The Ale Apothecary La Tache
The Beer Formerly Known as LA TACHE is the table sour produced year-round by The Ale Apothecary. (TBFKA) LA TACHE is made of malted barley & wheat and Goschie Farms Cascade Hops. The hops are used only for aroma as the balance of the beer comes from acid produced by our house lactobacillus culture. She spends 3-9 months in our barrels during a long, relaxed fermentation prior to a month-long dry-hopping (yes, in oak barrels!). Our sensory experience is lemon citrus & fermented orchard fruit nose over earthy undertones. The palate finishes with soft lactic acid balanced by the malt body.
3.9
155 reviews
Bend, United States
Community reviews
7-2-20
Appearance: Pours clear golden amber. Small pour in order to keep the beer cool, so no description of head and lacing.
外观：金色至琥珀色，清澈。为保持适饮温度每次仅倒少量酒，酒头和挂杯不作描述。
5/5
Aroma: Orange peel, lemon, grapefruit, passion fruit, honey, malt, pine needle and grass, with hints of funk and wood.
气味：橙皮、柠檬、西柚、百香果、蜂蜜、麦芽、松针和青草香，伴随着些许霉香和木香。
9/10
Taste: Green apple, lemon, passion fruit, vinegar, hoppy flavour with subtle hints of green tea. Slight tannin with racy acidity. Dry tart finish.
味道：青苹果、柠檬、百香果、醋、酒花味伴随着微妙的绿茶感。些许单宁感伴随着狂野的酸度。尾韵干而酸。
8/10
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied, fine bubbles, moderate carbonated.
口感：酒体较轻，细腻的气泡，杀口感适中。
4/5
Overall: This is batch June 07 2018, brewed with honey, aged in wine barrels. Quite hoppy fruity on nose while far less funky than those in belgium. My first American Wild.
这是批次2018-06-07，酿造时添加蜂蜜，在葡萄酒桶中陈年。闻上去满满的酒花、水果香气，霉香则比比利时那些淡的多。我的第一支美式野菌。
16/20
Bottle. Complex aroma of citrus, yeast, champagne and musk. Dark golden in colour with a mid-sized off-white head. Flavour of lemon, lime, yeast, orange peel and horse blanket. Medium to full bodied with a champagne like fizz. Bitter finish.
Bottle. The colour is hazy dark orange with a big off-white head. Aroma of rowanberries, oak, barn yard, vinegar and some apricots. The flavour mirrors the aroma. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a light bitterness. Well balanced, sweet and sour.
Sample at Urban Artifact during The Extinction Event: Natural Wine & Spontaneous Beer Fest on 09/28/2019, as "The Beer Formerly Known As La Tache". This beer pours a clear pale golden color with a medium frothy white head that dissipates gradually to a film. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of citrus, yeast, hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of tart lemon, funky wheat, hops and biscuit malt. The finish is tart and funky with a lemony aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Bottle. Pours clear golden with a super fizzy small white head that dissipapears quickly. Aroma is full of oaky funk, lemon, basement must, Brett and socks. Flavor is light tart, medium funk, bright, citrus. Medium body, bubbly carbonation. Quite fine.
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose/taste of funk, light oak, lemon - medium bodied
Draught. Pours hazy orange with a medium, frothy off-white head, short retention leaving a cordon. Moderate tart and acidic citrus, white grapes, oak, light bread malt, and a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation.
On tap. Pours a deep orange mahogany with little head. Aromas of forest berries, forest floor and dull wheaty malts. Flavors of sharp forest berries, spruce, lemons and sharp wheaty malts
Bottle from a friend. Hazy yellow color, white head. Sour taste with citrus, earthy notes, tart, white currant, earthy notes and grass. Sour finish with citrus, earthy notes, minerals, tart, white currant, grass and oak. Excellent sour ale.
Golden orange pour at the source. So complex this had myriad barrel notes, stone fruit and sharp citrus, all kinds of funk, must, grass. Hoppy wild finish. 4.3+
Bottle sample at Extinction. The beer is a clear gold with a white head of foam. The beer has a great lemony and citrus forward tartness. Very refreshing. Medium body and medium carbonation.
