Eugene brewery Alesong Brewing & Blending turns 6, June 18th and 19th. To celebrate the brewery is releasing a collaboration Anniversary IPA with Portland's Ruse Brewing.
Press Release
On Saturday and Sunday, June 18th and 19th, Eugene’s Alesong Brewing and Blending will be marking its sixth anniversary of making award-winning barrel-aged beer with a weekend-long celebration at its countryside brewery (80848 Territorial Hwy). Running from 1-8pm each day, the party will feature live music from Eugene-local Brewkats Band on Saturday and Whiteaker Hot Club on Sunday, Pizzeria DOP slinging wood-fired pizzas, complimentary cellar tours, and of course, the release of Alesong’s annual Canniversary Collaboration IPA available for on-site consumption and in four packs to-go! No reservations necessary (or accepted) to attend.
image of the three founders, among the fields, courtesy Ryan Claypool.
As a tongue in cheek nod to the common practice of breweries releasing once-a-year anniversary beers outside of their normal production styles, Alesong releases a highly anticipated collaboration IPA in cans every year for their anniversary. This year Alesong worked with Portland, Oregon’s Ruse Brewing to create “6th Canniversary,” a tropical West Coast IPA made with Galaxy, Citra, Motueka, and Mosaic hops. It will be available on draft and in cans for a limited time at both Alesong tasting rooms, at the Portland release and collaboration Alesong / Ruse tap takeover at The BeerMongers on June 16th, and in Ruse’s Southeast Portland Taproom. In addition to Alesong’s anniversary, this IPA celebrates the wonderfully collaborative nature of the beer industry, showcases Ruse’s significant expertise in crafting delicious IPAs, and acknowledges that although Alesong makes only barrel-aged beers, we still have plenty of love for the crisp and hoppy beers that have defined West Coast brewing over the past 10-15 years!
One of Alesong’s three co-founders, Doug Coombs says this anniversary is meaningful because it’s a chance to gather and celebrate our community. “We’re ready to let loose and party after another year of COVID ups and downs and really kick off what’s sure to be a fun summer in the Eugene area – and beyond,” says Coombs. “It’s also about making space to acknowledge all of the hard work our team puts in and our many supporters who’ve made it possible for us to grow and thrive for six(!) crazy years.”
ABOUT ALESONG BREWING AND 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.
