About Rogness Brewing Company
Located in the north Austin/Pflugerville area, Rogness Brewing Company specializes in creating small, handcrafted batches of beer. Debuting in March of 2012 with 2 beers, Rogness Brewing Company now delivers to Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Waco and the surrounding areas.
Our beer is sold in 22 oz bottles and also on draught. Ask for us in your favorite bottle shop or bar. Be on the lookout for our seasonal offerings and “Rogness Reserve” line, which are small batches bottled and kegged in limited quantities that will never be the same.
Co-owners Forrest and Diane Rogness come up with recipes while Jon Airheart handles brewing duties. Zach Zamora rounds out the crew as packaging manager. Our growing lineup of beers range from imperial IPAs to Scotch ales to spiced ambers and everything in between. Not to be pigeonholed and to keep things interesting, there is a focus on underrepresented and nontraditional styles.
Forrest and Diane have been married for 17 years and have a young daughter named Anna. Forrest started homebrewing in 1990 and purchased Austin Homebrew Supply in 1999. He holds a degree in Photography.
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Diane is the creator of Yogi, our chai spiced amber, and Joie d’Été, our lemon lavender saison. She met Forrest at the University of Iowa and holds a degree in Art History.
Check out this episode of the Beer Diaries to find out more about our beers and general philosophy.
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Year Round Beers
Gigantophis
Rook
Joie d’Été
Hefeweizen
Ost
Taxon
Vinton
Yogi
Seasonal and Limited Releases
Belfort
Bella
Holiday
Schoppe Private Stock Doppelsticke
Thorhildur
Iapetus
Beardy Guard
Mudcat
Pro-Am
Schoppe Private Stock Heller Weizenbock
Rogtoberfest
Boomslang
Titanoboa
Sophina
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GIGANTOPHIS – Imperial IPA
Gigantophis was once a beast that could swallow you whole. But fast forward 40 million years and the roles are reversed. Like its prehistoric namesake, there is nothing small about Gigantophis Imperial IPA. We used over 2 pounds of hops per barrel in this monster. Bursting with citrus, pine and earthy notes in the aroma and flavor, Gigantophis finishes with a touch of French oak to round out the whole experience. Hop lovers and paleontologists unite! This is the journey you have been waiting for. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Gigantophis pairs perfectly with ham, bacon, or Brontosaurus rib.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
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ROOK – Scotch Ale
Mahogany in color, Rook has a bold malt character with woody notes. Peat smoked malt creates a distinctive earthy Scottish flavor that complements English toffee notes. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Scotch Ale pairs well with pork, salmon or lamb. Serve with a brie or a smoked cheese.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
JOIE d’ÉTÉ – Saison
Joie d’Été, which translates to “Joy of Summer”, is made with lemon zest and lavender flowers. Incorporating a Belgian Saison base recipe, this light and refreshing ale will help keep you cool during the 6 month Texas Summer. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
French provincial cuisine and aromatic Asian or Middle-Eastern dishes.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
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HEFEWEIZEN
We had one simple goal with this: create a traditional hefeweizen wheat beer to combat the hot Texas climate. Picture bananas, cloves, and citrus fruit jumping off the Barton Springs diving board into a giant mouth. Your mouth. You win. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Fruit, salads, fruit salads, light fish, and hard work.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
OST – Porter
Rhymes with “roast.” Seven different malts and three different hops go into our Porter for a smooth yet complex flavor. Ost offers a bold roast flavor with a rich smoothness and a dry finish. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F to best reveal its chocolate, caramel, coffee, and roasted malt notes.
Food Pairings
Ost goes well with most meats, and robust cheeses.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
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TAXON – Texas Brown
In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon is a taxon that disappears for one or more periods from the fossil record, only to appear again later. And so our Texas brown ale got its name, being a somewhat popular homebrew style in the early 80s but kind of disappearing after that. Bigger and beefier than your standard brown ale, Taxon has rich, dark chocolate notes on the front palate complemented by a bold hop finish. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
aged Gouda, grilled steak, roast beef sandwich
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Available on tap and in bottles.
