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Rogue Ale from brewmaster’s beard

PORTLAND – A local brewery went rogue to find yeast for a new batch of beer.
Rogue Brewery used a sample from the beard that Brewmaster John Maier has been growing since 1978.
As a joke, the brewery sent in the sample for testing. Then after hitting a wall while looking for a new yeast strain, they found out that the strain they had sent in was perfect for making beer.
“I think people are going to be excited about it,” said self-described Rogue Mad Scientist John Couchot. “I mean this really is the needle in the haystack, and to find it on our brewmaster is phenomenal.”
The beard yeast is currently being used in test brews, to fine-tune a beer that will be released early next year.
h/t Chalupa





mkultra
September 28th, 2012
A beer drinker had brewers yeast in his beard?! I mean what are the odds of that happening. Every time he drinks a beer maybe?
bfpa61
September 28th, 2012
If only he was a she then they could call it “Breaded Clam Ale” Or just go with “Curlys Beer”.
Chuck U Farley
September 28th, 2012
So….anyone with a Yeast infection is a potential new strain of brew?
I think I’ll pass.
Toaster
September 28th, 2012
Life imitates the Simpsons again. Looks similar to Homer’s Red Tick Ale.
Chuck U Farley
September 28th, 2012
Hey! What happened to the Billy Joe pout post?
bfpa61
September 28th, 2012
How about “Pubes Blue Ribbon”.
chiefillinicake
September 28th, 2012
Or Cooz Silver Bullet?
I Luv Bacon
September 28th, 2012
I’ll have a buttwiper, please.
mkultra
September 28th, 2012
O’Drools
Geoff C. The Saltine
September 28th, 2012
Man, that’s my home town. I don’t know anyone that would drink what they are brewing from his beard. I bet the “Mad Scientist John Couchot” could go down to the Portland OWS crowd and get a really good yeast culture, in fact enough to last them a life time of brewing beer. With names like. Portland Puss. Broadway Barf. Burnside Bum. Holegate Whore. Hawthorne Hussy. MT. Tabor Twat. ect. What has happened in the N.W. will happen all over the U.S. until the liberals are shut down.
AbigailAdams
September 28th, 2012
Yeah, I suppose there are low lifes who will drink anything for a cheap buzz. You can tell sometimes by how familiar they are with various labels.
Unruly Refugee
September 28th, 2012
Dos Yukkies
I strain my soup with my mustache but this makes me think about laying off the beer.
Kairn
September 28th, 2012
I’ve actually had a pretty good Kobe burger at this brew pub in Astoria, Oregon. Husband said the beer was pretty good too. Would certainly go there again if ever passing through.
However, I have to admit this story about harvesting yeast from some guys beard to brew some beer has given me pause. Um, what other parts of the body will they be collecting from next? Armpit hair? Toe jam? Girlfriend’s yeast infection? YUCK! Why did they publicize this story?!!
I think we’ll try a different establishment in Astoria next time.
chiefillinicake
September 28th, 2012
Maybe another interesting culture would be the Pabst Smear?
Kairn
September 28th, 2012
Does the Rogue Ales Public House even exist in Astoria, OR any more? Was this the place that burned down a few years ago? It was in an old cannery building over the water.
JimBob
September 28th, 2012
I’ll stick with the old brews like Heineken 1873.
Mary Jane Anklestraps
September 28th, 2012
And which “Beard” does the Whitehouse brew come from? Oh yeah, Michelle.
Bad Brad
September 28th, 2012
Best beer ever, this is the shit.
http://www.grandtetonbrewing.com/BC.html
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Unruly Refugee
September 28th, 2012
Bad Brad
I know some damn good campsite up around the Tetons. Away from the crowds.
Sarthurk
September 28th, 2012
@ geoff
Newport hmm? Tell me more.
Boobie the Rocket Dog
September 28th, 2012
So they’re making beer in Portland with some effluent from a man’s body. What other effluents did they try and reject?
This’ll go over BIG in San Francisco.
hanoverfist
September 28th, 2012
Mrs. Maier was not available for comment.
Corona
September 28th, 2012
Needs more dog.
Dr. Tar
September 28th, 2012
I just wonder how the yeast ended up in the guy’s beard. Perhaps from a renegade booger that bolted for freedom during the last round up? Or perhaps it was launched during a sneeze and happened to grab hold of an outcropping and managed to evade detection till it was plucked from obscurity?
Carlos The Jackal
September 28th, 2012
When you’re hungover, you can have some “Hair of the beard”…
Franklin Ryan
September 28th, 2012
Jock Inch IPA!
Carlos The Jackal
September 28th, 2012
Here’s hoping the yeast in his beard is really from beer…
I Luv Bacon
September 28th, 2012
H/t to the chief-
I buy a round of white house wookie ale!
I Luv Bacon
September 28th, 2012
Snail trail ale.
Marketed for the lesbo’s
I Luv Bacon
September 28th, 2012
At boobie,
A round of spunkmeister double cream stout.
Harvey milk’s stout.
Spit or swallow porter.