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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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,75l bottle at Nicos place. Copper clear color, small white head. smells funky, bit Balsamic, wood, cognac, heavy but decent smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes wood, lactic, Balsamic, cognac, glue ish, boozy. finishes lightly sweet and lightly sour with notes of balsamic, cognac and glue ish notes. Bit too heavy for me

8, 7, 6.5, 6, 6.5

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2024 at 17:45


9

The most delicious canned Saison-like ale ever, citrusy crispness with floral notes.

Tried from Can on 03 Mar 2024 at 18:06


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8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Collab version with Old Standby Brewing. Aromas are a very nice traditional style blend of yeast, spice, pale malt, floral, tart and oak. Flavors are like nose, mainly tart with a little fruity in back. Refreshing, satisfying beer well done.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 01 Mar 2024 at 20:17


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Pour at Dark Fields of Winter. Pours clear golden with foamy head. Aroma has a lot of honey. Flavour has a lot of honey with some sour lemon. Not getting a whole lot of pine. Nice balance of sour and honey sweetness

Tried on 25 Feb 2024 at 08:06


8

Middle. Sour and tart, medium acidity. Citrus with orange, some dry wood. OJ integrates nicely, very nice.

Tried on 09 Feb 2024 at 16:45


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, 375 ml, shared with others. Cloudy orange with small white head. Fruity, citrus, some pineapple, grapes, wood notes, nice tartness. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2024 at 20:05



8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Canned, 473 ml in Yakima. Cloudy orange with small white head. Fruity, grapes, citrus, pleasant tartness, some herbal notes. Medium sourness.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2024 at 20:36


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Canned, 473 ml. Cloudy orange with small white head. Fruity, citrus, cherries, pleasant sourness, complex enough. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2024 at 20:31


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. Pours amber with little head. Aromas of funky tropical fruit, wine gums and light wheaty malts. Flavors of pineapple, tart grape skins and sharp wheaty malts. Very good though quite tart for even a wide range saison style.

Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2024 at 23:12