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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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CloakedDagger (38094) reviewed
Sisyphus from Real Ale Brewing Company
20 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Hmm, my label is green with an ABV of 11.2%. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Aroma of....aroma hops. Full-bodied with plenty of caramel malt. Hoppy finish, but maintains an underlying sweetness throughout. 220406
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2006 at 14:19
bb (19143) reviewed
Sisyphus from Real Ale Brewing Company
20 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a nice off-white head. Sweet malt aroma. Rich caramel and sweet malt flavor. Lots of big caramel. Hops are enough to balance and not make it too sweet. Thick and full bodied.
Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2006 at 17:01
Silphium (4337) reviewed
Rio Blanco Pale Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
20 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle courtesy Walt. Ruddy orange body, thin off-white head. Soapy, earthy hops aroma, grassy, with a melon-like characteristic I can’t quite pin down. Peppery, lemony body with melon and flower petals, grassy, and biscuity malt. Rather unique, despite its low rating as an American Pale Ale. Worth a try.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2006 at 00:08
Lubiere (25160) reviewed
Sisyphus from Real Ale Brewing Company
20 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
2004: Orange amber with no head. Light raisiny malt aroma. Nice scotch malt with alcohol in mouth, with lingering hops, bitterness. Well balanced. Rich and oily mouthfeel. 7-3-8-4-15

2005: Sweeter than 2004, hazier, with thin white head. More hoppy and citrusy aroma, less oily mouthfeel. Lighter bodied, more like an I2PA. 7-3-7-3-14
Tried on 10 Jan 2006 at 20:25
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
Sisyphus from Real Ale Brewing Company
21 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
[Vintage 2003 sampled June 2005] A hazy amber-red beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet with notes of alcohol, hops, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, peach as well as a more general fruityness, but also some acidity. The alcohol burns the tongue - but in a nice way. The end is quite bitter. Thanks to Fly for letting me fly home with this from GABF.
Tried on 10 Jun 2005 at 12:52
Lubiere (25160) reviewed
Full Moon Pale Rye Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
21 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy light Brown ale with overflowing off-white head and huge bubbles. Slight off aroma with herbal sweet whiskey barrel. Sweet whiskey malt with light astringent hops at the end, lingering. Thanks to Argo via Capflu (Sept. 2004)
Tried on 13 Dec 2004 at 21:59
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Brewhouse Brown Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
22 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a dark carmel brown with a fluffy, large light brown head that has some serious endurance, and leaves just spotty lacing. Aroma is a nice carmel apple, malty, wet cardboard flavor. Probly served a bit too cold at 43F. Tasste is sharp and slightly citrus with the hops lurking around. Interesting that the "brown" tree bark, smoke taste is almost invisible untill several seconds later as an early after taste. Then that goes away leaving a nice faint slightly bitter hops/woody trailer. Feel is a bit thin and the carbonation is acceptable. Quite drinkable and goes down easy. Not bad..IMO a bit underrated. Thanks goes out to 123456Green for the trade.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2004 at 18:54
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Full Moon Pale Rye Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
22 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle Pours a hazy medium amber with a huge white fluffy head. Hops and malt are right up front as far as aroma goes. Taste is nutty and hopy. A little sweet. Palate is fairly smooth and the finish has that hops bitter bite. Just OK. Thanks to 123456green for the trade ! : )
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2004 at 18:34
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Rio Blanco Pale Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
22 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle Pours a hazy golden yellow with a very laerge fluffy white head. Aroma is lightly hoppy, malty and a bit like wheat bread. The hops are much more obvious in the flavor as well as the high carbonation. These combine for quite a bite. Otherwise standard pale ale fare. Im glad this is very cold. Thanks to 123456green for the trade.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2004 at 17:03
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Rio Blanco Pale Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
22 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
This beer is a dark golden amber color with a medium thin light beige head. Thin lacing. Lightly hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied and smooth with a decent hops and malt flavor. The finish is a little citrusy. Compared to their Rye and Sisyphus this beer isn't really remarkable, but it is a decent Pale either way.
Tried on 23 Nov 2003 at 23:33