Ales for ALS

Benefiting ALS Research at

Enjoy a beer for a great cause

Get involved for a great cause! Find participating brewers in your area, search beers available for purchase, or attend an Ales for ALS™ event.

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Are you part of a brewery?

Become an Ales for ALS™ brewer

Join hundreds of brewers around the country – and the world - who are part of this amazing program!

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How does beer make a difference?

Since 2013 over $5,000,000 has been raised for ALS research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute through Ales for ALS™

Brewers from 47 states and 6 countries have participated, brewing delicious beers while raising awareness of ALS

Meet our community

Whether you have a connection to ALS or not, our community of beer drinkers is a special one to be part of.

Andrew Ritter

Lived with ALS for two years

Andrew was the lead brewer at Linden Street Brewery, now Oakland United Beerworks. Each year, Oakland United has brewed an Ales for ALS™ beer to honor him and help raise funds for ALS research.

Alex Cavaliere

Living with ALS

“Many of us get this diagnosis and don't know what to do. I'm so glad to be a supporter of Ales for ALS™ where I get to drink beer and support ALS research!”

Scott Hanses

Lived with ALS for nine years

Scott was the ninth member in his family to receive an ALS diagnosis in 2011. Shortly after, his family founded Ales for ALS™ to use their hop farming business to benefit ALS research and awareness.

Andrew Ritter

Lived with ALS for two years

Andrew was the lead brewer at Linden Street Brewery, now Oakland United Beerworks. Each year, Oakland United has brewed an Ales for ALS™ beer to honor him and help raise funds for ALS research.

Alex Cavaliere

Living with ALS

“Many of us get this diagnosis and don't know what to do. I'm so glad to be a supporter of Ales for ALS™ where I get to drink beer and support ALS research!”

Scott Hanses

Lived with ALS for nine years

How did Ales for ALS™ start?

Meet our founders

In 2013, a hop farming family affected by ALS created Ales for ALS™ to raise funds and awareness for ALS. Watch the video to hear more.

Watch the video to hear from our founders about
why they created Ales for ALS™

Where does the money go?

Benefiting ALS research

The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is the world's foremost drug discovery lab focused solely on ALS. As a nonprofit biotech we operate without regard to profit or politics.

Led by drug development experts and people with ALS, our Watertown, Massachusetts based lab is funded by a global network of supporters unified to end ALS. Our mission is to discover and develop effective treatments for ALS.

“Once my uncle was diagnosed with ALS I thought Bale Breaker would be a great avenue to raise money and awareness to help not only him, hopefully, but the generations to come.”

Meghann Quinn, owner of Bale Breaker Brewing Company and co-founder of Ales for ALS™

Thank you to our national sponsors

Thank you to our regional sponsors