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Rogue Ales Closes Operations in Newport and Brewpubs in Portland, Astoria and Salem
Rogue Ales owes $545,000 in back rent to the Port of Newport and $30,000 in taxes to Lincoln County amid a 2024 sales decline of 18%, prompting sudden closures.
- On Friday, Rogue Ales & Spirits abruptly shut its Newport brewery and all restaurants after informing Port of Newport in a Friday morning meeting, including pubs in Astoria, West Salem, and Southeast Portland.
- Facing mounting delinquencies, Rogue Ales & Spirits owes $545,000 to the Port of Newport and over $30,000 in taxes to Lincoln County, amid a 4% craft-beer market decline.
- At the South Beach facility, Rogue Ales & Spirits operates a 47,000-square-foot brewery with a canning line running 13,800 cans an hour, backing a brand active for over 30 years.
- About 60 South Beach employees face disruption as Rogue ends Newport community events, while the Port of Newport reports more than 40 renters over six months behind, with Rogue owing the most.
- The Port is seeking two tenants and has already found one as Rogue moves away from distillery business, with West Coast Seafood set to use the 4,800-square-foot distillery building.
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Rogue Ales abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes
Rogue Ales & Spirits, which has seen its beer sales drop and owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and back taxes, abruptly shut its massive Newport operations and all of its restaurants Friday, the Lincoln Chronicle has learned.Rogue officials met with Port of Newport officials Friday morning to tell them they planned to close their operations immediately. Rogue rents its South Beach space – 47,000 square feet for its brewery, warehouse…
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