The Ale Apothecary
Microbrewery
in
Bend,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room
Established in 2011
Contact
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.
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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked @ [ The Adult Bike Distance Tasting ].
[ As The Ale Apothecary Sahalie ].
ABV: 9.03%. Clear medium yellow orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, pale malt, moderate hoppy - yeasty, leather - funk - oak, fruity - apricot - pineapple, dried fruit - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, grapes - wine, leather, funk, fruity, tropical fruit - apricot - pineapple, dried fruit - citrus, oak. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20200408]
8-3-8-3-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2020
at 11:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2020
at 15:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @Saxo's. Clear golden, white head. Aroma has sour peach, grapes, funk, light and smooth solvent. Sour flavour, light wood, berries, grapes, good funky bite. Dry, tart fluffy mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2020
at 15:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Corona Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich sour fruits, tropical fruits, citrus, funk, malt and has a nice long sour finish. Yummy!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2020
at 15:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, citrus, tart, wood and white wine. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 080420
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2020
at 15:30
8/10
Crap, this is a perfect Christmas beer, should have saved it to share with a Christmas 🌲 piney as hell by definition, sweet and slight acid finish, nose is barrel oaky and piney funk, carb is perfect. Damn this is unique and fun. Warmer=weirder though
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2020
at 18:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 750ml. corked @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.
[ As The Ale Apothecary Sahati ].
ABV: 9 - 11.0%. Hazy - murky medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy yeasty, sugary yeast, sugary, juniper - spruce, tart, sour, sugar - honey, spruce. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart, sugary, phenol, juniper - spruce, sour, yeast, sugar - honey, dry, herbs. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200111]
7-2-7-3-12
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2020
at 15:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. The colour is hazy dark orange with a big off-white head. Aroma of rowanberries, oak, barn yard, vinegar and some apricots. The flavour mirrors the aroma. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a light bitterness. Well balanced, sweet and sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2020
at 11:05
7/10
Rye chocolate wine, still bottled and I'm not too crazy about it but it's fun and funky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2020
at 16:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Urban Artifact during The Extinction Event: Natural Wine & Spontaneous Beer Fest on 09/28/2019, as The Beer Formerly Known As La Tache. This beer pours a clear pale golden color with a medium frothy white head that dissipates gradually to a film. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of citrus, yeast, hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of tart lemon, funky wheat, hops and biscuit malt. The finish is tart and funky with a lemony aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2020
at 21:25