ROGUE NATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

April 5, 2012

I have awarded 1,023,317 Gold Lifesaving Medals to Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, Josh Cronin, for his daring and dramatic rescue of 19 colonies of Rogue Farmstead Honeybees, which received airlift transport from the Rogue Rye Field minutes before it was overtaken by floodwaters.

At this time, the flood is being considered a direct act of terrorism and has yet to be claimed. I have instructed the Rogue Nation Department of Farmland Security to launch a full investigation into the matter. I also ask any Rogue Nation Citizen with information to contact me personally at RogueNationPresident@Rogue.com.

Steve Swan

ROGUE NATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

April 3, 2012

I have appointed Josh Cronin as Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture: Department Bee.

Mr. Cronin, a handsome man of 36 is a graduate of the prestigious WV Bee School and Indiana University, was previously employed by Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and is the Master Brewer at Rogue Ales Farmstead Brewery.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (INDEPENDENCE, OR) – Bees have been making honey for millions of years and humans have been making mead from honey for at least 9,000 years. In January Rogue joined in these ancient traditions by becoming keepers of 19 colonies of honeybees at the Rogue Farms Hopyard in Independence, Oregon.

Josh Cronin, certified beekeeper and newly appointed Deputy Under Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Bees of the Rogue Nation, set to work feeding pollen cakes, sugar water and honey reserves to the Rogue Farms Honeybees to ensure their survival through the winter. He then built hive stands to elevate the bees off the ground to discourage local skunks and possum from unauthorized honey sampling. It takes the nectar of 2 million flowers to produce one pound of honey and the hive must fly 55,000 miles to accomplish this feat, so Josh is making sure the bees are healthy and unharmed when spring arrives.

When the warmer weather arrives the bees will spend their days feasting on the ample supply of blossoms on and around the Farm, creating a unique honey with the distinct flavor of the Wigrich Appellation of the Willamette Valley. The first honey harvest is expected in late July and if the weather and blossoms cooperate a second harvest may take place in September. The nectar of blackberry, strawberry, cherry, apple, hazelnut, wildflower and other crop blossoms will all contribute to the character and flavor of the raw honey which will provide the base for our Chatoe Rogue Mead.

Since 2009, Rogue has been farming seven varieties of hops, two pumpkin varieties, two varieties of barley, and rye. We plant, tend, harvest, kiln, bale, smash, roast, and brew the ingredients ourselves to create our Chatoe Rogue line of ales and lagers. The farm is also home to chickens, turkeys, our pot-belly pigs Voo and Doo and canine farm hands Sully and Atticus.

We keep, feed and smoke the bees; uncap, extract and filter the honey; and brew and bottle the mead ourselves. Chatoe Rogue Mead will be available for purchase in November.

For updates, follow the bees at http://www.rogue.com/almanac/chatoe.php

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ROGUE NATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

April 1, 2012

In celebration of American Agriculture Month, the Nation’s Library of Conquests, in cooperation with the Nation’s Department of Agriculture, has published The History of Rogue Farms – 3 Centuries of Farming and Fermenting.

The 1st Edition copies will be available to citizens only. Do not look for it on Amazon or your local bookstore.

Steve Swan

John Maier is officially the first rider to sign up for the 2012 AMGEN People’s Coast Classic, a six-day charity cycling event benefiting the Arthritis Foundation. Starting in Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River and snaking down the temperate Oregon Coast to Brookings Harbor, this ride combines cycling and adventure against the backdrop of the sun setting into the Pacific Ocean.

Our friends at the Arthritis Foundation shot a great short piece on John’s commute to work in the morning. Rain or shine, John is on his bike – even crossing the Yaquina Bay Bridge in 50+ mile per hour winds. Dedication.

Stay tuned for more information on the ride, or sign up at: http://www.thepeoplescoastclassic.org

NEWPORT, OR (March 1, 2012) - Isaac Ersoff has been named President of Spirits at Rogue Ales and Spirits. In his new role, Ersoff will oversee operations of Rogue Spirits distrilleries in Newport and Portland, Oregon. Rogue Spirits’ award winning portfolio includes Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, Dead Guy Whiskey, Hazelnut Spice Rum, Dark Rum, Pink Gin, Spruce Gin, and Vintage Vodka.

Ersoff earned degrees from the University of Miami, Western Oregon University, and Willamette University College of Law. He started with Rogue in the 1990s as in-house counsel and later became manager of sales. Ersoff then went into academia, teaching at universities in Oregon and Israel, where he also worked in research and international relations.

In addition to Rogue Spirits, Ersoff also oversees operations of two of Rogue’s microbreweries, Track Town Brewery in Eugene, Oregon, and Issaquah Brewhouse in Issaquah, Washington.

For more information contact Isaac at 503-241-3800 or isaac@rogue.com.

NEWPORT, OR February 23^rd, 2012

Oregon’s Dungeness crabbers harvested 5,238,937 crabs so far this season, but only 6 of them were selected for the 2012 batch of Dungeness Crab Porter.

Now on tap at Rogue Public Houses, Dungeness Crab Porter is brewed with live crabs. It’s delicious and unique flavor makes it the perfect beer to pair with seafood, but especially with the fresh, whole Dungeness Crabs that Rogue is serving on Sundays during Oregon’s Crab season. This is how Dungeness was meant to be eaten; chilled, served with lemon, warm butter made with Rogue Brutal IPA, a bib, a crab cracker and – for the truly adventurous – a Dungeness Crab Hat.

Dungeness Crab Porter is one of the ways Rogue shares the beer and seafood bounty of its hometown of Newport, Oregon, the Dungeness Crab Capital of the World. Other beers include Yaquina Bay Oyster Stout, made with fresh oysters from Yaquina Bay, and Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale. It’s named for Sig Hansen, star of the reality show, Deadliest Catch.

Starting Today – Sunday, February 23 -26, 2012, Rogue hosts the Newport Seafood and Wine Festival in the parking lot of Rogue’s World Headquarters on South Beach.

The Rogue’s World Headquarters is also located next to some of the best crabbing on Yaquina Bay. Any day of the year, visitors can drop a pot off the back dock and catch their own Dungeness and then walk across the parking lot to use the cleaning stations at the Rogue House of Spirits.

ROGUE NATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

February 20, 2012

I am officially declaring February 20, 2012 as Rogue Nation Clam Chowder Day in honor of:

• Mo’s Clam Chowder
• JFK (his favorite meal)
• Mohave Neimi (our 1^st land-lady and patron saint)

It will be a day of amnesty for clams in the beds and beaches adjacent to the Rogue Nation World Headquarters.

ROGUE KNOWS SEAFOOD
In Newport, We Don’t Just Craft World Class Ales & Spirits.
We Also Can World Class Albacore Tuna.

We know who catches our tuna. His name is Herb. He docks his boat right across the
bay from us. We wave to him as he sails in and out of Yaquina Bay.

Herb uses craft canning methods in small batches that result in better tasting tuna,
cooked in its own natural juices. No added water or oil.

The perfect complement to one of our ales and a partnership that makes good on our
promise to feed the fisherman.