:00 Bleu Ball Eating Contest

To Citizens:

My Predecessor left me a hell of a mess. All bad things are his fault — the good stuff is mine.

I want to be clear: I will not fulfill any of my campaign promises. I just said those things to get elected.

The first act of my administration will be to order the Nation’s Postmaster General to put my face on a stamp and the Director of Currency to do the same thing on the Nation’s currency — a $100.00 hopo. And put Al Jorgenson’s likeness on a condom in honor of his screwing up the Nation.

Second, we will abolish term limits so I can serve forever.

Third, all Nation members will receive a free bumper sticker.

Fourth, passports will soon be available at Rogue Embassies in Issy, Seattle, Chi, St. Louis, NYC, PA, Denver, PDX, Newport, Eugene, Honolulu, Boise, and Off-Shore Butch. Call or email for a list.

I am moving the Department of Agriculture to the GYO Micro Barley Farm near Tygh Valley, population 224. They will maintain a Chatoe and Hop in Bed at the GYO Hopyard near Independence. We will continue our efforts to save the Terroir of hops and barley one acre at a time by GYO.

Shortly we will fill positions left vacant by my predecessor.

Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of State
Assistant – Assistant Attorney General
Speaker of the House
Press Secretary
Department of Tourism & Culture
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of Immigration
DEA
Department of Employment
Department of Economic Development
Fire Department
Department of Health
Sergeant-at-Arms
RDIC

Please send resumes to my Chief of Staff, Stacey Maier, at 2320 OSU Drive, Newport, OR 97365 or Stacey@rogue.com

Progress on our United Nations application has been slow. It’s my predecessor’s fault.

We now have embassies, farms, stills, breweries, sports teams, stamps, currencies, a zero crime rate, a balanced budget, voting by mail, a university, scholarship, no taxes, an open foreign policy, mass transit, recycling, uniforms, a navy, term limits, no king or queen yet, fuel production, traffic, police, judges, rules, root beer, health insurance, soup kitchen, cabinet. In fact, a lot of them — bank, job fairs, export/import, Bailout Program, Consumer Protection Agency, Citizenship Card, Mag, Women Can Vote + Work + Drive, Newspaper, Official bird, etc., chef, poet laureate, taxi, Gambling, Bingo, Trivia, Bull, Cheese, Shoe Manufacturing, Sprinkler System, Flag, Bridges, Free Speech, Ports, Docs, Capital, A White and Brown Chatoe, a museum, a library, a university, a film company, record company, coins and currency, passports, national ID cards, stamps, license plates, a flag, a constitution, uniforms, shoes, a creamery, a national pastime, a literary journal, a bakery, a hop farm, a pledge, and boxer shorts. All are the indicia of a Nation which should lead to the approval of our pending application to join the U.N. What more could they want?

We certainly are more qualified than some of the tin pot dictatorship who do belong. We will continue to refuse any offer of a non-voting membership.

Maybe we should apply for reservation status instead.

Yours for Revolution,

Steve Swan, President

For Immediate Release:

Portland, OR, July 6, 2010 — Fred Eckhardt, author of “The Essentials of Beer Style,” says that the combination of wine and cheese leads to a “train wreck in the mouth.”  On July 20, Eckhardt will make the case that beer is the superior pairing with cheese at the 19th Annual Beer & Cheese tasting event at the Rogue Public House and Distillery in Portland’s Pearl District.  

During the event, Eckhardt will lead participants through a decadent multi-course tasting featuring predominantly Oregon hand-crafted beers and cheeses. Eckhardt’s Beer & Cheese tasting is part of Oregon Craft Beer Month and the perfect prelude to the Oregon Brewers Festival, which begins on July 22.

The event begins at 5:00 p.m. at the Rogue Ales Distillery & Public House, located at 1339 N.W. Flanders, Portland.  The cost is $25 for Rogue Nation Members, $30 for advance ticket orders, or $35 at the door. Call 503.222.5910 for reservations. For more information visit www.rogue.com.