John Maier is the wizard behind the brew at Rogue Brewery in Newport, OR and has been the head brewer since nearly the beginning in 1988.  Still a homebrewer at heart, he has been a brewing innovator and somewhat of a godfather to the Northwest brewing community, and therefore the country, and even the world.  Some of the topics we discussed are his impressive plans for his eventual retirement, his surprising source of inspiration and how it felt to have brewed more than 20,000 beers.