Back next week, Alesong Brewing & Blending re-releases Touch of Brett, along with Belle, Double Barrel Maple Rhino Suit, & Cherry Parliament.
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Press Release
Eugene’s Alesong Brewing and Blending is set to release four new barrel-aged blends bold with flavor from unique processes and some beautiful Pacific Northwest fruits on August 13th. Headlining this summer’s release is Touch of Brett, Alesong’s most awarded offering, with four GABF medals in the Brett Beer category: 2016 Gold, 2017 & 2018 Bronze, and 2020 Silver. This summer’s debut includes thoughtfully crafted beers, each vivid with specialty ingredients and carefully selected barrel characteristics. The new beers include:
Touch of Brett — Our most award-winning beer returns! This year's is food-friendly as always, with delicious grapefruit, orange and tropical notes from the Citra hop. (Full Distribution)
Cherry Parliament — Layered and complex, this Flanders-inspired red sour ale was aged with Bing Cherries from Hood River and finished in bourbon barrels that previously held our barleywine, Maestro. (Full Distribution)
Belle — This elegant and tart golden ale was matured on Mirabelle plums grown right next door at King Estate Winery, adding rich flavors of white raisin, honey and apricots. (Club & Tasting Room)
Double Barrel Maple Rhino Suit — Our rich and decadent Rhino Suit was aged for a year in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels and then for six additional months in Bissell Farm maple syrup barrels that formerly held the legendary Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. The finished product is dessert in a glass! (Club Only)
Touch of Brett and Cherry Parliament will both be available at retailers throughout the Pacific Northwest beginning in mid-August, while the Mirabelle plum darling, Belle, and luscious Double Barrel Maple Rhino Suit will only be available at the tasting rooms and to Blender’s Circle bottle club members respectively.
Alesong co-founder Doug Coombs observed that this particular series of blends highlight the depth within the ever-developing barrel-program. “We really dove into the idea of double barrel aging with a couple of the new beers. From combinations of wine and bourbon barrels with Cherry Parliament to maple syrup and bourbon barrels with Maple Rhino Suit, the layers in each beer are apparent and come through in some really interesting beers.” He added, “And of course, the hop-forward Touch of Brett is one of my annual favorites as it just goes well with so many foods.”
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.
