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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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Ale Apothecary Mescafe

Bottle at home pre-ZZT 2024. Amber color, small beige head. Aroma is bland imo. Flavor is lightly malts, sourish, something citrusy, I can't quite put my finger on it but it's really nice. Very pleasant beer. 8-7-8-8-8,5

Tried on 24 Aug 2024 at 18:19


8

Very nice, fruity, ok

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2024 at 16:54


8

Erg fruitig, droog, mooie fruitigheid

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2024 at 16:52



7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours clear orange, small off white head, some lacing. Aroma is light, hint of npr, light lemon, bugs, hint of berry. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus funk. Light body, low carbonați.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2024 at 03:35


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours cloudy amber. Aroma has farts and toasted wine. Flavour has an off-sour pungency, some red wine tannins underneath. A bit unpleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:32


4.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours diarrhea brown, revolting. Aroma has sour cardboard. Flavour has sour and bad.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:15


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours murky yellow with a white head. Aroma has a stale fart-like quality. Flavour has tart unripe berries, fairly high acidity, and peach pits. Uncoordinated and harsh.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:12


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours murky ruddy orange. Aroma has lots of raspberry, some dirty yeast. Flavour has muddled raspberry, some unripe tartness, leafy stems. Lacks clarity.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 22:58


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours murky ruddy orange. Aroma has jammy raspberry up front. Flavour has loads of sour raspberries. Muddled and unpleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 22:56