Alesong Brewing & Blending hosts The Ale Apothecary
Eugene Oregon’s Alesong Brewing & Blending is bringing back one of their favorite events, the Alesong & Friends series that highlight special guests that have inspired them. Each event offers a chance for an intimate tasting and conversation with the brewers, vintners, farmers, and other like minded producers. The second in the comeback series this year is April 24th with reputed sour, farmhouse, historical beer wizards at Bend, Oregon’s The Ale Apothecary.
Paul and Staci Arney, owners of The Ale Apothecary, will be joined by Alesong co-founder and production manager Brian Coombs to guide attendees through a selection of three limited and unique barrel-aged beers from each brewery and discuss The Ale Apothecary's unique production and ethos.
“Prior to Alesong’s creation, I was inspired by Paul Arney when I heard him speak at an MBAA conference on the topic of ‘art over industry’. He spoke about small batch vintages that took advantage of hyperlocal ingredients found in Central Oregon, which was something I foresaw we could make use of in the Willamette Valley as well,” said Coombs. “As I learned more about Paul, I was impressed by his interpretation of traditional Scandinavian styles and stance on upholding his beer-making principles over chasing trends.”
The event will be held at the Countryside Brewery on April 24th in two, limited-seating sessions at 12pm and 3pm. Tickets are $45 each and include a curated cheese and charcuterie board to pair with the six beers. Tickets can be purchased through Alesong’s website: https://www.alesongbrewing.com/events/2022/4/24/alesong-and-friends-the-ale-apothecary
ABOUT THE ALE APOTHECARY: Founded in 2011, The Ale Apothecary creates totally natural, barrel-aged beer using ingredients off their land in Bend, Oregon, or sourced nearby, direct from Oregon farms. They get their barley and wheat malts from Seth Klann at Mecca Grade Estate Malt in Madras, hops direct from Gayle Goschie at Goschie Farms in Silverton, and honey for bottle-conditioning comes raw and direct from farms around Oregon. All Oregon, all the time! For more information, visit https://thealeapothecary.com/
ABOUT ALESONG BREWING & BLENDING: Alesong Brewing and Blending is a small artisan brewery based in the heart of Southern Willamette Valley wine country that crafts unique and small-batch beers with a focus on oak aging and Belgian-inspired techniques, brewing both wild and non-wild beers, using locally grown fruits, herbs and a host of special yeasts and other microbes. Once the beer in the 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 satisfying than the sum of its parts or each individual barrel by itself. For more information, visit alesongbrewing.com.