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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a clear amber with no head. The aroma is strong corn chips and cracklins. Thin mouthfeel with strong lacto, light roast, cocoa with light tartness. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2014 at 19:02

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle thanks to Rich pours out a dark mahogany color. Nose is oak pit fruit some leather and port wine notes. Taste is as the nose with a nice pit fruit oak and some tartness.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2014 at 08:17

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Chow. Pourd a cloudy copper with small beige had that lasts. The aroma is strong brandy, oak, funk. Thin mouthfeel with light booze, grain, funk, sour finish. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2014 at 18:41

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... ligth hazy yellow ... thin whote lacing ... sift funky fruits ... tart lemon apple sour nose ... tart fizzy fruits ... fruitss .. big soft wine .. dry fruits ...
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2014 at 13:16

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hefig säuerlicher Antrunk, dessen Aromen sich zum Mittelteil deutlich steigern. Fruchtige, wenig süße Noten. Steigend fruchtig, harmonisch. Rundes, leicht alkoholisches Bier. 12/12/12/12/10/12
Tried on 20 Aug 2014 at 13:59

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared by Scott. Pours cloudy dark golden color with white head. Funky aroma with some oak and lemon. Funky tart flavor with some tropical citrus, sour lemon, grass, earthiness and oak. Medium body with lively carbonation. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2014 at 08:49

10/10
Tried on 26 Jul 2014 at 10:28

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to bauermj, shared at the Homer "welcome to California" tasting. Pours hazy butterscotch, small white head, decent lacing. Aroma is quite vinous - white wine, funk, basement and dank leaves, oak tannins, herbal notes. Flavor is light sweet and medium funky, light tartness as well. Juniper and spruce, tartar sauce (!?!?), lots of barrel influence. Medium body, champagnelike carbonation. This is a nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2014 at 12:56

8.5/10
Tried on 13 Jul 2014 at 06:10

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Prufrockstar. Shared at weekly tasting. Pours orange gold white head. Nose/taste of brett, juniper, tree bark, spruce/pine needle, earth, lightly soured medicine and citrus peel. Medium, body.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2014 at 20:16