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.
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
On tap at Arrogant Sour Festival 2019. Unclear orange, white head. Intensive pine, herbal, spruce, citric, wood, quite sour, smooth. Medium bodied. Very interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2019
at 19:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Arrogant Sour Festival 2019. Dark orange with off white head. Funk, peach, oranges, citric with medium+ acidity. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2019
at 21:10
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle pour at Arrogant Sour Festival 2019. Pours hazy red with off-white head. Fruity, cherries, some more dark fruit, medium sourness, funk, some whiskey, wood. Nice complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2019
at 20:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at Belmont Station Bier Cafe, pours a cloudy dull yellow, no head. Aroma brings out lots of musty grapes, some white wine, and gentle farmhouse funk. Flavour is musty, vinous and earthy, with lots of white wine grapes, musty grape skins, some tannins, and vinegar. Totally flat carbonation, finishing rather acetic and musty. Overrated and overpriced, but it's pleasant for what it is.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2019
at 18:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Tart, sour and funky with some farmyard yeastiness, berries, bourbon, raspberry juice and honey. Intense and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2019
at 20:35
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Arrogant Sour Festival 2019. Hazy orange with medium white head. Juicy, fruity, peach, lemon, funk, horse blanket, nice soft tartness. Medium sourness. Puckering.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2019
at 14:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Murky med amber. Nice fig syrup accent, soft, light tartness. Good balance, better than it looks.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2019
at 23:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber, bright, thin head. Light tartness, sharper tartness and quite woody.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2019
at 23:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tart, light woody, has a nice fruity note, lots of bretty notes, touch of raspberry, nice barrel.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2019
at 23:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Murky, thin head. Yeasty, soft cherry, yeasty. Stale? Certainly not in its finest form.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2019
at 23:14