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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft - Funky and some sulphur. Cloudy orange with no head. Bright persimmon and an acidic bite.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2018
at 16:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Orange and light peel. Cloudy orange with no head. Bright bitter orange with acidic and dry notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2018
at 16:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart acidic woody aroma. Fruity sour tart woody acidic brandy and wine flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody acidic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 16:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy woody peppery aroma. Fruity malty sour tart woody yeasty hoppy flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody spicy yeasty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 15:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour funky yeasty orange juice aroma. Fruity sour tart woody orange juice flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody yeasty orange juice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 15:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. corked. [ As The Ale Apothecary El Cuatro ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt - sweet malt, caramel, aceton, berries, paint cleaner, wood, lacto. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, vinegar, berries, paint cleaner, tart, wood, acetone, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic - acetone. 4me 2 much aceton - paint cleaner - vinegar ! [20180414] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 11:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Kyle. Hazy, golden. Saison like aroma, grassy, yeasty. Taste is lemony, citrus, tangy. Bright, delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2018
at 04:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at Ale Apothecary, Bend. What an interesting brew this is. Honestly didn't expect a fresh hop brew at this stop of the ale trail, but I'm totally on board. Golden pour, active fiz, oily head and lacing. Really heavy oak aroma. Heavy tart front, apricot like sourness. Hops really stands out in this. Lingering sour fruit. Touch of melon. Earthy grain. Very unique. Awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2018
at 23:11
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour enjoyed at Ale Apothecary. First visit! Listed at 10.11%. I have notes on this beer from when Eugene opened this bottle a long time ago, but apparently I never uploaded it. Insanely tart presence. Golden orange pour. Plum, apple, and grape like flavors, and paired with a nice funk. A slight oak finish, paired with a dark fruit finish. Will add my notes from the first taste when I get the chance. An excellent, truly unique brew here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2018
at 23:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thnx to Kevin. Pours unclear blonde, small white head. Smell is juniper berries, funky, malty. Tad tart (lemon). Taste is full, sharp. Tart, berries, lively, fresh. Some oak. Sharp Carbo. Médium body. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2018
at 09:58