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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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

On Tap. Pours with an ever so slightly hazed amber with a faded khaki, creamy head. Aroma of caramel, peat, alcohol, bread and light fruit esters. Taste is plums, prunes, caramel, alcohol, smoke, raisins and sherry. Strong bitterness for the style. Creamy and silky mouthfeel with light bubbles.

Tried from Draft on 04 May 2009 at 16:11


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. Creamy tan head over a clear auburn body. Great lace and retention. Aroma is fruity and slightly hoppy with toffee notes, leather and vanilla. Taste is oddly fruity, I can’t place it, but I think it is similar to fruit roll ups. Also toffee and coffee. Vanilla and a few currants. Watery mouth. Light bubbles.

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2009 at 17:36


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

On tap at the Gingerman Fort Worth. Pours with a hazed orange body and a small white ring of a head. Aroma is spicy with orange, clove and fruity esters. Taste is spice, orange and clove with a touch of rye. Really a spicy tasting beer. Fizzy and dry mouthfeel.

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2009 at 18:41


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle 2007 sad to say this bottle was infected. A little sour. But I still sipped it down. Pours out a amber topped with a small head. Aroma was of citrus and sour notes. Tast more of the sour but some good rich malts. There was some sweetness also.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2009 at 23:27


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

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a huge orangey head. The aroma is sweet with notes of spices, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet wtih notes of straw, spices, malt, and caramel. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2009 at 08:14


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. Pours with a thick, foamy, khaki colored head and a very deep, near black body. Good lace. Aroma of coffee grounds, vanilla and a touch of spice. Taste is clean roast and a bit of vanilla with a few lingering banana esters. Longish duration. Syrupy consistency, full bodied with light carbonation. Good Texas porter.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jan 2009 at 18:58


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

2007 12 ounce bottle courtesy of mar. Thanks! Pours a hazy orangish brown color with almost no head. Aroma of toffee, caramel and citrus hop notes. Taste is toffee, big earthy and citrus hops and a cheesy note. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2009 at 21:39


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled, brought by a friend of NoiZe. Cloudy orange color, short off-white head. Aroma of hop, bit yeast, horseblanket. Bit yeasty bitter taste, sweet, bit sugar, slight sourish. Strange and unbalanced.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2008 at 11:04


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz bottle from Zinister. Pour is cloudy brown, smallish off white head. Aroma of slightly sweet caramel malt. Just a touch of breadiness. Taste is the malty sweet of the nose, with a twinge of bitter sourness near the finish. The light bready dustiness is present. Palate is medium to thin, with a lingering finish. Decent enough brown, thanks Mike!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2008 at 13:12


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Flying Saucer. Has a hazy copper color with a medium white head that quickly diminishes to nothin. The aroma is pine, clove, and banana. The taste is a fruit malt but a bit watery. A decent Dunkel from Real Ale.

Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2008 at 02:31