The Ale Apothecary
Microbrewery
in Bend,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room
Established in 2011
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
FHF 2024. Appearance: hazy copper with a tan head. Aroma: bready, grapes, some oak. Taste: along the same lines, quite acidic. Overall: meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
FHF 2024. Appearance: hazy copper with a white head. Aroma: some funk, a bit of acidity, some nail polisher. Taste: alomg the same lines, very dry, grapes. Overall: ok
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Sahati from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle, as Sahati (2018), 9.3 % abv, kindly shared by Bryne at Habitat. Shared with him, yngwie and Anders. Filmy layer, cloudy amber body, scattered lacing. Prominent aromas of honeyed spruce, mid-dry. Rich flavours of ripe lemon, farmyard and spruce, offset by honey sweetness. Tart and sweet ending, oaky, and rather dry. Well bodied. Slow sipper. Quite alright with cleanser qualities. (Trondheim, 01.08.2024).
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Demon King Of Friday from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle pour at Arrogant Sour Festival 2024. Pours brown with beige head. Some funk, cherries, oak, somewhat acetic, incredibly acidic in the finish.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Quirly from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can from explosivedog: pours slightly hazy with a small white head. Aroma is woody and plenty smoky. Clean blond ale with a very small fruity hint. Plenty of smoke.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Quirly from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Pours clear pale gold. Smoke, hefty smoke, herbal, ham, pine water, lemon. Light body. A bit much, nothing to balance the smoke.
Saeglopur (4009) reviewed El Cuatro from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Vintage 2017. Dark amber body, with a medium, creamy, beige head. Aroma of brandy, grapes, citrus. Tastes similar. Medium mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes warm, fruity, citric, with brandy. Nice, while not outstanding. The brandy is quite dominant, with quite some alcohol noticable. Score: 7 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 15
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Sahalie from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Pours brown. Funk, lime, barnyard, bright zesty funk, little vinegar, little butterscotch, little herbal, little tropical, plenty of grain. Medium body. Excellent.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Partly Cloudy from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Pours orange brown. Funk, tart, red wine, cherry, white wine vinegar, grapefruit, bright farmyard funk. Medium body. Very nice.
IpaPils (12224) reviewed Red Echo from The Ale Apothecary 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Gylden brun klar uten skum. Lukter fat, svisker og tørket mørk stenfrukt. Middels fylde. Fruktig, noe sur. Smaker rosiner, fat, vanilje og noe vinøs. Middels lang.