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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle@Lennart's Summer Tasting, Malmö (30/06/2018) - hazy orange coloured pour with a white head. Tart sour fruity with some brandy infused wooden accents, light funk and bretty notes, medium body and acidity, tart fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2018
at 14:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle@Lennart's Summer Tasting, Malmö (30/06/2018) - orange coloured pour with a white head. Medium tart fruity with prominent orange juicy notes, yeast, wooden accents, medium body, orange laden fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2018
at 14:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Jeff, thanks! Pours a slightly hazy dull purple with a red hue and an off white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has port and funk with earthy tart cherries and a hint of honey underlying. Flavor has funk, tart cherries and oak with a hint of honey underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2018
at 02:37
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2018
at 20:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy, tan, no head, deep fruit, balsamic, rich dates and plums, deep dark fruitiness.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2018
at 20:09
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at Black Christmas 2018, bottled 1.17.2018
It says on the label "Figs plums raspberries honey / Aged in brandy and wine barrels"
Cloudy orange colour. Weird aroma, fruit, rosehip, mustard. Strong acidity, I wouldn't be surprised if there is some acetone too, mess of fruits.
It doesn't come together at all, a real mess.
It says on the label "Figs plums raspberries honey / Aged in brandy and wine barrels"
Cloudy orange colour. Weird aroma, fruit, rosehip, mustard. Strong acidity, I wouldn't be surprised if there is some acetone too, mess of fruits.
It doesn't come together at all, a real mess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2018
at 22:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Black Christmas 2018, batch Jun 19 2015, 3 years old, 9.45% ABV
Hazy blond colour. Nice character of stone fruit; jammy flavour, perfect balance of sweetness and acidity.
Excellent.
Hazy blond colour. Nice character of stone fruit; jammy flavour, perfect balance of sweetness and acidity.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2018
at 22:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Black Christmas 2018, 8.52% ABV, bottled Oct 2017
Hazy red golden colour. Aggressive sourness that somehow manages to blend with the stone fruit, arctic berries, light tropical.
Excellent.
Hazy red golden colour. Aggressive sourness that somehow manages to blend with the stone fruit, arctic berries, light tropical.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2018
at 22:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A hazed reddish copper ale with no head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with loads of dark fruits, molasses, plums, licorice, light acidity, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with ground cherries, lactic acid, Epsom salts, very nice and complex. Bottle at Pushkinwows Xmas 2018 gathering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2018
at 02:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
During Black Christmas 2018. Hazy golden. Barrel aged vegetables. Pretty acidic. Low carbo. Quite good.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2018
at 04:17