The Ale Apothecary
Microbrewery
in
Bend,
Oregon,
United States πΊπΈ
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Ale Apothecary taphouse. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aromas of brett, citrus, peach, oak, light oak, apples. Taste is peachy, bretty, pine needles, sweet oak, herbs.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aromas of sweet grapes, oak, cantaloupe, lemon. Taste is super acedic, lemony, limes, grapes, oak. Mouth smashing sour.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Funky and some plum notes. Clear gold with a decent white head. Soured notes with some plum and funk.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2019
at 03:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, pours a hazy copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out fresh tangy, citrus hops, some wild yeast, oak, and wine barrels. Flavour is tangy and citrusy, with wild yeast, oak barrels, tangy citrus, and wood. Tangy, citrusy, woody finish. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2019
at 03:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber, bright, with a just a little bit of head. There's a fair bit of tartness, lots of wood. Lots of lactic, with a bit of raspberry notes, stone fruit...actually a fair bit of fruity complexity. Touch of barrel for the finish, too.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2019
at 03:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cherry and pit notes. Clear copper with a small beige head. Tart, caramel, plum and a long finish.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2019
at 03:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium brown. No head. Looks flat. It's not entirely flat, but it is very acidic. The rye lends this sort of bitterness, maybe some spice. It doesn't really flow. Some usual dark sour notes, but also a rich barrel character. Decent, characterful.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2019
at 03:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
375mL bottle, pours a hazy bronze / copper with almost no head. Nose is full of oak barrels, red wine tang, earthy rye, and some wild yeast. Flavour is sharp, with lots of red wine tang, balsamic, some rye and wild yeast. Puckering as hell. There is a lot going on here, but it's way too puckering and chaotic. Fun beer, but for this price, this doesn't deliver.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2019
at 03:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle pours out copper redish topped with a white head. Nose is nice sour tart funk barrel and some acid. Taste is more of the nice sweet fruit notes big tart acid barrel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2019
at 02:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019. Yes definitely orange juice involved. Dry funky. Farmhouse. High carbo. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2019
at 19:15