Rogue Trippin’ To Brew Paradise Pucker

This is a guest post by Thom Cornog from Paradise Beverages. As I recently profiled, Thom is responsible for overseeing a ton craft beer brands here in Hawaii. One of them, Rogue Brewing, has had a long and intimate relationship with Hawaii. It was one of the first consistently available domestic craft breweries here in Hawaii with classics like Dead Guy Ale, Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout and Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Rogue’s founder, the late Jack Joyce, lived on Oahu for a good part of each year.

That connection with Hawaii continues today and Thom recently got the chance to visit Rogue’s home base in Oregon to collaborate on a new beer that will only be available here in Hawaii. Thom not only brewed his first sour, but also got to hop around to Rogue’s various locations to see how they do everything from grow hops to make barrels.

Rogue Trippin’ For My First Sour Brew

Thom Cornog

This past March I was lucky enough to be invited to Rogue’s headquarters in Portland to brew a sour beer that

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