Passionate About Oak Aging
Alesong Brewing & Blending is a small artisan brewery, winery, and cidery based in the heart of Southern Willamette Valley wine country. With 100% of our products spending time in oak, we believe that a thoughtful, balanced blend is much more complex and satisfying than the sum of its parts or each individual barrel by itself.
We approach our craft like a musician composing a song
Each creation begins with an inspiration:
from nature, food, or an unforgettable experience
Production is patient, personal and reflective;
the vision evolves until it is brought to life in the glass
Like a song, each blend is our expression;
the enjoyment and interpretation is yours
Created with Patience and Artistry
At Alesong, our approach is patient and artistic. 100% of our products are matured in barrels and then consciously blended to create a complex and unique beverage experience. Drawing inspiration from like-minded artisans across the globe, the goal is to create beers, wines, and ciders that are innovative and unique, yet approachable and balanced. And with flavors that range from tart and fruity to rich and malty, there's something for every palate.
We believe that beer is worthy of contemplation and reverence and hope to share that passion with you.
Wild and Sour Beers
Our wild and sour beers are fermented and matured primarily in neutral French oak former wine barrels with mixed cultures of saccharomyces, brettanomyces and lactobacillus, developing complex flavors over time. These beers range from yeast driven saisons and farmhouse ales to sour beers cofermented with whole organic fruits like blueberries, peaches, nectarines and even wine grapes.
Spirits-Barrel-Aged Beers
Alesong’s extensive spirits barrel program provides a unique counterbalance to our wild and sour beers, with an emphasis on drawing flavors from the barrel’s prior life. Rich, malt-driven beers aged in bourbon barrels like our Rhino Suit imperial milk stout or Maestro barleywine make up the bulk of these beers, but we also love crafting small-batch, cocktail-inspired blends and other unique flavor combinations using unique barrels that formerly held tequila, gin, or even maple syrup.
Blending
Once the beer in the barrels tells us it's ready, we sample and select each barrel individually to blend. Paying homage to old-world Lambic blenders and artisan winemakers, we believe that the final blend of a barrel-aged beer is much more satisfying than simply the sum of its parts or each individual barrel by itself. As a barrel-focused brewery, the multitude of barrels in our cellar provides us with a rich variety of flavor profiles from which to craft each blend, much as a chef builds a cohesive and balanced dish using the ingredients in their kitchen.
Bottle Conditioning
The bulk of our farmhouse ales and sour beers are bottle conditioned - packaged still with additional yeast and sugar before undergoing a final fermentation in the bottle to create carbonation naturally.