The Ale Apothecary
Microbrewery
in Bend,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room
Established in 2011
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.
Soir, fruity, dry. Piney, stone fruit, honey sweetness, very nice.
pictoman (9684) reviewed Fierce Turtle from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Clear yellow gold with small white head. Mild funk, feint hint of huckleberry, gentle oak, decent.
pictoman (9684) reviewed El Cuatro from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Cloudy orangey brown with small white head. Tart funk, mild brandy wine, some honey, okay.
pictoman (9684) reviewed Ralph from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazed brown with small beige head. Oak, tartness, okay.
bergstaden (9523) reviewed Sahalie from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Golden with a white head - Tart wood aroma - Malt body with a tart wood flaovur - Tart flavours goes into the finish - This was good
pictoman (9684) reviewed Earthbound Astronaut from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (batch 5.1.22; 8.02% abv). Hazy bright amber brown with small beige head. Fairly acidic, hint of wood, okay.
CoccoBill (10287) ticked Fresh Hop Sahalie from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Sour and tart, fruity, dry. Citrus and wood, smooth, medium acidity. A bit rustic but also some fairly light fruity hoppiness, very nice.
pictoman (9684) reviewed Sauvie from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Poured from 750mL bottle (batch 12/4/2020) @ ABC bottle share. Clear pink-ish orange with small white head. Tart buttery lacto, feint pear, average.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Afterburst Billie's 2024-11-09 Antwerp
AR: sour apricots, tart grapes
AP: hazy coppery, wee thin lid
F: sour apricots, tart grapes
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle pours out pale straw topped with a small fizzy white head. Nose is nice grape forward some funk and barrel. Taste is more of the nice barrel funky grape wine notes.