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VINTON – Blonde Ale
This blonde ale is great all year round but exceptional in the Summer. With just the right balance of hops and malt, this crisp, citrusy, smooth golden ale will quench your thirst and whet your appetite for more. Ideally served at 45 – 50°F.
Food Pairings
Vinton pairs perfectly with BBQ and spicy dishes as well as Summer foods such as chicken or bratwurst. Cheese pairings would include Monterrey Jack or Havarti.
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Available on tap only.
YOGI – Chai Spiced Amber
More than a beer, this is a state of mind. Yogi has a rich copper color and fragrant aromas of chai. Saigon cinnamon, clove, ginger, cardamom, and black pepper create an exotic flavor profile. Caramel notes are offset by rich tannins. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Pair with bold Asian foods such as Thai and Indian curry. Also pairs well with Tandoori chicken.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
BELFORT – Belgian-Style Strong Ale
This is the first offering in our new “Rogness Reserve” line of beers. These are small one-off batches that will be bottled and kegged in limited quantities and will never be the same. Belfort is a Belgian-style Strong Ale with a beautiful crimson hue from caramel malts and hints of plum, grape and banana from the yeast. Grab a bottle or glass right now and a bottle for later. This beer will age well and develop subtle flavor complexities over time. Ideally served at 50-55°F.
Food Pairings
Pairs well with roasted meats or fish, and stinky cheese.
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Limited quantity available in bottles.
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BELLA – Belgian-Style Golden
This Belgian golden ale features subtle yet complex flavors from the yeast that complement an earthy, citrusy finish. Ideally served at 45-50°F to best reveal its tart complexity with notes of apple, pear, and honey. Deceptively smooth, you’ll be tempted to down a dozen.
Food Pairings
Bella goes well with spicy foods such as Thai or BBQ, and robust cheeses.
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Available on tap and in bottles during the spring and summer.
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HOLIDAY – Winter Ale
This seasonal offering, inspired by an oatmeal raisin cookie, is a joyous occasion all in itself. Specially formulated with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and vanilla, Holiday will help you cope with last minute shopping and difficult relatives. It could be so nice. Ideally served at 50-55°F.
Food Pairings
Oatmeal raisin cookie, glazed ham, yams, sweet potato.
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Available on tap and in bottles during the winter.
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SCHOPPE PRIVATE STOCK- Doppelsticke
Schoppe Private Stock Doppelsticke is a “double secret” version of the classic Altbier style. Brewed to a higher gravity (OG 1.085) than regular Altbier, it has a rich, malty flavor with a pronounced German hop flavor and bitterness. The grain bill consists of a base of Pilsner and Munich Type 2 malts with Caramunich and Caraaroma added for color and flavor. Magnum hops are used for bittering, Select Spalt for flavor, and Hallertau Mittelfruh for aroma. The beer is fermented with a German ale yeast strain and then lagered at cold temperatures to give a clean, crisp finish with a hint of fruitiness. This beer is a collaboration with Mark Schoppe. Mark has been homebrewing for over twenty years. He has won hundreds of awards at competitions over the years. Highlights include winning the Ninkasi Award at the National Homebrewer’s Conference in 2012 and 2015, and winning the Lone Star Circuit Homebrewer of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2014. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Smoked meatloaf, barbecue, Baba ghanoush.
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Limited quantity available in bottles.
THORHILDUR – Belgian-style Quadrupel
Thorhildur is a Belgian-style quadrupel aged on oak chips and cubes. The third limited release in the Rogness Reserve series, Thorhildur is named after Diane Rogness’s mother, who is of Icelandic descent. She has battled ovarian cancer for over 3 years and endured more than 90 chemo treatments. Coming in at just over 10% ABV, we were inspired to create a strong beer to honor a strong woman. And just like its namesake, it is sure to age well. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Roasted fowl, smoked meats, gouda, blue cheese.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
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IAPETUS – Stout
Beneath all the coffee stouts, milk stouts, coffee milk stouts, and so on and so on, there lies a classic recipe. With Iapetus, we pay homage to the base style that inspired so many. In Greek mythology Iapetus was a God of time seated beside his brother Kronos. Like sand in an hour glass, beer can also be a measure of time, sip by sip. Darkness comes at the end of every day. Will you drink it or will it drink you? Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Shepherd’s pie and cheesecake.
