Overview
- Oregon Brewing Company filed for Chapter 7 in federal court this week, placing Rogue River Brewing Co. and Yaquina Bay Beverage Co. into liquidation as well.
- The filing reports nearly $17 million in liabilities against about $4.9 million in assets, including debts of roughly $594,000 to the Port of Newport, over $510,000 in Lincoln County property taxes, and nearly $66,000 in federal alcohol taxes.
- Asset schedules list 1,300 barrels of aging whiskey book-valued at more than $2.8 million, with an estimated liquidation recovery of about $975,000, plus over $1 million in raw brewing materials.
- Revenue fell from $23.5 million in 2023 to $19.6 million in 2024 and to $14.9 million in the first 11 months of 2025, according to the bankruptcy documents.
- Operations were halted on November 14 with roughly 47 layoffs in Newport, following closures of remaining pubs around Oregon.