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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Farmhouse Fest 2019, pours a cloudy dark orange amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out honey, tart stone fruits, and some oak. Flavour is full of tart stone fruits, followed by honey, and some vinous notes. Oaky and tart. Quite layered and complex. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2019
at 01:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Farmhouse Fest 2019, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out spicy wild yeast, tart fruits and some earthy notes. Flavour is quite tart, with stone fruits, oak, and wild yeast. Not a whole lot of complexity, but it's pleasant. A bit spicy and earthy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2019
at 01:44
9/10
Huge thanks to the member that popped this, hope to run into you soon again! Great mezcal forward wild one
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2019
at 21:59
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Tried
on 25 Jun 2019
at 17:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught at Twin Sails, Port Moody; 8oz, 8.5% ABV
Cloudy blond-orange colour. Sour, fruit, citrus peel, white grapes. Moderately sour, dry, it's very juicy, with grapes, touch of yeast, vanilla, oak, good body strength, mildly astringent.
Excellent.
Cloudy blond-orange colour. Sour, fruit, citrus peel, white grapes. Moderately sour, dry, it's very juicy, with grapes, touch of yeast, vanilla, oak, good body strength, mildly astringent.
Excellent.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2019
at 06:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Beer Temple in Amsterdam. Shy amber cloudy with no foam. Nose: juniper, herbs, thyme. Mouthfeel: pretty clean, some lemon grass, soft citric, herbs.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2019
at 00:03
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
At brettfest. Aroma of sugary herbs, sweet peach, yeast, oak and buttery vanilla. Taste of funky buttery vanilla, oak, peach, apricot, funk and horseblanket. Delicious.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2019
at 14:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
At brettfest. Aroma of tart apple, funk, dusty herbs and wheat. Taste has tart apple, wheat, oak and funk. Good one.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2019
at 13:50