About
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at What The Funk!? on 10/04/2017. Hazy orange color with a medium-thin white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Stringy lacing. The aroma consists of oak, tart fruit, yeast and smoked malt. Medium body with a mildly smoky character and flavors of oak, funky yeast, apple and citrus. The finish is oaky and smokey with a tart apple aftertaste. Pretty good beer overall.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2017
at 11:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Hops & Pie during the "GABF Week, CSA Portfolio Tasting" on 10/04/2017. Slightly hazy orange-gold color with a medium white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Aroma of citrus, oak, hops and malt. Medium to full body with flavors of tart grapefruit, herbal hops, yeast and malt. The finish is oaky and tart with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2017
at 21:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to AJ. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is strong funk, apple skin, smoke, oak. Thin body, apple, lemon, funk, oak, light smoke, nice tartness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2017
at 01:03
8/10
Te dodane owocki czuc mocno, fajnie kwaskowate i rzeskie, sianowate,
Tried
on 21 Oct 2017
at 19:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750mL. That buggy lacing atop a dark red body. Aroma is strong malt with sourness easing it off with some alcoholic barrel. Flavor is again a strong red ale with sourness easing the strong beer. Light alcoholic barrel touches. A bit if mish mash. It's nice but way too expensive.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2017
at 02:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500mL cork bottle. It's advertised as flat and it is. It's a strong abv sour. Lots of vanilla barrel with an earthy sourness isn't acetic or annoying. So, it's not great but a muddled sour, strong malts, and vanilla barrel. Not bad but just a mish mash.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2017
at 00:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle thanks to rich. Pours out a hazy apricot color topped with a sand head. Nose is nice sour fruit barrel. Taste is more of the nice sour light stone fruit some whiskey barrel notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2017
at 14:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at RBSG. Pours a hazy orange with medium white head. The aroma is apple skin, oak, funk. Thin body, sour apple, vinegar, light funk, acidic, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 02:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Light apple and funky creamy notes. Cloudy gold with almost no head. Sour and light acidic with a long acidic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 02:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at RBSG. Pours a hazy orange with small white head that lasts. The aroma is oak, funk, grape, leather. Medium body, oak, funk, stone fruit, light acidity, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 01:02