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.
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7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
From a bottle shared at the DC RB gathering Memorial Day weekend 2017. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Vinyl aroma. Flavors of peach with a champagne like mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2017 at 15:45

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle thanks to rich. Pours out pale golden topped with a white head. Nose is funky sour notes coffee spice. Taste is more of the nice tart notes spice coffee and some nice sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2017 at 23:20

8.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750 mL bottle poured, that luttonm generously both shared and muscled up to remove the cork. Thanks! Happy rate number 6000! A glowing orange pour with a gentle foam head. A wild aroma, sharp, inviting. Flavor is a very nice blend of wine barrel, as expected, but executed a lot better than I had imagined. Tart orange, white grape, soft peach. A ton of dry wine barrel late. As unique and interesting as they come. A beer worth celebrating an occasion with. Excellent stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2017 at 20:35

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Steve_0’s house. Dark reddish orange appearance with a tan head. Vinegar, caramel, light cardboard, some spices. Kinda acidic. Dark fruit. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 22:08

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Steve_0’s house. Deep orangish brown appearance with a white head. Aroma is high acid, spirits, caramel, and juniper. Moderately high sourness. Lots of caramel. Eh, ok.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 21:39

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at Steve_0’s house. Dark orangish brown appearance with a thin head. Aroma has caramel, light cardboard, dark fruit, and plums in the nose. Slightly tart. Burnt caramel, figs, and dates. Eh.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 18:40

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from share. Medium golden/amber, small foamy head. Lots of wine notes from the barrels in the aroma, mildly fruity, tart. Taste is a nice gentle sourness, fruit, more of the wooden barrels. A bit subdued, and nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2017 at 12:38

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle share courtesy to Rich. Clear, dark amber, small frothy head fades to bubbles. Fruity, tart aroma, sweetness, yeast. Taste brings a bit of pucker, not too much, more of the berry sweetness, some of the wooden barrels. All pretty smooth. Very well done.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2017 at 11:18

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle thanks to rich. Pours out a dark amber topped with a tan head. Nose is berries vinegar vanilla oak barrel notes. Taste is nice tart funk vanilla oak barrel notes and the rich berries.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2017 at 22:42

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pours out a copper golden topped with a white head. Nose is big wine barrel vanilla sour fruit notes. Taste is more of the nice wine oak barrel fruit notes and nice sour sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2017 at 21:05