Rogue Ales & Spirits was founded in Ashland, Oregon in 1988 by University of Oregon alumni Jack Joyce and Bob Woodell. Rogue is an early pioneer of the microbrew movement and one of the oldest breweries in the State. Legendary brewmaster John C. Maier joined Rogue in 1989, helping establish them as an innovative brewing force to be reckoned with and earning them more than 2,000 awards since inception. Many of Maier and his team’s beers are iconic: Hazelnut Nectar brown ale, Shakespeare Stout, Brutal Bitter, Chocolate Stout, and probably none-so-farmous as Dead Guy Ale, an amber maibock-style that spawned a line of beers all it’s own.
In 2003 Rogue expanded operations into a distillery and later into canned cocktails. Rogue was also one of the first craft breweries to export out of America and introduce the world to U.S. craft beer. In 2025 Rogue expanded their portfolio to include cannabis with Delta-9 THC hemp-derived Seltzers and signed an agreement with U.S. Beverage LLC to become the brands national sales partner for Rogue’s full portfolio.
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