Eat, Drink, Sleep
Rogue offers a place to stay on its farm
by Suzi Steffen
Vertical integration meets horizontal nights.
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| photo courtesy of rogue |
Rogue Breweries decided during a worldwide hops shortage a few years ago to find what Rogue President Brett Joyce describes as “the perfect farming partner” in the central Willamette Valley.
Not only does the farm near Independence grow seven varieties of hops for Rogue, but now the former 6-bedroom farmhouse on the site serves as the Hop ’N Bed, where for $300 a night, up to 14 people can stay mere steps from the fields where the beer they drink gets its start.
“It’s right by the Willamette River,” Joyce says. “It’s a beautiful spot, a 20th century farmhouse.”
The 42-acre Rogue Hop Farm, run by the Coleman family, hosts tours in August, but those who stay at the Hop ’N Bed can walk near the fields to the river, where they can fish or just enjoy the view.
The full kitchen means that guests (who must rent the entire farmhouse) can cook their own meals, but the Chatoe Rogue Tasting Room on the farm stays open for lunch and dinner, and those who stay at the farmhouse get a couple of bottles of Chatoe Rogue beer to welcome them to the new venture.
The hotel opened in late spring, but Joyce says there’s already a wedding booked for this summer.
He has other ideas too. “If your company wants to have a retreat somewhere, it would be a fun weekend on the farm,” he says. Though the trend of agricultural retreats has spread to some farms in Oregon, and though the farm is a working farm, those who stay at the Hop ’N Bed won’t be helping with the harvest or any other farmwork. That’s OK: This one’s just to enjoy.
To find out more or to book a night for yourself or your group, head to Rogue.com and click Meeting Halls. Scroll down to the Hop ’N Bed for more info, or call (503) 838-9813.
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