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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9/10
Killer peaches, perfect funk.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2020 at 17:35

8/10
Mmmm cognac wilds with mellow cherries.
Tried on 24 May 2020 at 17:19

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From backlog. 750ml bottle. Earthy, funky and farmyardy with some oak, cognac, berries, cherries and musty stuffy notes. Decent. --- Beer merged from original tick of El Cuatro - Aged with Ripe Cherries in Cognac Barrels on 22 May 2020 at 22:32 - Score: 7. Original review text: Latertappd from January tasting
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2020 at 11:04

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2020 at 20:16

8.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Bottle. Pours orange brown. Funk, barnyard, pine, orange peel, slight petrol aroma, red wine, red wine vinegar, cereal, red grape, cherry, tangerine, blackberry. Medium body. Phenomenal.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2020 at 23:45

8/10
Perfect balance of hoppy and wine barrel notes, and funk of both!
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2020 at 00:45

8/10
I love honey wild ales almost as much as I love Oreo stouts. Hint hint Luis my secret crush. Crap that's not secret at all is it. This is all a drunk joke guys, just toast and scroll, please don't ask me about my secret crush.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2020 at 16:41

8/10
Straight marsala funk, winey tannic with a honey base and honey backed nose. Nice and mellow but also omg marsala.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2020 at 21:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg
Amber colour, with a red accent, cloudy, medium head size. Multiple elements in the aroma, from red fruit to seaweed, but ultimately focusing on herbal aromas. The mouthfeel is dry, the acidity is sharp, a bit lemony, just a touch or red currant, but mostly some rosemary and thyme.
Not particularly well conceived. Chaotic.
Tried on 18 Apr 2020 at 09:21

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
375ml corked and caged bottle. Pours a cloudy orange-yellow with a medium, creamy, short lived, off-white head that laces. Fruity aroma of wheat malt, apricot, overripe pineapple, orange peel, green apple, vinegar, lacto, red wine and oak. Sweet fruity flavour of wheat malt, caramel, apricot, pineapple, tangerine, orange, lemon, honey, vinegar, red wine and oak in a dry, light acidic, sour lacto finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Lots of complexity and ABV is well hidden. An excellent Wild Ale.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2020 at 04:01