Alesong Brewing & Blending releases 4 new oak-aged fruit beers
Eugene, Oregon’s oak and wild ale wizards at Alesong Brewing and Blending have announced their latest four quarterly releases, all featuring ripe Oregon fruit flavors, refreshing acidity and lively barrel character. A more oak-forward version of Farmhouse Cuvée, their 2020’s GABF Gold medal-winning specialty saison is the headliner in this group which includes a tequila/margarita inspired sour, a peach and nectarine beer, and a dark red berrylicious sour. Bottles will begin dropping on May 14th for members of the bottle club, and after that in specialty bottle shops.
More from a press release:
Farmhouse Cuvée — Blended from 60% new American oak and 40% neutral French oak, this cuvée of Brett saisons is delightful, complex and refreshing! (Club Only)
Market Paloma — Our collaboration with Market of Choice, this cocktail-inspired sour ale was aged in Don Julio extra añejo tequila barrels with grapefruit, lime and hibiscus! (Tasting Room & at Market of Choice)
Stonefruit Symphony — Bold flavors of ripe peach and nectarine burst from the glass of this juicy, barrel-aged sour ale! (Full Distribution)
Valley Preserves — Dark and jammy, this barrel-aged sour ale with blueberries, boysenberries and cherries brings to mind warm summer days picking berries! (Full Distribution)
While the fresh fruit-forward beers Stonefruit Symphony and Valley Preserves will be widely available throughout the PNW, bottles of Farmhouse Cuvée will be available exclusively to Blender’s Circle bottle club members. Blended from first-use American oak barrels and French oak barrels, this beer spotlights the honed blending skill of the 5-year-old brewery. And with a paloma cocktail-inspired beer aged in tequila barrels, all four of these May releases sing springtime rhapsodies: crisp and refreshing without sacrificing complexity in the least.
Alesong co-founder Matt Van Wyk says part of the joy of crafting these beers is drinking them in the sunshine with friends and family. “The dream has always been to create remarkable experiences and connect the beer to a memorable moment,” says Van Wyk. “For us, Stonefruit Symphony and Valley Preserves bring back the fondness of picking ripe fruit in orchards and fields. And all four of these beers are nuanced and great for an occasion where you want to share this in great company, with delicious food and sunny spring days!”
ABOUT ALESONG BREWING AND BLENDING: Alesong Brewing and Blending is a small artisan brewery based in the heart of Southern Willamette Valley wine country with a public tasting room in downtown Eugene. The all-barrel-aged brewery crafts unique and small-batch beers, brewing both wild and non-wild styles that span the flavor spectrum. Once the beer in barrels has matured, the team samples and selects each barrel individually to blend. Paying homage to old-world Lambic blenders and artisan winemakers, Alesong believes that the final, balanced blend of a barrel-aged beer is much more complex and satisfying than the sum of its parts or each individual barrel by itself. For more information, visit alesongbrewing.com.