
Our Team
In 2015, Matt Van Wyk and brothers Brian and Doug Coombs founded Alesong with the goal to elevate the way beer is experienced and to lean into true small-batch craftsmanship.
Our Founders
Brian Coombs
Director of Operations, Co-Founder
Brian is the catalyst responsible for turning the Alesong dream into a reality, bringing the team together and convincing us all to dive in head first. With a chemistry background, Brian entered the beer world through the cellar at Oakshire Brewing where Matt recognized how helpful his expertise would be with managing longer fermentations in a less controlled environment. The more involvement Brian had with barrel-aged beer, the more he was hooked.
Matt Van Wyk
Director of Sales, Founding Brewmaster
Matt is a brewing industry veteran with more than two decades of experience making barrel -aged beers. After 7 years as brewmaster at Oakshire Brewing, Matt was ready to take on a new challenge and venture out on his own. Always a lover of brewing for its artistry and the creative outlet it provided him, Matt has been a huge fan of making and consuming barrel-aged and Belgian-style beers throughout his career and is thrilled that those styles are the focus at Alesong.
Doug Coombs
Co-Founder
With a background in the wine world, Doug has worked with some of the top wineries in California. He loves wine and the intentional experience that wineries offer, but has always had a much stronger affinity for beer as a consumer. When Brian came to him with the idea of a brewery that blurred the lines between the two worlds, he was sold. He’s stepped away from day-to-day operations, but you may spot him around the world at festivals representing Alesong.
Meet the Team
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Audrey
SERVER & BEER EDUCATOR
Favorite Alesong Beer:
KriekFun Fact:
Studying ceramics at the university of Oregon -
Brenden
CHEF & KITCHEN LEAD
Favorite Alesong Beer:
Dry Farmhouse CiderFavorite Fast Food Burger:
In-N-Out -
Cody
CLUB & TASTING ROOM DIRECTOR
Favorite Alesong Beer:
Coconut Rhino SuitFirst Craft Beer:
Yuengling lager -
Eike
WAREHOUSE & CELLAR OPERATOR
Favorite Alesong Beer:
Gose AñejoFavorite Beer Related Memory:
Homebrewing with friends and family -
Jake
SERVER & BEER EDUCATOR
Favorite Alesong Beer:
Gose AñejoFun Fact:
Has a degree in music and teaches guitar and other string instruments -
Joe
LEAD BREWER
Favorite Alesong Beer:
Showstopper
Fun Fact:
Founded a brewery in Peru, Cerveceria del Valle Sagrado -
Josh
CELLAR LEAD
Favorite Alesong Beer:
KriekFirst Craft Beer:
Henry WeinhardsFun Fact:
Josh is an avid life long surfer -
Xochitl
SERVER & BEER EDUCATOR
Favorite Alesong Beer:
BelezaKaraoke go-to:
I love a good ballad!
Work for Alesong
Alesong Brewing and Blending is a boutique, artisan brewery, winery, and cidery specializing in barrel-aged and Belgian-inspired beers located in a scenic wine country location roughly 20 miles Southwest of Eugene and additional production and office facilities in West Eugene. Founded in 2015, we have been fortunate enough to receive a number of awards and recognitions at some of the world’s most respected competitions. We were named brewery of the year at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival and the 2021 Oregon Beer Awards in our size categories.
Want to join our team? Any open positions are listed here. If you read the description and think you're a good fit, please send us your resume and a cover letter detailing why you’re a good fit to jobs@alesongbrewing.com.
Thanks for your interest!