The Ale Apothecary

Microbrewery in Bend, Oregon, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated Venue: The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room

Established in 2011

Contact
61517 River Road, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
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.

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7.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
(Bottle, 0.75 l, at Pien, a sample, 20190411) The beer poured golden and rather cloudy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, tartness and dried apricots. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, dried apricots, sweetness, tartness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, tart and bitter. A very well done tart and sour brew.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2019 at 18:47

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Bottle, 0.75 l, at Pien, a sample, 20190411) The beer poured deep amber and rather cloudy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, tartness and sweetness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, pine, sourness, sweetness, tartness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, tart and bitter. A pleasant hoppy and tart brew.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2019 at 18:33

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
750ml bottle @ Pien, Helsinki. Funky, tart and sourish with some bretta, farmyard, wood, oak, hints of grass and citrus. Quite funky. --- Beer merged from original tick of Fresh Hop Sahalie on 11 Apr 2019 at 19:29 - Score: 8
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2019 at 16:28

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Haxy pink color. Lightly tart some berry, and a crisp finish. A light sour ale.
Tried on 30 Mar 2019 at 23:29

7.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared by Jeff, thanks! Pours a hazy peach with a slight copper hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tart blackberry with some cognac and oak as well as a light funkiness. Flavor has tart blackberry with an acidic bite with some cognac and funk underlying.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2019 at 23:21

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle pours out dark amber topped with a tan head. Nose is funky spice herbs and plenty wood barrel notes. Taste is more of the nice funky wood barrel notes plenty of spices. Another wild creation from ale apothecary.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2019 at 17:33

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at share, courtesy of Joel. Dark brown pour with frothy tan head. Aroma leads with herbal notes, woody, tartness. More earthy herbal notes in the flavor, along with some funky tartness.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2019 at 17:35

9/10
DEC 08 2017 batch. A sweet oakyness, a sweet fresh hopness. Funky sweetness upfront, crisp saison after. Complex high abv saison love.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2019 at 23:04

8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Luke. Pours a murky orange yellow hue with a medium white head. A big dusty funky nose. Rich lemons, sourness, bright sharp. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2019 at 19:02

8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Botle at share, courtesy of Luke. Light violet pour, big berry aroma. Taste brings in the requisite tartness and brett funk. Sharp and tart.
Tried on 23 Feb 2019 at 18:40