Alesong Thread

It's thick, and you Mr. @jbakajust1 , you are not allowed in my barrelhouse!! I've got my eye on you!

 

What, you afraid I might funk it up?

 

Yes! Only our funk is allowed.

 

Not a lot of action in this thread anymore despite beers hitting taps and the inaugural bottle release.

Any feedback on their beers so far? Thoughts on bottle pricing ($15/500ml for all but the gose which is $10/750ml)?

 

Strawberry Gose is excellent.

 

Looks like some bottles from their first release are hitting up in Seattle. Ended up grabbing a bottle of Tangled Up In Blueberry at The Hop and Hound, but they also had Touch of Brett and Hop Farm bottles available, one case of each. Anyone had these?

 

I enjoyed Tangled Up In Blueberry a lot. Probably my favorite that I've had from them out of the bottle.

On another note, it sounds like they are going to be releasing their second batch of bottles in November (11/19). I don't think they've released details about which beers will be available, but is anyone else hoping that the Bourbon Prelude is among them?

Also, big congrats to the folks at Alesong for their gold in the "brett beer" category at GABF this year for Touch of Brett. Impressive accomplishment for being so early in the game for them.

 

The blackberry gose was very good, will have to pick up a bottle of Touch of Brett.

 

Alesong was out at MCCBF. They had the harvest ale on tap and a saison . They also had a few bottles of the shake your tree. After having the shake your tree I am for sure going to get 3 bottles during the release.

 

Thanks for reminding me to order almost forgot

 

Who's going to the release party on the 19th? Ive got my order placed and got a few friends to go.

 

Have been rather impressed by Touch of Brett and Hop Farm, but I hate how easily my mind looks at those bottles and thinks they're 750ml instead of 500ml. $15 for a pint+ is tough to swallow, even if the beer isn't.

 

I was thinking about this too, and was curious what others thoughts were on their pricing. What brewery would you compare their beers to for price comparison purposes? After thinking about it a bit, I came to the conclusion that their prices are fairly reasonable (maybe on the high side of things) for the type of beers they're brewing. Maybe it helps that they didn't ask for a bunch of money up front from customers before they ever brewed anything just for the opportunity to buy their beers when they did eventually brew something.

 

I agree, but I think pretty much all "specialty beer" is drastically overpriced in the craft market right now, not just certain ones in particular (@deGardebrewing excluded from that list as they are very reasonable for what they brew). That being said, Oakshire charges $20 for 750ml bottles of their wild ales which is the same cost per ml of liquid as $15 for 500ml.

 

I don't begrudge Matt or any Brewer for testing what the market will bear for specialty beers; he deserves a fair price for his skills and the time and materials it takes to produce these beers. But I'm on a quest to find an Orval analogue, and the goal was a domestic product for less than Orval.

 

I have somewhat mixed feelings about bumping this thread, because Alesong's beers have remained relatively accessible in my own personal (and increasingly voracious) market. But, sometimes, one just feels obligated to give a public shout-out when credit is due.

I've only had a handful of their beers, but I'll be damned if they haven't all been outstanding. These guys know how to brew, and they definitely know how to blend. Color me very impressed. (And then forget I ever said that. Or any of this. Please...)

 

I'm going down to Eugene next weekend for a family funeral but will probably have a little time for beer. Do we get all the Alesong releases in Seattle or should I look for anything Eugene-specific?

 

Not sure what Seattle sees, AFAIK Bend only saw Here Comes the Sun and Cherry Parliament from this list. Maybe @AlesongMatt can give us the scoop on Eugene availability?

 

I saw (and purchased) bottles of Maestro and Mocha Rhino, and had Meastro, Mocha, Cherry Parliament, & Here Comes the Sun on draft in Seattle last week. Great stuff!

 

Where did you find Mocha Rhino? Haven't seen any bottles of Rhino Suit for a couple months, and haven't run into Mocha at all, down here in Portland.