The Ale Apothecary

Microbrewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room

Established in 2011

Contact
61517 River Road, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Description
Origin beer, connected to nearby farms, artisans and the land surrounding the brewery. 100% made by us on our own equipment with our creative brains and hearts. Children welcome in our tasting room.

The Ale Apothecary is a very small artisanal brewery, located 10 miles west of Bend, Oregon in the middle of the Deschutes National Forest. Paul & Staci Arney built the brewery on their property in 2011 after Paul had decided that his career in industrial beer-brewing was officially over. Taking cues from historical breweries, Paul decided that he would take the very basic concepts of making beer and build a totally unique brewery out of them, relying on locally grown or foraged ingredients and using the most natural approach possible.

Before there were beer styles, there were just breweries making the best beer they could out of the raw materials nearby, the water from the ground, and the yeast in the air. Paul believes that the Process in making beer can be used as a primary ingredient, so The Ale Apothecary has its very own methodology that gives us our house character that cannot be reproduced anywhere.

We get our grain from Mecca Grade Estate Malt in Madras, Oregon. Our hops primarily come from Goschie Farms in Silverton. We naturally carbonate our beer in the bottle with Oregon wildflower honey and try to avoid any and all industrial processing aids or commodity ingredients. Instead of using exotic ingredients, we experiment with the process of making beer to find unique and inimitable flavors and experiences.

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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle, 375 ml courtesy of Miro B. Shared with him and Max. Deep orange with small white head. Malty, fruity, citrus, funk, barnyard, bit vinous, wood, medium to heavy sourness. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2020 at 06:04

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 23:11

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
750ml bottle. Tart, funky and sour with some berries, oak, wood and earthiness. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 20:12

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle. Tart, farmyardy and funky with some sourness, honey, oak, wood, hints of brandy and apples. Quite intense and complex.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 10:28

8/10
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2020 at 19:07

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours unclear, dark reddish amber. Small white head. Smell is mild, tad fruity, mild tartness. Taste is tart, fruity, mild maltyness. Mild acetic acid. Lower carbo. Assertive tartness. Nice .
Tried on 11 Jul 2020 at 09:46

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
375ml corked and caged bottle. Pours a hazy yellow-orange with a medium, foamy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet, fruity aroma of wheat malt, apricot, peach, tangerine, lemon, lacto, oak, honey and white wine. Sweet fruity flavour of wheat malt, honey, peach, apricot, lemon, green apple, white grape, honeydew, oak, white wine and floral hops in a dry, acidic, sour lacto finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average to lively carbonation. Well balanced and complex. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2020 at 04:40

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottled 375 ml (PET Sessions)
Hazy amber colour, tiny off-white head. Tart vinegar, berries, light herbal notes. Medium-bodied. Super tart, mouthpuckering, Berryish, earthy flavour. Absolutely nothing to do with Sahti. Could be quite good but it is just way too tart.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2020 at 21:45

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
7-2-20
Tried on 03 Jul 2020 at 00:56

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
7-2-20
Tried on 02 Jul 2020 at 22:57