EUGENE, Ore. – Alesong Brewing & Blending won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the 2026 Great American Beer Festival, marking 11 straight years the Eugene brewery has earned recognition at the country’s largest professional beer competition.
The brewery also placed in the top 18 out of 161 entries in the German-Style Pilsener category. Alesong was the only Oregon brewery to make it to the final table in that category. Over three days, 225 expert judges evaluated 7,267 beer and cider entries from breweries across 49 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. A total of 243 breweries and cideries took home 336 medals.
Alesong won gold in the Herb and Spice Beer category for Bière de Noël, its first-ever Belgian winter ale aged in brandy barrels with a blend of baking spices. The brewery said the recipe was inspired by a family-favorite Christmas cake…