Real Ale Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Blanco,
Texas,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Real Ale Brewing Company - Tap Room
Established in 1996
Contact
Description
Since 1996, we’ve been brewing in Blanco, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country. When you get to make beer in a place like this, you develop a greater appreciation for the simpler things in life — fresh air, wide-open spaces, and working with your hands. We're proud to make beer with as little processing as possible. In addition to being unfiltered and unpasteurized, we never use preservatives or artificial colors. We start with water from the nearby Blanco River and the highest quality ingredients. Then we take the time to allow all the unique characteristics of the ingredients to shine. We believe doing less to the beer actually creates more complexity, aroma and flavor.
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy pale gold, small white head. Citrus, pine, floral notes, bit of lemon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2019
at 02:52
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear pale gold with a small white head. Citrus, floral notes, light malt. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2019
at 02:19
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear golden orange, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is malty, caramel, a bit nutty. Flavor is light sweet, very light bitter. Medium light body. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2019
at 00:02
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2019
at 13:34
5.8/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle bought at HEB Supermarket in Boerne, TX. Pours a crystal clear straw yellow color with a white head and good retention. Minimal lacing. Light grain aroma. As expected, light grain lager flavor with a light lemon finish. Clean and crisp mouthfeel. Light and simple light lager. No bad flavors, but a little light on flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2019
at 01:38
7.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Ericandersnavy, thanks! Orange blonde color. Grapefruit, lemon and melon in the aroma. Soft oily hopbitter, intense fruity flavor, with all kinds of citrus and tropical fruit. Easy going and likeable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Ericandersnavy, thanks! Golden color with a slight haze. Citrus, alcohol, dust and a hint of grass in the aroma. Nutmeg. Sweetish, alcoholic flavor with melon and peach. Hops and nutmeg unvealing themselves especially in the aftertaste. Solid tripel, maybe a bit too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I sampled a 16 oz draft of Oktoberfest at the brewery. It appeared a orange-going-to-red in color with a bare skim of white foam. The scent was of toffee and grain. And the taste was caramel, bread and crackers. Dry but refreshing on a paticularly hot and humid Hill Country Day. Decent for a style where it is hard to see a standout.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 01:21
7.1/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle purchased in Austin, TX. Pours a hazy, very dark amber color with an off-white head and good retention. Spots of lacing. Light caramel aroma. Light caramel flavor with a very short finish. Light mouthfeel. Lightly crisp. Light sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2019
at 00:10
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Flying Saucer Downtown. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with spotty white lacing. The aroma is strong tropical fruit and dank. Slick body, juicy, melon, pineapple, light dank, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2019
at 03:15