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Available on tap only during the fall and winter.
BEARDY GUARD – Biere de Garde
The Biere de Garde (pronounced Beardy Guard) is the French cousin of the Belgian Saison. Sometimes lagered, sometimes amber, sometimes golden, always delicious. Our version is a reddish amber ale that finishes dry with an earthy spiciness. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Pair with asiago cheese and duck, lamb or herb roasted chicken.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
MUDCAT – American Brown Ale
Mudcat is a limited release beer that was the winner in our 2014 ProAm homebrew competition. It’s a heavily dry hopped brown ale that was brewed with Corey Martin, president of the Austin Zealots homebrew club. He has won many other awards, most notably the 2011 Samuel Adams Longshot homebrew competition with his Munich dunkel.
Food Pairings
Aged Gouda, grilled steak, roast beef sandwich.
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Available on tap and in bottles for a limited time.
PRO-AM – ESB
Jay McEvers of the Austin Zealots homebrew club won our first Pro-Am competition earlier this Summer with this recipe. We scaled up the original 10 gallon recipe and Jay helped us brew a 15 barrel batch on our big brewing system. A mixture of American, German, and English malts and specialty grains are used in combination with traditional English hop varieties to create a beer that is truly an international concoction with a nod to the English origins of the Pale Ale style. This beer was served at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO, and was available in limited supply on draft and in bottles in central Texas. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Pairs well with fish and chips.
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Brewed in 2013. No longer available.
SCHOPPE PRIVATE STOCK- Heller Weizenbock
Schoppe Private Stock Heller Weizenbock is a pale version of the classic Weizenbock style. Though wheat bocks are usually reddish brown, our version is a deep golden color. It is brewed with Munich and wheat malts for a chewy, bready flavor, and hopped with German hops for a subtle, spicy finish. Flavors of banana and clove are contributed by the classic German wheat ale yeast. Ideally served at 50 – 55°. This beer is a collaboration with Mark Schoppe. Mark has been homebrewing for over twenty years. He has won hundreds of awards at competitions over the years. Highlights include winning the Ninkasi Award at the National Homebrewer’s Conference in 2012 and 2015, and winning the Lone Star Circuit Homebrewer of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Food Pairings
Lamb, venison, apple pie or banana bread.
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Mostly on tap. Very limited quantity in bottles.
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ROGTOBERFEST – Festbier
Rogtoberfest is a seasonal celebration for beer-loving taste buds. This malty lager features Smaragd, a relatively new German hop that helps to create a surprisingly aromatic fest bier. Put on your lederhosen and dust off that ceramic stein with the dragon handle. Prost! Ideally served at 45 – 50°F.
Food Pairings
Schnitzel, bratwurst, sauerkraut, pretzels, spätzle, and more Rogtoberfest.
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Available on tap and in bottles during the fall.
BOOMSLANG – India Pale Lager
If you find yourself in a South African jungle it is wise to avoid the Boomslang, a highly venomous tree snake. But when you are back stateside it is wise to seek out Boomslang, the India Pale Lager from Rogness Brewing Company. In this hybrid style, the wonderful hoppiness of an IPA has been enhanced with the crisp, clean nature of a lager. 5 different hop additions and a longer fermentation create a delightful adventure for your taste buds. No mosquito net required. Ideally served at 45 – 50°F.
Food Pairings
Virtually limitless pairing possibilities including grilled meats, tacos, carrot cake.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
TITANOBOA – Triple IPA
The recent unearthing of Titanoboa was, for many, the most exciting fossil discovery since the T-Rex. A 48 foot snake that ate crocodiles with no effort deserves to have a beer named after it. After 60 million years in hiding, Titanoboa has been reborn as a triple IPA with 10 different hops added at 10 different times in the brewing process. The different additions create an aromatic and flavorful hop experience meant to counteract the bitterness. Featuring over 5 lb of hops per barrel, this is our most complex beer we have done to date and is truly the bigger, meaner brother of Gigantophis. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Saucy bbq, salty cured meats and pungent cheeses.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
SOPHINA – Sour Ale
With Sophina we employed a sour mash in the brewing process to create a sharp tartness from lactobacillus. To counteract the sour bite we added pineapple juice after fermentation was complete. This provides a pleasant and almost tropical fruitiness that is further complemented by Mosaic hops added late during the boil. Ideally served at 50 – 55°F.
