Plus, two medals make a nine-year medal streak for the third longest such active streak in the United States!
EUGENE, OR: Alesong Brewing & Blending was awarded two medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition and named Brewery of the Year in its size category, the top honor at the nation’s largest beer competition. This year marks the ninth year in a row Alesong has received at least one medal at GABF, coinciding with each year they have released beer since their establishment in 2015. The nine-year medal streak is now the third longest such active streak in the United States, a remarkable feat and nod to the consistency with which Alesong releases world class beers year after year.
In the 2024 competition, beers and ciders spanning 107 categories were judged blind by 285 judges, awarding 326 medals to the most exceptional beers from over 9,000 entries. Brewery of the year honors were given to the most awarded producers out of nearly 1,900 breweries and cideries who entered the competition from every state in the nation.
Alesong was awarded a gold medal in the barrel-aged sour style category for French 75, a tart farmhouse ale aged in gin barrels with lemon zest and a bronze medal in the brett beer style category for Touch of Brett, a dry-hopped farmhouse ale, and now five-time GABF medal winning beer! Both beers are currently available for on-site consumption and in bottles to go at Alesong’s country brewery, tasting room, and restaurant (80848 Territorial Hwy, Thursday-Sunday 1-7pm).
“It’s incredible to win Brewery of the Year at GABF,” says Brian Coombs, Alesong co-founder and Director of Brewing Operations. “We’ve had a good string of success at this competition, but you never really expect to win one of the major awards given just how competitive it is. GABF is the big stage in U.S. craft beer and in particular means a lot to us because the judges are professional brewers whose positive feedback validates the care and hard work that goes into crafting the unique beers that we make.”
ABOUT ALESONG BREWING AND BLENDING: Alesong Brewing and Blending is an award-winning artisan brewery, winery, and cidery, and restaurant based in the heart of Southern Willamette Valley wine country outside Eugene, Oregon. With 100% of its beverages spending time in oak, Alesong crafts unique and small-batch blends, producing styles that span the flavor spectrum. As the beer, wine, or cider in barrels matures, the team samples and selects each barrel individually to create a final blend. Paying homage to old-world Lambic blenders and artisan winemakers, Alesong strives to achieve complex and balanced final blends that are much more interesting and complete than the sum of their parts or any individual barrel by itself. For more information, visit www.alesongbrewing.com.
ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL: Presented by the Brewers Association®, the best beers and ciders in 107 categories covering 175 different beer styles (including all subcategories) were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals at a ceremony at the Bellco Theatre in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday morning. The 2024 GABF competition winners were selected by an international panel of 285 expert judges from 9,216 entries received from 1,869 U.S. breweries and cideries in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more information on the GABF competition, including a complete 2024 winners list and photos, visit GreatAmericanBeerFestival.com.