Flaska från Beer Republic. Ljusguldig, smådisig med vit krona. Ganska vass och skarp, spritsig med friska toner av citrus, citruszest, brett, gröna druvor, päron och stenfrukt. Nästan lite citronmaräng. Friskt, piggt, smakrikt och samtidigt lättdrucket. Känns enkelt och ändå elegant och fint. Supergott.
( bottle)
Aroma: apricots, white wine, funky, barnyard.
Taste: very sour, lots of floral notes, apricots, leather and funk.
Palate: medium body, medium to high carbonation.
Overall: Very nice !
Kwiatowe, białe winko, cieprkie, pestkowe, kwaśność średnio wysoka, morelka też przyjemna.
On tap at Arrogant Sour Festival 2019. Hazy orange with medium white head. Juicy, fruity, peach, lemon, funk, horse blanket, nice soft tartness. Medium sourness. Puckering.
Tap. Blonde. Peach, brett and citrus in the aroma. Sour flavor with peach and citrus.
Monday, June 24, 2019. On tap. @BeerTemple, Amsterdam, NL. A light opaque yellow beer with a medium white head ; short retention ; ok lacing. Fruits (citrus, lemon, lime), wood, leather. Medium dry acid refreshing, light round sweet, light bitter. Medium body, thin texture, average thin oily texture, average to soft gaseous, fruity wild acid finish. Overall, delicious !
On tap at AS 2019. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow colour. Moderate white head. Very fruity, herbal and complex aroma. Lots of citrusses, herbs, notes of vanilla and woody notes. Juicy beginning. Tangerines, other citruses at first. Herbal, sour, bit acidic in the middle. Juicy, fruity and herbal finish. Great brew.
Draught at Twin Sails, Port Moody; 8oz, 8.5% ABV
Cloudy blond-orange colour. Sour, fruit, citrus peel, white grapes. Moderately sour, dry, it's very juicy, with grapes, touch of yeast, vanilla, oak, good body strength, mildly astringent.
Excellent.
At brettfest. Aroma of sugary herbs, sweet peach, yeast, oak and buttery vanilla. Taste of funky buttery vanilla, oak, peach, apricot, funk and horseblanket. Delicious.
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Sour and funky with an aroma of citrus, light grain, touch of stone fruits, funk, apricot, some peach, bit zesty. Nicely funky and sour, medium body, complex. Great!
On tap at Beer Temple in Amsterdam. Hazy dark golden with a medium white foam lowering quick while leaving a lacing. Nose: elderflowers, fruity, a bit citric. Mouth: very peppery, medium sweet fruitiness, firm sourness but never acetic.
Tap at Beertemple. Unclear golden with no head. Sour grain, lots of stonefruit, japanese citrus fruits, light minty. Massive fruity, nice natural herbal touch and good solid sourness. Over medium body and low carbonation. Really nice.
Tap at BeerTemple. Hazy golden with not much head. Sour grains, soft herbs, light oxidized fruit, caramel, citrus sour, light lactic sour as well with soft yoghurt. Quite sour, light sweet and bitter. Medium bodied.
From tap at Arrogant Sour Festival, Reggio Emilia. Hazy golden color with a white head. The aroma is pretty funky and woody with leather, some lactic notes and some citric hop notes. Medium body with a medium acidity, a very light sweetness and a light tartness. The flavor is less funky than the smell with some vinegar, wood, citric notes and some berries. Finishes woody, dry and lightly tart. Overall very good with an outstanding balance.
Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 8
Mouthfeel: 4
Overall: 18
So, clearing out a bit of a backlog here. So, this is one of those that pretty much defies description. Or at least defies me to write a description. It's seems like a hop forward beer at first, then a host of funky, wild flavors (dill? is that dill?), and a long, winey finish that doesn't lose any of it's hop character. Very nice beer.
Thnx to Gio ! Pours unclear blonde, small to no white head. Smell is intense , peach style fruityness. fairly complex, and very refined. Taste is tart, funky, rather intense oakyy, tart, malty and fruity. Very nice !
Hazy orange color, white head. Berries nose, vinous, grapes, complex, hay, mild hoppy. Berries taste, citrus, grapefruit, sour, barnyard, vinous, complex. Medium body, average carbonation.
9, 4, 9, 4, 18
Bottle shared with the KL tasting crew. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is buttery yeast, citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate sour with a crisp, yeasty, tart citrus palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. Very nicely balanced. Tart sour but not overly so. Easily drinkable.