The Ale Apothecary
Microbrewery
in
Bend,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room
Established in 2011
Contact
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.
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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours clear brandy color. Light aroma of aged brandy. Perhaps a bit of stone fruit. Med body or nearly. Its sour and woody with some grape notes. Exceeds expectations. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2014
at 13:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle pours a clear gold with some spitty, white head. Nose is boozy, tropical fruit, yeast, mild spice, starfruit. Flavors of white grape, tropical fruit, pear, candy sugar, bubblegum. Spicy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2014
at 19:16
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Memorial day weekend Saturday night at home watching baby and dogs so time to break out big guns. Been searching out Sahti for awhile so super stoked on this. Pours hazy dirty orange with big sudsy white head. Nose is huge funk, pine needles, barnyard (with touch of the stables), and citrus. Tastes of juniper berries, spruce, briney, herbal, apricots, lemon juice, yogurt, and some vinous notes. Its highly carbonated quite dry and justnright amount of sour. Palate is slightly harsh in a nice way. Killer beer want to try more from this brewery.
Tried
on 24 May 2014
at 19:35
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
One of the highlights of the Epic Sour Tasting. Pours cloudy orange with great head and lacing. Coriander, some Belgian yeast. Some apple, finishes a little sweet with a little sourness. Really tastes like a Belgian strong, or quad, with some sourness. Citrus, good balance. Bottle thanks to Mr. Chopin at Epic Sour Tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2014
at 09:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (Dated 3/23/13) shared at DC Annual Epic Sour Tasting, thanks MrChopin! Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of funk, stone fruit, citrus. Tastes of stone fruit, tropical fruit, citrus, light tart, esters, wine. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 16:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Culmination Fest: Poured an orange with a white colored head. Aroma was citrus sour fruit. Taste was sappy fruit with a wine like character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 12:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Culmination Fest: Poured a orange color with a fluffy white head. Aroma was sour citrus fruit. Taste came on strong with sour bitter tart citrus fruit, but finished with a fresh grain pop at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 12:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Culmination Fest: Poured a golden clear with a white fluffy head. Aroma was sour with fruit and earthy funk. Taste was a mixture of berries, fruity hops, earthy, spice and finished sticky. Another beer where the nose and taste do not match as you would think, which makes it a very pleasant beer to try.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 11:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a bottle shared at the DC Epic Sour Beer Tasting. Thanks MrChopin! Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Flavors of tart green apples and sweet caramel. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 07:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Poured a hazy orange color with a wispy head. Aroma is some light citrus notes. Light sugary, tart. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 14:31