Real Ale Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Blanco, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Real Ale Brewing Company - Tap Room

Established in 1996

Contact
231 San Saba Court, Blanco, TX, 78606, United States
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.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Shared 500ml bottle. Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, coffee, heavy barrel (oak), vanilla notes. Finish is harsh and acidic, with the oak being quite dominant.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2017 at 00:22


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at Hughies. Pours a hazy yellow gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is floral, grass, lemon zest. Thin body, lemongrass, wheat, light finish, good.

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2017 at 18:34


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

On tap at Petrol Station. Pours a cloudy brown with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong oak, leather, vinegar. Medium body, oak, funk, leather, vinous, lingering dry finish, very good.

Tried from Draft on 15 Apr 2017 at 20:07


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

(Tap) clear, bright dark amber colour with a small brown head; aroma of coffee, milk chocolate, then honey, balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2017 at 17:26


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

Shared 500ml bottle. Pours clear amber with a light beige head. Aroma of tart cherries and dark berries. Taste is tart cherries, dark berries, oak, booze. Interesting. It’s certainly correctly classified as a sour, but you can definitely still taste the underlying scotch ale base - and it works rather well together. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2017 at 22:58


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

Bottled at Ottawa gathering. Hazy mahogany, small head. Tart oaky nose. Mid sweet with vinegary sourness, full bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Vinegar and white pepper, oaky berries. Low bitterness. Vinegar is the lasting flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2017 at 21:21


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light tartness, ground cherries, lactic acid, light Brett, leather notes, complex. In mouth, a tart sweet fruity malt with light herbaceous character, light mineral notes, ground cherries, tobacco, a nice yet complex ale. Tasted with GRM and Omhper, March 2017.

Tried on 10 Mar 2017 at 21:18


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Real Ale has a great lineup of 22 oz. bombers at a reasonable price. Phoenixx is one of them. Poured into a handled bar stein it gives a dark amber body with a fairly slim almost white top. Fairly light on scent I do smell grain and sourdough. A taste improves on the nose, I get maltiness, toffee and more of that grain. Plenty of bitterness, not a bad thing. English ales do not float my boat but this is a good representation.

Tried on 04 Mar 2017 at 21:32


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at The Brass Tap, Austin. Dark brown color, small beige head. Aroma has mocha and toasted malts. Medium-bodied. Coffee, sweetish caramalt, toastyness and alcohol. A bit thin for abv. Quite coffeish.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 12:33


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Tap at Banger’s, Austin. Clear yellow color, not much head. Pear, grainy aroma. Light-bodied. Grainy, pear fruityness, not much. Watery. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 21 Feb 2017 at 19:05


Brewery Stats
Score 6.80
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