"It's sobering when one of the craft-beer world's landmark names draws the curtain early. After 37 years, Rogue Ales & Spirits has stunned the industry and its loyal followers by shutting down its Newport, Oregon, production operations and all associated restaurant/taproom venues seemingly overnight. The move marks a dramatic fall for a company that helped define the Pacific Northwest craft-beer boom-and underscores the harsh remains of a beer market in contraction."
"On Friday morning, the team at the Port of Newport was informed that Rogue would be vacating its 47,000-square-foot facility in South Beach-home to its brewery, warehouse, and flagship pub. Immediately thereafter, closure signs appeared at Rogue's locations in Astoria, West Salem and Southeast Portland.The financial troublescape is stark: Rogue reportedly owed roughly $545,000 in back rent to the Port of Newport, plus more than $30,000 in local taxes. That kind of liability postures a brewery once ambitious enough to distribute nationally in peril."
Rogue Ales & Spirits abruptly closed its Newport, Oregon production operations and all related restaurant and taproom locations after 37 years. The company vacated a 47,000-square-foot South Beach facility that housed its brewery, warehouse, and flagship pub. Closure signs appeared at Rogue locations in Astoria, West Salem, and Southeast Portland, and Google listed the Newport address as 'Temporarily Closed' hours after the announcement. Rogue owed roughly $545,000 in back rent to the Port of Newport and more than $30,000 in local taxes. Founded in Ashland in 1988 and relocated to Newport in 1989, Rogue had achieved national distribution and Top 50 production status. Recent local brewery closures included Hell in a Bucket Brewing and West Connection Beer Vault, reflecting contraction and financial strain in the craft-beer market.
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