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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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.

Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:26


6.9
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

Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:19


6.5
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).

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2024 at 06:50


7.2
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.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2024 at 05:26


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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.

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2024 at 02:33


5.9
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.

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2024 at 02:32


7.4
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

Tried on 12 Jul 2024 at 12:47


7.9
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.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2024 at 04:34


7.6
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.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2024 at 05:00


7.1
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.

Tried on 04 Jul 2024 at 21:01