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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Matt - thanks! Pours very hazy golden / Arnold Palmer, very small off-white head, minimal lacing. Aroma is lemon, oak, hints of acetone, light stonefruit and white grapes. Flavor is dry, light tartness and a hint of funk. Light plus body. Solid
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2016 at 18:28

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong funk, grape, oak. Medium mouth, apple, funk, brett, oak, light tartness, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2016 at 22:00

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Bottle poured to rake in #2000 rating. The year the world did not end! Celebrating with a fun, unique beer that happens to be my first experience with TAA. First off, I don’t think I have ever had a beer like this one in my life. Listed at 7.22%. Sour fruit aroma with citrus varieties, yeast, and a white wine flavor. Earthy element as well to both. A piney finish that lingers. It’s like a sour forest flavored beer, which is nothing less than incredible. Floral constant, white grape juice, soft herbal thoughout. Prime when it comes to uniqueness. No flattened parsley. Awesome.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2016 at 11:15

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Shared by Andrew, congrats on the 2000th rating. Thick, can’t see through it. Aroma is brett and sweet. So more room to develop. Flavor has a light effervescence cutting through the sweetness and a tart kick at the end. Still pretty bretty. After getting thru the sweetness and the brett I can smell a fir like aspect, it’s like old green tree, a little leathery. It’s got a lot going on, yet sweet and it could develop more with all the sweetness leftover. Thanks for sharing Andrew. Rerate- fresh palate. Aroma has brett L. Moderate burnt rubber. Some sweetness. Flavor has that light Lambic cork character, less brett, tart orange juice abd maybe fir. I still like it but tastes different tan the firstbtimem .
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2016 at 22:47

8.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy gold with small off white head. The aroma is strong rum, peach skin, funk. Thin mouth with great peach flavor, light funk, light sweetness from the rum, really enjoyed this one.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2015 at 21:14

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2013 vintage 750 bottle thanks to AdamC. Slightly hazy gold, full white bubbles of head. WOW, the aroma is full of oak and citrus. Musty basement and Mild Brett.

Taste is very nice, lemon, Oak staves, very mild Brett yeast, light notes of grass. The texture is dry, light and refreshing. Wow, this is really good. $26.00 a bottle good? You be the judge.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2015 at 13:11

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Bottle received in trade. Thank you cocoapugh! Pours hazy pale golden with a frothy white head that leaves lots of sticky lacing and trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is tiny malty, fruity and funky with crackers, white bread, lemon juice, peaches, apricots, green apples, hay, dry soil, leather, barnyard, lemon zest and hints of mushrooms. Tase is tiny sweet, sour, slightly malty, fruity and funky. Mouthfeel is soft, round, tiny dry, tart and medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and sour with crackers, white bread, peaches, apricots, grapes, hay, dry soil, leather, barnyard and lemon zest. Cool one this one. Rustic, funky and a nice balance between sweet and sour. Lovely American sour really...
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2015 at 13:34

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle share thanks to Rich. Another sour that is approachable enough for the novice. Nice flavors throughout, without the pucker. Gentle body, smooth finish. these guys will make a sour fan out of me yet.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2015 at 00:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, thanks to Rich. Murky orange color, thin white cap. Nose is acidic, heavy sour. The sour taste mellows out a bit, some sweeter fruit notes. Light oak.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2015 at 21:53

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Bottle shared by Rich Murky peach color with a coarse bubbly head light and sweet A hoppy sour.... Kind of neither. Tasty but odd
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2015 at 21:12