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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8.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle at Arrogant Pub courtesy of Alle, grazie! Hazy bright golden amber color white head. Nice aroma of Christmas trees, mixed spice. Taste is sour spiced pine and spruce. Fantastic.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2018 at 13:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Beer Legends beer tasting; clear copper red pour with a tiny opaque head, aroma has sour red fruits, taste has some vanilla, some sour red fruits, quite malty
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2018 at 17:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Beer Legends beer tasting; dark chestnut brown pour with a thin tan head, aroma has chocolate and dark fruits, taste has some sourness, but mostly chocolate, struggled with this.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2018 at 17:03

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Beer Legends beer tasting; hazy golden yellow pour with a tiny white head, aroma has sweet red berries and a hint of vanilla, taste has some sweet red berry jammy action, some oak hints, some sour finish, nice balance between sweet and sour Daniel Son --- Beer merged from original tick of La Tache - Loganberry on 11 Mar 2018 at 06:53 - Score: 7
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2018 at 16:57

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at Mikes 50th Birthday party
Cloudy golden with a small white head, light lacing. Aroma is mild tart fruity dusty. Flavor is fruity, wheat and Brett
Nice
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2018 at 07:55

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Beer Legends beer tasting; hazy amber pour with a thin off white, aroma has pine, taste has a some pine, quite sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2018 at 22:06

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Beer Legends beer tasting; hazy golden yellow pour with a thin white head, aroma has fresh strawberries, taste has green strawberries, quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2018 at 21:59

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Savada. Pours a cloudy orange ruby with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong funk, oak, blueberry, floral. Thin body, blueberry, oak, strong brett in finish, nice tartness, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2018 at 03:22

7/10
Pachnie kakowo-kawowo specyficznie, milo, spira kwasnosc i wytrawnosc w uscie
Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 04 Mar 2018 at 16:52

8/10
Drewnianoowocowodzikusowe. Znow pelne jak na stylk i znow slodko kwasne. I bdb
Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 04 Mar 2018 at 16:40