Of all the current trends in beer, using the power of tasty beverages to raise money for charity may be the one that’s hardest to tire of no matter how often it’s done. This Friday, you should get your butt to Iron Springs in Fairfax for its Ales for ALS event. Plus it is not a secret that I think we should all get our butts to Iron Springs more often.
ALS, which perhaps has more name recognition under its original moniker Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a terrible crappy illness with no known cure. Ales For ALS gives brewers a proprietary blend of Yakima hops to play with, and in return they donate some of the proceeds of their Ales for ALS beers to an ALS research organization. If you like geeking out on hop specs, you can learn more about the blend here.
Iron Springs brewed The Iron Horse Pale Ale for the occasion, a 7% beer with pilsner, Kölsch, and Munich malts. At 4pm on Friday, June 21, Iron Springs will also tap Ales from ALS beers from Russian River, Third Street Aleworks, Bear Republic, Drake’s, Sierra Nevada, and Triple Rock. There will be a food menu for the event to pair with all the beers on offer.
If I wasn’t working I’d be there, so go have an Iron Horse for me. I recommend ditching work early to beat the worst of the traffic (like you need an excuse).
More info:
- Here’s the Facebook event page
- Read about Third Street Aleworks’ previous Ales for ALS event and the Russian River, Bear Republic, and Third Street beers made with the event hop
- Read about Triple Rock’s two Ales for ALS beers and the friggin’ rock star (well, blues star) they were named for
- This isn’t just a Bay Area effort. Here’s a full list of participating breweries.