Food Pairings
Pineapple upside down cake, aged Brie, and other pungent cheeses.
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Available on tap and in bottles.
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THORHILDUR WINS GOLD MEDAL06 Jun 2016, Posted by rogness in Uncategorized
Thorhildur has won a gold medal in the 2016 Craft Awards International Awards Competition. Thorhildur is a Belgian-style quadrupel aged on oak chips and cubes. The third limited release in the Rogness Reserve series, Thorhildur is named after Diane Rogness’s mother, who is of Icelandic… |
NEW YEAR, NEW BEERS27 Jan 2016, Posted by rogness in Uncategorized
We are kicking off our 4th year in business with 2 exciting new beers. Forrest had an idea a few months back to add vanilla straight to a keg of our Ost porter. The results were tasty enough that we decided to make a 15… |
SAN MARCOS RESIDENT CREDITS OUR BEER FOR SAVING HIS LIFE IN FLOOD25 May 2015, Posted by rogness in Uncategorized
A crazy story was sent to us by a San Marcos resident claiming our beer saved his life. Our hearts go out to those affected by the rain/flooding. Be safe out there. Hello Rogness Brewing! My name is Colin Iliff, I’m a resident of San… |
MUDCAT20 Sep 2014, Posted by rogness in Uncategorized
Mudcat is our 2014 ProAm beer. To put it simply, it’s a massively dry hopped American brown ale. We hold a homebrew contest every year and pick a winner in a blind taste test. Corey Martin’s Mudcat was the winner this year. He came out… |
ROGNESS SIGNS HOUSTON DISTRIBUTION DEAL05 Sep 2014, Posted by rogness in BLOGNESS
Rogness Brewing Company partners with Bluebonnet Distributing to build large-scale distribution territory in the Houston market Houston, TX (August 22, 2014) – Bluebonnet Distributing, LLC (“Bluebonnet”) today announced it has partnered with Rogness Brewing Company, LLC (“Rogness”), an Austin-based craft brewer, to build a large-scale… |
2ND ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT ROGNESS BREWING29 Apr 2014, Posted by Nick LaRoche in BLOGNESS
2nd ANNIVERSARY PARTY Our 2nd anniversary party will be on Saturday, May 10, from noon-4. We hope you can join us! There will be 3 food trucks, guided tours, live screenprinting, a raffle with really cool stuff for grabs, and 16 different beers. We’re finally… |
TITANOBOA TRIPLE IPA AND OTHER NEWS07 Apr 2014, Posted by Nick LaRoche in BLOGNESS
TITANOBOA It’s been a while since our last email. Mainly we were waiting and waiting for label approval to announce the release of Titanoboa, our new triple IPA. The recent unearthing of Titanoboa was, for many, the most exciting fossil discovery since the T-Rex. A… |
ROGNESS BREWING COMPANY SIGNS WITH KEG 1 CENTRAL TEXAS14 Jan 2014, Posted by rogness in BLOGNESS
After much thought and consideration, we have chosen Keg 1 as our distribution partner in the Austin area. Beginning January 13th, 2014, Keg 1 will be the distributor for Rogness beer in Austin and the surrounding counties. While we |
ROGNESS EVENTS FOR AUSTIN BEER WEEK24 Oct 2013, Posted by rogness in BLOGNESS
Austin Beer Week Yogi ice cream! Ost and Gigantophis served on nitrogen! Beer and cheese pairing*! Movie night! And more. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Austin Beer Week is upon us. We hope you can join us at one of the following… |
ROGTOBERFEST AND A PLETHORA OF OCTOBER EVENTS04 Oct 2013, Posted by rogness in Uncategorized
Rogtoberfest And just like that, fall is upon us. To celebrate, we just released Rogtoberfest on draft and, for the first time, in bottles. It was recently listed as one of the best fall beers on the Thrillist website and was very well received at… |
