The Ale Apothecary

Microbrewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
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 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Light tan. A bit muddy. Earthy lambicy, the persimmon character is beautiful, atop of lambicy earthy leathery stuff. Pretty fun.
Tried on 16 Jul 2018 at 19:40

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Big orange juice nose. Has a bit of acidity. Dull and fairly flat. I like it because it's super juicy. I'm not sold on a beer where most of its flavour was dumped in at the end.
Tried on 16 Jul 2018 at 19:39

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle - Lots of funk, pepper, and fresh herbal notes. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Woody, herbal and complex. Great.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2018 at 05:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft - Funky earthy wood. Cloudy dirty yellow. Sweet and dirty with a funky note.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2018 at 18:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft - Light Stone fruit and red grape. Cloudy orange. Soured Grapefruit and an acidic dry bite.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2018 at 18:49

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
On tap. Pours a murky orange amber with little head. Primary orange juice and grain. Disappointing for Ale Apothecary.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2018 at 18:48

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On cask at Farmhouse Fest 2018, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out moderate funk, with lightly tart cherries and some manure. Flavour is along the same lines, with moderate funk, a touch of acidity, and subdued cherries. Flat carbonation with decent balance. Solid stuff.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2018 at 17:24

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On cask at Farmhouse Fest 2018, pours a cloudy dark amber, no head. Aroma brings out plenty of earthy rye, with tart stone fruits, moderate acidity, and wood. Flavour is along the same lines, with earthy rye notes, tart stone fruits and plenty of acidity. Flat carbonation, with a tart, acidic finish. Lacking in depth but decent.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2018 at 17:22

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On cask at Farmhouse Fest 2018, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots earthy rye, with tart orange juice, with light citrus. Flavour is a bit flat, with tart orange juice, citrus and light funk. Fairly acidic with a flat citric finish. It's okay, but nothing special.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2018 at 17:21

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On cask at Farmhouse Fest 2018, pours an opaque golden orange with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out lots of tart persimmon, with lots of wild funk and wood. Flavour is along the same lines, with persimmon, moderate acidity and wood. Acidic and pleasant tart. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2018 at 17:20