Rogue Brewery abruptly ceased operations at all of its facilities Friday morning.
Employees learned about the closure that same morning. The company operates pubs in Astoria, Newport, Portland and Salem.
In Newport, Rogue Brewery maintains a large production brewery on land it leases from the Port of Newport. The Lincoln Chronicle reported that Rogues owes the port over $500,000 in rent and owes Lincoln County $30,000 in taxes…