(Newport, OR) – Rogue Ales has a slew of new beers appearing in new bottles over the course of the next several months. With a little help from Vice President, Jim Cline, we were able to get some of the details. Here they are:

Rogue Brewer’s Ale 2008 is a tribute to Brewer, John Maier’s dog that passed away two years ago, and is a redux of a beer made that year in Brewer’s honor. It was previously bottled under the Johns Locker Stock Series but will carry a new label this year. Brewer’s Ale packs 107 IBU’s and is very similar to the one brewed in 06. The beer will be released as part of the Second Annual Brewer’s Memorial Alefest, a charity event taking place in Newport on May 16-17.

Rogue is also expected to release two more beers under its XS line this summer. Cline had previously mentioned June as a possible release date for Rogue Imperial Porter and Rogue Imperial Special Youngers Bitter though Realbeer reported yesterday that the beers would be due out in July. In either case, it looks like you can expect to see these on shelves around that timeframe. From Realbeer:

Imperial Younger’s Special Bitter was first brewed in 2006 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Horse Brass Pub in Portland, Oregon. Imperial Porter was first brewed for the Oregon Brewers Festival in 2007 and is a strong version of the Mocha Porter.

Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale will be released later in the summer, and most likely, it will be August. It is a big version of the most-reviewed maibock in existence, Rogue Dead Guy Ale. The beer will don a red label and will be released under the XS line. Cline expects that the beer will see limited distribution across the country.

Finally, the brewery will be releasing Rogue Yellow Snow IPA in October. The beer was produced with the skiing culture in mind and will be available somewhat exclusively in those areas. If you look closely at the label, you’ll notice that this beer will be released in 5L bottles.