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.
LeninCat (7983) reviewed La Tache from The Ale Apothecary 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Stephen’s house, courtesy of André . I believe he picked it up from the brewer while on his Oregonian tour. Muchas gracias, mi amigo! 750 mL bottle. Cloudy, yellow-orange appearance with a bubbly, off-white head that dissipates pretty quickly. Super funky, cheesy, herbal/woody, lemon, earthy, urine aroma. Very interesting nose with some very nice notes, but the urine scent is somewhat off-putting. Cheesy, tangy, very funky, tart lemon, rustic/earthy, woody flavor. Wow, this really was a pleasure to taste. Tons of funk and cheese, though there were a few off-putting flavors- can’t really call them off flavors, as this was spontaneously fermented. Really a nice introduction to The Ale Apothecary. Thanks again, André!